English CIusters to understand native speakers!
Have you been learning English for several years now but feel you only understand 50% of the fast English of native speakers? Do you still need subtitles to watch a movie or
Tech Words from the Future that even Terminator Can’t Pronounce
Because the Internet was invented in the USA, the vast majority of tech (tek) related words are in English, and later found their way into other languages. The problem with this is
10 insults in English that polite teachers don’t teach
Whether we like it or not, English insults are part of the language and of peoples’ personal and professional lives. In fact, data from recorded conversations shows us that between 80-90 words
Chop-Chop! Common English idioms and their meanings
Idioms can be confusing to many learners of English because they generally have a figurative meaning rather than making literal sense. In previous posts we have seen how ‘pull somebody’s leg’ means
Hassle: Common Words that People Know the Least
Hassle verb meaning As a verb, hassle means to persistently annoy someone: // My girlfriend started hassling me as soon as I got home Hassle noun meaning As a noun, it means that something is annoying
Hunch meaning – Just follow your instinct!
If you have a hunch, you have a feeling about what will happen because you have a strong intuition or instinct. Although there is no known origin of this word as a noun,
8 English loanwords that come from Spanish
One of the reasons why so many loanwords from other languages have found their way into official English dictionaries is that English-speaking countries have never had an formally recognised national body that
3 very common phrasal verbs with ‘Get’
Phrasal verbs are extremely common in everyday English conversation, and you need to learn them if you want to better understand native speakers and make your English sound more natural. Most phrasal
3 Common Leg idioms – Pull someone’s legs, No leg to stand on, Have legs
As with other parts of the body, legs are present in many common English expressions. Curiously, there are a number of leg idioms in other languages too. For example, in Japanese «The
