The first thing to remember is that songs do not necessarily follow all the rules of grammar or use standard vocabulary, so you need to be careful about using them as examples. Additionally it's also sometimes difficult to interpret a single

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

In a sentence: " Not every one can detect such actions, as the cutting edge of the flint stone leaves behind faint parallel incisions that a trained eye is meant to see ". What does the phrase mean?

Snappy: There are many translations of the Bible. I love the King James version because of its poetic expressiveness. But, as others have posted, it is written in the contemporary English of 400 years ago. The English language has changed a lot

Hi K., Right you are! Some of these exercises are not a piece of cake. Even when I don't "know" the answer however, I often "feel" instinctively what is correct, probably because I read a lot and also listen to spoken

Hi there, I decided to put this here in the linguistic section because it seems like a strange and very complicated subject to discuss. I am going to improve my vocabulary in a systematic way (finally!), using a technique I don't feel like

Thanks. "mount" is not a word I'm familiar with, thanks for contributing to my vocabulary bank.

Hi everybody, I strongly disagree with the views mentioned on behalf of the Callan Method. Just because it promises to get the student where he or she wants to, doesn't mean the Method deserves criticism. I've been teaching English both

Hi there, I was wondering if a site moderator or an experienced teacher could have a look at this question and the lesson plan that follows. This is important, as it is for my first job application. Thanks again. Develop a detailed lesson plan

Just to let you know buddy, every language has to have some future tense. It would be rediculous if you weren't able to express what you will, or are going to do because your language has no existing way of expressing the future. I would love