If you’ve ever traveled abroad, you know that understanding different currencies and exchange rates can get confusing. This is especially true in the United Kingdom,

If you’re an advanced English learner, you may have heard the phrase, “Patience is a virtue.” It’s a proverbial phrase or used to impart wisdom

When speaking English, you probably want to talk about more than just individual things. For example, it’s easy to talk about a particular person, animal,

If you haven’t heard of collocations before, you’re not alone. Even though collocations are extremely common in the English language, many native and non-native English

When speaking English with friends or acquaintances, you’re bound to hear a lot of new English idioms. Native English speakers frequently use casual language in

Have you ever heard a statement that sounded a little repetitive? Or have you read a paragragh that seemed to say the same thing over

Do you want to create a zesty meal from scratch? Do you want to become a zany person? Or are you planning to take a

The world is a big place full of big words. This is especially true in English, which is the primary language used for science. When

If you’ve ever visited another country, you’ve probably heard some form of English accent or dialect that sounded foreign to your ears. You may have

Colleague vs Coworker… It sounds like the headline for a professional wrestling match! But, we’re not speaking about two words in conflict. They have a

Though many people consider Romance languages like French and Italian to be the most beautiful languages in the world, English has plenty of beauty to

Click below to listen to a recording of this passage about ‘ad nauseam.’   English borrows a lot of words and phrases from other languages.

Click below to listen to a recording of this passage about faux pas.   English borrows a lot of terms from other languages, just as

Click below to listen to a recording of this passage about the word “albeit.”   There are hundreds of thousands of words in the English

Click below to listen to a recording of this passage about “vice versa.”   Like many English phrases, “vice versa” is borrowed from another language.

  We hear it from English learners all the time… “Why does English have so many common synonyms!?” There’s no simple explanation. You could make