by Andrea Giordano | Mar 12, 2015 | Student Posts
Stop Daydreaming and Start Learning English Thinking about learning a language and actually learning a language are not the same thing. Seems obvious, right? But consider this… I know many people who dream about speaking English well. They can easily imagine the...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 11, 2015 | Student Posts
Using Interjections to Add Emotion Are you looking for some way to show quick emotion in English? Interjections are perfect for that. Interjections are one of the 8 parts of speech and they’re perfect for giving your opinion without stopping the other person...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 10, 2015 | Student Posts
4 Rules of the Semicolon Semi-colons are tricky for so many people. Is it used like a colon? (no) Is it used like a comma? (no) Does the semicolon only exist to make winking smiley faces? 😉 (not exactly) How are semicolons used, then? Check out these four...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 9, 2015 | Student Posts
Start a new year today In the last 24 hours, I’ve heard the same wisdom from two different people: Every day is January 1st if you want it to be. What does that mean? It means that you can start again today, if you want to. January 1st doesn’t have to be...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 6, 2015 | Student Posts
How to Talk About Twitter In English I once heard someone say that Twitter is like a gigantic party where you have to have to introduce yourself to people if you want to be noticed. Twitter is gigantic! The amount of information that pours into my news feed everyday...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 5, 2015 | Student Posts
Questions and Answers About the Subjunctive Mood One of my email subscribers (you can join here) contacted me with some questions about the subjunctive mood. I emailed him back with my answers and then realized this could make a great blog post. My student gave me his...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 4, 2015 | Student Posts
The History of Words – 6 Etymological Processes Did you talk about googling anything today? If you did, you said a word that was not a part of the English language a few years ago. Why is it acceptable to use the word google as a verb today? How did it enter the...
