Danger!! Signpost English you need to know when traveling
Have you ever traveled to an English-speaking country? Did you see signpost English you didn’t understand? Maybe it was on[…]
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Pomaka now a 2026 Language Learner Literature Award Finalist!
Great news! My latest graded reader, The Dark Lights: The complete edition, has become a finalist for a 2026 Language[…]
Read moreBuild speech naturalness with binomials
Do you know what binomials are? They are fixed phrases made of two words joined by a conjunction (usually ‘and’)[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘rip off’ mean?
When used as an idiom, this phrase means to cheat someone or charge too much money for something. It can also mean to copy someone[…]
Read moreFour ways to disagree politely
Are you afraid to disagree with people? It can be difficult, especially in another language. Directly saying ‘I disagree…’ or[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘drag your feet’ mean?
The idiom ‘drag your feet’ means to do something very slowly (or delay it) because you don’t want to do[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘stick to your guns’ mean?
The idiom ‘stick to your guns’ means to not change your opinion or decision, even when other people disagree with[…]
Read moreKeep an open mind with different English types
Do you know what ‘keep an open mind’ means? It means to accept and be open to different ideas or[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘out of the blue’ mean?
Have you ever heard the idiom ‘out of the blue’? It means something happens suddenly and surprisingly. It’s used when[…]
Read moreUsing word linking to remember new vocabulary
Have you heard of the Linkword Technique? It was made by Michael Gruneberg and is a fun and simple way[…]
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