A made-up word? No, not all. It is a term that describes how students learn a new language using various mother tongues. Students who do...

What is UBU? I am not referring to the University of Bristol nor the Universal Bomb Unit. The top definition of the Urban Dictionary is...

Self-belief and confidence in your own ability to speak another language are essential. So do believe you can. Trying to get the...

For a while, I haven't written a blog as I got too busy with teaching. This is good news for sure. Just a quick update that English a...

What can I say anything other than how great Italy is. From a historic point of view, it's one of the youngest countries in Europe. It...

Demonstrative words. If you like to point something out whether it is nearby or far away you can do this easily. The only thing you need...

Primarily as a hobby, we hosted dinners for tourists in our Florence home for the past two years. The benefits were plentiful. We enjoyed...

Onion futures act I did not know that trading in humble, but delicious goods as the onion can lead to the introduction of laws. In 1955...

Nuances More than any other language I have encountered English caters for an amazing amount of expressions to order or strongly advise...

Must or Have to The key difference between using - must -and -have to - is found in the obligation you want to express. If it is a law or...

Take for Granted The verb to grant as well the noun a grant is multi-layered. The word popped in my head because of my life turning...

Association Depending on whether you are a pure linguist or firstly an entrepreneur at heart, you will associate a quote or a quotation...

Ability and capability Both nouns are often used interchangeably. This is not wrong but there is a difference. Ability means that you are...

If you start speaking a new language it is very handy if you can tell someone what you can or cannot do. In this way, you can avoid...

Catchphrases Fieldcore a great company I worked for, uses " Field Services Focused on World-Class Execution", a slogan to attract...

Climate Change My concern for the future state of our planet is perfect for talking about the use of the future tense. To continue living...

Blast from the past. How fun is it if you have not seen someone for a long time and you run into an old acquaintance. A ghost from the...

Ongoing action The present continuous or progressive is the most used verb tense in the English language. The present, I work, is not...

Necessary or redundant? Given the sector, whether it is business, politics or education minutes have different degrees of importance....

Don't forget the 3rd-singular - s - The conjugation of verbs in English is indeed more straightforward than in many other languages....