Escuta de Received Pronunciation

When to Use The: Practical English Rules

Whenever or When Ever: One Word or Two?

Who Said What? Passing On a Message

Who booked the room? A name and I or a name and me

Whose bag is it? Describing people and their belongings

Will or Going to: Choose the Right Future

Will or be going to: choose your future form

Work out

You can work out a bill, work out why a device failed, work out at the gym, or hope a plan works out. The object and subject reveal the meaning.

Write a Formal Letter: Clear Rules and Examples

Your or Yours: How to Choose

abstract nouns: everyday rules and examples

housewife vs homemaker: what is the difference

make or made: choose the right form

A ballpark guess

A ballpark guess is a rough numerical estimate based on general knowledge to help people make early plans.

Above board

Above board describes actions or deals that are honest and legal, with nothing hidden.

Ad Hoc: Meaning and Daily Use

Adjective clauses: choose the right word

Albeit Meaning: Use Clear Formal Contrasts

Although, though, even though: Connect contrasting ideas

At first glance

At first glance introduces how something appears when first seen before a closer look reveals new facts.

Backlog

You answer five old emails, but twelve more are still waiting. What do you call the work that has built up behind you?

Bend the rules

Bend the rules means to relax or ignore a standard regulation slightly for someone in a harmless situation.

Breathing down my neck

Breathe down someone's neck means to watch someone closely in a stressful way, or to approach quickly as an urgent deadline.

By the book

Following set rules, laws, or standard steps strictly without taking shortcuts.