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London Slang You Need to Know

London Slang You Need to Know

Do you live in London, or have you ever been there? These 10 common expressions you need to know to understand born and bread Londoners. 1. ”The Full Monty” this expression means the Full English Breakfast (sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, potato cakes-hash browns,toasted bread and black pudding) 2. ‘”Mind the Gap” This famous […]

American vs British English

American vs British English

These two varieties of English may sometimes cause confusion and be a source of misunderstandings or funny situations, even to native-speakers themselves! For instance, if someone says pants in the USA, they mean trousers, whereas in the UK, pants is actually short for underpants – which I have no doubt could lead to some delightful […]

Days of the week and their origins

Days of the week and their origins

Do you find it difficult to get up on Monday mornings? What is your favourite day of the week? Where do the names of the days of the week come from? In English, we call our days of the week after Saxon gods, apart from Saturday. For instance, the French call their days of the […]

A Quick Guide on How to Talk About the Weekend

A Quick Guide on How to Talk About the Weekend

I guess everyone loves the weekend. Weekends are a huge topic of conversation. Starting on Wednesday or Thursday, people will ask you about your weekend plans. When you return to work or school, you’ll be asked how your weekend went. So it’s helpful to have a nice range of phrases to use for these conversations. […]

Never desert your dessert in the desert!

Never desert your dessert in the desert!

Desert the dessert in the desert! Desert can be a verb and a noun though with two completely different meanings. To Desert means to leave without intending to return. It can also mean to abandon. A Desert is a dry place which receives very little rainfall. The verb is pronounced with the stress on ‘sert’- […]

Social English – at the restaurant

Social English – at the restaurant

Weekeend is coming, let’s start counting! Whether you plan to go out for a lunch with friends or colleagues, or have a dinner in the restaurant, it’s always worth to revise expressions related with that topic. Here are some useful expressions for ordering meals in the restaurant and dealing with problems with meals: WHAT YOU […]

Building relationships in business and everyday life – phrasal verbs everyone must know!

Building relationships in business and everyday life – phrasal verbs everyone must know!

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. Think of them as you would about any other English vocabulary. Study them as you come across them, in the context, rather than trying to memorize many at once. These phrasal verbs will help you sound like native- speakers, both […]