Say I'm a teacher and I'm looking for a set phrase used for asking a pupil to come over the blackboard, e.g. at the beginning of a lesson. After the activity the pupil is assessed and marked... but how can I put this... "come to the

Almost every day I face with a slightly uncomfortable situation: I meet a person with who I'm hardly trying to speak in english. When he arrives in my office, I always tell him: "Hello, how are you?" and after 10 seconds, " Can

With the definition of the word "percentile" I found this exemple: "Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it." What does it mean? AND what is the difference between

This is a very cool idea! Just be careful that you're not researching words that people don't use in natural daily conversation. For example "savvy" is a popular term used in print media - articles talking about fashion, music,

. I keep one myself for particularly odd English locutions that I run across. It is a much more meaningful way to organize thoughts and learn lexes than the traditional word list. Here is some of what STEVEN BLOOMBERG has to say: "You need

I was not sure how I could use the phrase in a daily conversation. It's extremely unlikely that you would ever be in a situation where you would find it appropriate to say "Have help?" Stick to "Did you have help?". Keep in

Welcome, Mahdi! This part of the forums is great for finding anwers to questions you may have about grammar and vocabulary. Be sure to check out the Conversation section for getting to know new friends quickly.

Good day! Hi there! i just would like to know if Lingustics can be used as a tool for everyday's conversations, public speaking and many more; how does it benefit us and what are its effects to us. Thankyou. I just would like to sahre

Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little