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Hi people! The topic of today's lesson was "Brands", so while my students and I were going over different expressions and vocabulary related to this, this question came up: Why is it that Americans pronounce "Nike" (the brand) as /naiki/, while here in Argentina we pronounce it just /naik/...

I'm trying to expand my vocabulary by memorizing new words. within a short period, I came across a group of english words that can mean "think or consider carefully". It's really amazing and interesting as weel for me to see that english is so abundant in expression of this idea. Now i'd like to...

If you want to talk like a native speaker then you have a long way to go. You can't skip over the steps. I suggest you master the basics first, before moving on to idioms and expressions. They're forums over here that can help you starting off(Vocabulary and Idioms, General English garmmar...

Dear forum visitors, I have already posted this in some other forums but I think it is not so ugly to consider it my little contribution to your English writing community. Seems as though most of you are bored with reading ready essay samples accompanied with help-me-correct-this appeals. You...

Hi again, 1 <>My cosmopolite was named E. Rushmore Coglan, and he will be heard from next summer at Coney Island. He is to establish a new "attraction" there, he informed me, offering kingly diversion.a. What is meaning of 'he will be heard from next summer at Coney Island'. He will send...

Professionals tell me to watch my expressions. Does this mean I can’t put words together? I am working hard on my vocabulary. Please clarify for me

Hi guys, A couple more comments.... The threadbare space in the rug in front of the dresser told that lovely woman had marched in the throng."March in the throng" is "march in the pressing crowd" Yes, but I don't understand the meaning here. 'The theadbare space' suggests the woman has stood...

hi all of my kind teachers working in this forum i'm nguyen trong giap , from vietnam , i decide to take part in an essay contest , its deadline is September the 4th . topic of your choice , so my essay's topic is : tell one event that changed your life however , i haven't...

.......you should check out this book and CD! It's called Express Yourself in America. It offers entertaining stories that use slang expressions in context. The book follows the CD exactly and the characters speak at a normal rate of speed often using dialects typical of the US. It really...

Hello! Can you please help me to find more adequate expression in the context: Agressive (war-like/militant/combative, would be more literatetranslation) vocabulary is here, of course, for the purposes of figurative nature, because in principled negotiation there is no room for manipulation and...