AJ Hoge's "effortless english" is a waste of money. I made the mistake of buying it for a friend who doesn't speak much English and she doesn't even use it. I don't blame her because it takes a lot of effort to learn with

As an ESL teacher, I have run into the dynamic-stative continuous form problem regularly. My colleagues and I disagree. The way I explain this concept to my students is by trying to clarify that there are two kinds of grammar in the English

History of English Language-Funny or reality? In the beginning, there was an island off the coast of Europe. It had no name, for the natives had no language, only a collection of grunts and gestures that roughly translated to Hey!Gimme!, and

Hi, were you looking for help with English grammar?  If so, you should remove the word "Englishes" because there is only one English.  There are dialects, nuances etc... but, really only one English. Most people teach American English

either "learners of the English language," or "English language learners." Why is article the essential here? There is only one English language. e.g. I'm learning Chinese language these days. Is there any need to specify

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

Although I'd say "It was him" more readily than "It was he" as a stand-alone sentence, once you put the "who suggeseted it" part on, I go back to the nominative Then I don't know. There might be regional and

I think the problem is that people conflate accent and dialect. Accent varies from region to region when people use standard English. Vocabulary and grammar vary very little, and guessing nationality online can be tricky. If someone with an

Just some quick comments: 1) It is obvious you can't tell which language is the most difficult to learn, because it's a subjective thing. "Difficult" means you are not able to do it well, but someone else might have no problems.

can't believe what's on the Internet! Do you want some more examples? I can give you a lot! You won't believe it! Yeah, the net is a mess. As Jim said, in some languages hair is plural (mine too, and that's why I tend to make that