The verbs miss and lose have several different meanings and they can be confusing. In some languages there are situations where one verb covers them both. But they have different meanings in English, so let’s see how we use them so you can avoid mistakes. We have lots of examples here. Click here to see a […]
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Are you working hard or hardly working? What’s the difference? Learn how to use the words hard and hardly correctly and avoid a common mistake. Click here to see more grammar videos. Click here to see more vocabulary videos. Be careful with these words. If you use them wrongly, you might say the opposite of
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Suggest is a tricky verb in English. We use it in lots of different grammatical structures, but there are some where we don’t use it as well. For example, we might suggest doing something but we don’t say suggest to do or suggest me. These phrases are wrong. Also when you want to make a
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Happy and lucky . The meanings of these adjectives are covered by one word in some languages, but they mean different things in English. Learn how we use them here and find out what to say when you want to wish people good luck. Also learn the meaning of the expression happy go lucky. Click
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Fun Funny – these words can be confusing. They can both be adjectives and then fun means enjoyable and funny means comical. But fun can also be a noun, so for example, we can have fun telling funny jokes. Learn the different meanings and uses of these words here. Click here to learn about more
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Do you know when to say look or see in English? What’s the difference? And do we see a movie or watch a movie? Learn how we use the English verbs look, see and watch in this video. Click here to learn how we use look in the expression looks like. Click here to learn
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What is effective? and What is efficient? The answer to these questions will probably be different. Learn about the different meanings of the words effective and efficient. This lesson is going to be really useful if you’re learning business English for your career. Click here to see more business English videos Effective and Efficient video
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Is it lay or lie? Even native English speakers sometimes have to think about this one, and sometimes they mix these verbs up. The two verbs mean different things, one takes and object and one doesn’t, and just to make things more tricky because the past tense of lie is lay. Wow! That’s confusing, but
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Here’s a song for kids that was written and performed by Jason R Levine, Fluency MC. Simple English videos shot and edited the video in Philadelphia. It stars Jase’s adorable daughter, Lola. Enjoy! Click here to watch another Fluency MC rap Click here to see more songs and stories Click here to see Fluency MC’s
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Some English adjectives have two forms, so they can end with ed and ing. The endings determine their meaning. For example, we use interested to say how we feel and interesting to describe the person or thing that causes the feeling. Watch this video to learn about ing and ed adjectives and avoid a very common
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