If you are going to live in the United States or interact with native English speakers, you need to master the most commonly used idioms. Their peculiarity is that they are often confused and lost in translation. Reader's Digest has collected 24 of the most common idioms, ...
How many meanings can an English word have? “A lot, a lot, an awful lot!” students will say, and they will be right. However, as a rule, these meanings will be close or similar, for example: dance - “dance” or “dance”, love - “love”, “love”, “love”, “beloved”. But there are also some words...
What does set mean in English? According to the Oxford Dictionary, this word has as many as 464 interpretations! The TryEng portal has collected the most popular of them. The main meanings of the word set 1. In the meaning of "install" It is used both to say about the installation of some ...
It's never too late to learn English. Especially if you are planning to move or have already moved to the USA. The Highload edition has prepared a new selection of resources for self-pumping your English. British Council Here you will find both ready-made courses and a grammar section.…
The US population is known for their politeness, as well as the many variations of the words "thank you", "please" and "sorry". The author of the channel “Elena in America” on “Yandex.Zen” invites you to find out the forms of politeness that are popular in America. Formal “thank you”: Thank you! - Thanks! Thank you very / so much! - Highly…
The modern world is overloaded with information, and we have to make daily, hourly and minutely decisions about whether we want to know all this? Do we need this data? But the time spent online is not always empty, writes AIN. Self-education is necessary for a person not only ...
People always say that the best way to learn English is to immerse yourself in a language environment. Unfortunately, not all of us can afford to immerse ourselves in the language environment in quarantine, because many immigrant families communicate in the language of our native country. ...
In the English language there are a huge number of phrases that are constantly used by native speakers, but foreigners hardly know. The Lifehacker edition has collected 15 such expressions that will allow you to pass for your own in an English-speaking company. 1. Firstly, secondly, thirdly ... "First, secondly, thirdly ..." For English ...
Learning English will never lose its relevance, and you can learn it not only from textbooks, but also more fun methods. For example, Instagram followings can help get you closer to the media tier faster than a tutorial. Writes about this "Lifehacker". 1. Make cards ...
Would you like to improve your English? This is best done by native speakers of the language. "Lifehacker" offers a selection of linguistic social networks for communication in English. Native speakers will help you hone your pronunciation and correct written mistakes. Slowly Slowly is a unique ...