By Expressions, Vocabulary

There are some differences in vocabulary and idiom across the British Isles, and you might encounter some regional words and expressions that you're not familiar with. But the core vocabulary and grammar are not hugely different, and you might find that a bigger problem is pronunciation. If...

Could someone please help me with this argumentative essay? I have to write an argumentative essay against cosmetic surgery. Could someone please look if there are mistakes (grammar mistakes, vocabulary mistakes, logical mistakes), if the text is well-structured, if everything in the text is...

Finnish is extremely rich in compounds. This because all concepts are written as one word. Therefore all of these examples are compounds in Finnish: a collection of butterflies, a heap of sand, a bottle of beer, a department store, foreign policy, air force, labour permit, night train etc. Since...

Hello Ant 222, I wouldn't say that the answer on your question is so clearcut,that's all.What I'm saying is that grammar speed up the process of the acquisition of the language.And it is beyond doubt.One reason I often come across in discussion on this issue is that a native learner may never...

Hello Ant 222, I wouldn't say that the answer on your question is so clearcut,that's all.What I'm saying is that by using grammar you speed up the process of the acquisition of the language.And it is beyond doubt.One reason I often come across in discussion on this issue is that a native learner...

It's not the vocabulary that matters here. The problem is that the story moves at one pace. Slow down and dwell on the experience of cigarette smoking more -- the pleasure, the discomfit and (deep down) the guilt. When Julie gets home and argues with her mom, she really feels guilty, but she...

Please help me with this essay. How can i make it sound more realistic and with more feelings. What vocabulary should be used? Are there good vocabulary to describe what happen? Thank you so much! This is an essay to be completed with the phrase : " Suddenly, I realised I had lost my...

To remember words; you rely on mnemonics my friend. Memory is one of the wonders of the world , to understand it you must learn about it . The more one knows about memory the better s/he can take advantage of it. Back in the days we used the old fashioned method's . Simply looking at...

Tuongvan wrote:Thank you Hoa Thai, But I think your examples are not the right thing I'm looking for .Maybe my poor expression make you misunderstand me. Just now I will give you a concrete situation so that you know what I mean: I ask my brother to try to clean the house carefully at one...

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! But I'm trying to be happy. I'm pulled into a debate over "the very English standard" in a Chinese translation forum. A "sensible" lad who crammed in China's New Oriental Language School asserts that many usages, including those in nytimes.com, economist.com,...