In English, many idioms have a very interesting history of origin. FoxNews reveals where three popular expressions came from. Popular catchphrases are often metaphorical interpretations of real meaning. But where did they come from? And who came up with these or those expressions and sayings...
Let's imagine a typical working day in an American office, Englishdom suggests. During the working day, you can hear a lot of funny phrases. For example, a top manager might reassure their subordinates like this: “It's no use crying over spilled milk. Today we can still achieve great success! ”...
The list of English phrasal verbs contains the verb break. This verb, being irregular (break-broke-broken), is one of the most common verbs in use in the English language, writes Engblog. In addition to its main meanings "to break, part, break", as a phrasal verb, this verb also has ...
In many couples, families or even groups, instead of using names, people often call each other different nicknames: baby doll, fish, or something more rare and funny. Not without this in the United States, writes FluentU. Often people use affectionate ...
It’s one thing to speak, another thing to understand native speakers. Even if you have a rich vocabulary, you cannot achieve success without regular listening practice. It is important to watch TV series, listen to songs, or practice using special online resources with short videos and audios and accompanying exercises...
If you are preparing for an interview and are worried about your English, then this information may make your life easier. An IT specialist spoke on Habr about his experience working at Amazon without special knowledge of English. Andrey Stolbovsky has worked at Yandex for the last 5 years, and...
Sometimes you just want to turn on the internal dictionary and translate a seemingly simple expression from English. But there are such popular phrases that simply cannot be translated verbatim: they can have additional meaning or completely unexpected meaning. Bright Side got interested in the intricacies of spoken English and compiled a list of the most common phrases that ...
One of the most effective ways to learn a language is through songs. We are not talking about "influencing the subconscious" or other magical ways of remembering. But in order to better understand spoken English and learn to speak like a real Englishman, songs will come in handy best of all. How does it work…
In casual messages to friends or conversations with colleagues, it may seem that it is not so important to use perfect grammar, and the word who sometimes gives the exchange a formality that is inappropriate for the situation. But there are still many cases when perfect grammar is necessary...
It is impossible to learn English perfectly. But people from post-Soviet countries have their own mistakes, which will almost certainly make it clear to a foreigner that you are a Russian speaker. Moreover, the reason for these errors is quite simple - the habit of thinking in Russian. About 20 such errors and...