Just so that I'm clear, are you advising the folks who come here to learn English that they should say "Oh, the stars up through the sky sure look lovely tonight." or perhaps "Now that the rain has cleared, we can see the stars

sounding the same doesn't mean it's acceptable, right? speaking is ok but gramatically "you're" is the right way. for english as a second language like me i want to learn the right way to have a strong foundation. When I

She started learning English as a second language when she was eight. English is her second language. English is the second most popular first language on the planet. Speaking English is now like second nature to her. To determine if you need an

Good afternoon, Students who enjoy learning and aim at success never accept purist teachers, ie such who correct them all the time, whenever possile. Although, I agree that tutors need limit their own mistakes in spelling, still some of those

What will be important for Titithi to learn in teaching is to move from the theoretical jargon that is covering what appears to be your use of English as a second language so that you can simply have fun in the classroom without needing to

Dear Marina, I am glad you care a lot for English plural forms of nouns. You are probably learning English as a Second Language. The noun police is followed by a plural verb because it is a very big group of people. For one Individual, we talk of

I must disagree with your analysis of your last example. I believe context overrides syntax here, because (according to your sentence) you know he's acting. Therefore your last two sentences could be written, "He's acting as if he

Check these links out. They all offer different interpretations of the phrase. Hi Clive, Wow, after reading your British sports magazine references, I have a new respect for learners of English as a second language! Regards, - A.

It realy depends on where you plan on doing business. I am told by individuals who are trying to learn English as a second language, that they find the general American accent (I suppose the one spoken by TV anchors: see The Today Show or Good

You, mctastic, truly didn't understand the point of the quotation that precedes the word "Handey." If you would notice, then you would have realized that "Handey" is actually the American humorist Jack Handey. Why else would someone put the word