English language: We’re going through changes

As English language changes, you want to be on the right side of his(or her)tory. The times they are a-changing. Is your English going in the...

DeoxyriboNucleic Acid or just DNA: Acronyms in English language

We spell out our love letter to a variety of acronyms found in the English language. NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) is one of many acronyms used in...

The ABCs of reading English: tips and tricks

[caption id="attachment_31643" align="alignnone" width="960"] Photo: Pixabay[/caption] A common complaint of English learners is that they know some...

Football idioms: Back of the net

[caption id="attachment_30856" align="aligncenter" width="1060"] Moving the goalposts. Photo: keithminer, Flickr[/caption] The beautiful game has...

Speaking English in a foreign land

[caption id="attachment_22870" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] English can be a funny old language – but persevere and you’ll be speaking like...

Incidentally speaking… anyway…

[caption id="attachment_20689" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Spit it out man...[/caption] It’s often the little things that count - and...

Praising phrasals: Make sure you know your phrasal verbs

[caption id="attachment_20226" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Get it?[/caption] Oliver Pritchard gives an appraisal of phrasal verbs. As one of...

An idiots guide to idioms

[caption id="attachment_19853" align="aligncenter" width="960"] We need to talk about the elephant....[/caption] Oliver Pritchard sheds light on the...

Pun-believable!

[caption id="attachment_19318" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Get it?[/caption] Get to grips with wordplay as Oliver Pritchard takes things in a...

English word building

Transform your word building by learning how to make a noun into a verb and a verb into an adjective. Oliver Pritchard explains that it’s all about...