The zero article is used in front of: Plural countable nouns used in a general sense Example: “Smartphones have transformed lifestyles.” Uncountable used in a general sense Example: “Water freezes at below zero temperatures.” Almost all proper nouns (e.g.: names of people) * Example: “Frosty is a snowman.” *The definite article ‘the’ is used with […]
Reading Recommendations
Here are four reading recommendations for English language learners at different levels of language proficiency: Beginners Fairytales and folk tales Intermediate The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis High Intermediate K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series Advanced Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield If you would like to recommend a novel that you like, please do so […]
Play-on-Words and Slang
‘Hangry,” which is a play on the words ‘angry’ and ‘hungry,’ is a slang terms that’s used as an adjective to express that somebody is angry because he or she is really hungry. “Feels” is slang for feelings and used primarily by the millenials or people born between 1981 and 1996. “To have beef” is […]
Overused Words
It’s true that some words in English are employed and repeated much too often. So, how can you enrich your speech and avoid repetition? A solution to the problem is taking advantage of a good thesaurus to find more relevant and expressive substitutes for the overused word. For example, the verb ‘get’ can be exchanged […]
Online Lingo
Since a lot of communication is done over the Internet, it’s useful to know the meaning of some of the online slang or jargon. A meme is a piece of media like an image, a short video or some text that’s been modified and made viral. Memes are supposed to be funny, although not all […]
