US English?
Here in the UK we speak "the queen's English". So what the heck do they speak in...
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The "Prison IS University" Metaphor -...
It's a while since I heard this metaphor cited, but it has had real currency in British...
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Smallest Number Without A Name
(Apropos of a lesson in which I teach students how to read numbers and the paradox...
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GRE's
To Whom it may concern, My name is Michael Bernado and I am currently a student at...
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"Oh My Ears And Whiskers"
The phrase comes from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I'm learning English as a...
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Why Do We Use The Prefixes We Do?
HI I teach an American English basic education class. One student, last evening,...
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Off Topic - What About Grades?
I'm in the States. I've already graduated from college here. But recently I went...
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Language.Culture.English
It is funny for me because when we teach/learn English it is both British and American...
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Informations About William Blake?
Hello to everybody! I just studied William Blake at school in English Literature...
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How To Overcome Tongue-Tied Pronunciation...
Hi, I need some advice regarding ESL instruction. I don't have any formal ESL training...
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Why God Never Received Tenure
Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University 1. He only had one major publication...
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Dr WHO - Etymology Of Daleks
I remember at school there was a combined volume of "Billy Liar" and "The Loneliness...
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'You' Instead Of 'One' In Scientific Assay
Hallo, spending a sunny bank holiday Monday indoors marking essays, I came across...
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Most Difficult Aspects Of Learning English...
Just wondered what is considered to be the most difficult aspects of learning English...
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Are Movies Useful As Supplement To Learning...
Hello Are movies useful as supplemental material for people learning English? Has...
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Want To Practice American English On Skype...
I have been teaching ESL for the past 5 years, working with Berlitz Singapore for...
Looking For English-Essay-Writing Contest...
Hello everyone, An English-essay-writing contest for Chinese students is on the way;...
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Company Motto?
Hi,everyone. These days I am invited to give lectures on English writing to adult...
Is Am Are Going To?
Could anybody correct the two sentences and my ideas of "be going to"for me? This...
A Large Amount Of + The Plural Form Of...
Hi, everyone. Today when I was reading an article on anti-plagiarism software, I...