Idiom Dictionary
English has so many idioms that it’s hard to learn them all. Different idioms are used in different countries and some idioms are only rarely used. A lot of idioms that textbooks use may be ones that are old-fashioned. Other idioms are fads – they are only used for a short time and then it [...]
Posted by Aidan under English, Slang, Vocabulary | Permalink | No Comments »Why Australia Is Out of Fashion
Another article looking at why tourist numbers to Australia have fallen in recent years. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/blogs/travellers-check/why-australia-is-out-of-fashion/20100802-1125p.html Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Posted by Aidan under English, Slang, Vocabulary | Permalink | No Comments »Collective Nouns
English has some unusual collective nouns that are used to refer to groups of animals. Some of these collective nouns are very rarely used. There are common ones that most native speakers are familiar with: A herd of elephants. A flock of birds. Even the common nouns aren’t used as much any more. You could [...]
Posted by Aidan under English, Slang, Vocabulary | Permalink | No Comments »Beijing to make most locals speak English
The Chinese government is trying to make Beijing a more international city and increase the number of Chinese that speak English. Beijing to make most locals speak English http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/beijing-to-make-most-locals-speak-english-20100720-10ihd.html Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by [...]
Posted by Aidan under English, Slang, Vocabulary | Permalink | No Comments »The Difficulty of Plurals
Getting plurals right is one of the most difficult things about English grammar. There are the inconsistencies of the plural form – for example some words stay the same. 1 sheep. 2 sheep. Uncountable nouns are usually treated as singular. For example: The snow is beautiful. The web site’s information is not always accurate. It [...]
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