Mini English Lessons

Some English words are so close in sound, spelling or meaning that it can be easy to choose the wrong one without noticing. In […]

Knight or night? Write or right? Sometimes the problem is not the sound you can hear. It’s the letter you can’t. Silent letters can […]

Want to get out of doing… pretty much anything? Saying ‘I can’t’ is easy. The hard part is coming up with an excuse that […]

‘I’m lovin’ it.’ It’s a catchy slogan… People all over the world recognise it instantly. But for English teachers and grammar geeks, it’s almost […]

Compliments are supposed to make people feel good. So why do some of them come across as creepy instead? Saying something nice can be […]

Have you ever said “Can you borrow me your pen?” and wondered why it sounds wrong? In many languages, one verb can cover ideas […]