Monthly Archives: September 2012

Indefinite articles a/an

Hello-o! Are you excited for the weekend? I surely am, it was a long and weary week. Although our break’s just around the corner, there’s plenty of time for us to go through some quick and basic grammar tips. Brazilian … Continue reading

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Focus on: Continuous & Continue

Take a look at the sentences below: Would you say they’re grammatically correct or incorrect? If you said they’re incorrect, you’ve got it right 🙂 I always find myself baffled when people start to make the same mistakes, like a virus … Continue reading

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Scotland’s bits 5

 Tonight I’m once again posting some Scottish trivia that I collected when I was in Edinburgh last May and absolutely fell in love with the city and the way they speak English, mostly because of how snappy and well-managed their … Continue reading

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In theory

When we need to make the noun practice into an adjective, what immediately dawn on us is practical. All the same, the adjective for theory is, all together now: There’s no such thing as theorical, right? You do theroretical tests, … Continue reading

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Focus on: Descent & Descend

Come on, this one is not that difficult, is it? I’m sure most of you are aware they’re different, but, still, countless inadequacies involving the use of descend & descend have made their way onto the Top 5 pilots’ mistakes in … Continue reading

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