Conversational Phrase

“Interesting. I've never encountered that phrase before.”

You're talking with an English-speaking colleague and she uses a phrase that you've never heard before. You ask her to explain what it means. After she explains it, you say this.

Modal Verbs

How to use MAY, and the difference between MAY, MIGHT and COULD

As it is a modal, MAY is always followed by the ‘bare infinitive’ of the verb. This means the infinitive without ‘to’.

So we say ‘may be’, not ‘may to be’. We say ‘may have been’, not ‘may to have been’.

Turn back the clock

"Turn back the clock" is the saying we are talking about on English @ the Movies. It is from the movie "Cars 3." This is the third movie from Disney about cars that act like people. Do you know what "turn back the clock" means? Watch and find out!

Boring Phrases & What to Use Instead

Source: www.grammarcheck.net

Hot Weather Vocabulary, Idioms & Phrases

It’s hot here in New York City. Spring was very short and summer has come stronger than ever. It was 38 degrees today and it’s only June!

Useful Expressions

6 New Words We Need in English Right Now

English is a vast, glorious language, yet even with its incredible number of words, it feels like it’s still missing some absolute basics. The lack of these words leads to either lengthy clarifications or awkward situations—like getting stuck taking your friend’s llama to the flea market (more on that below).

7 Literary Classics by One-Hit Wonders

1. Wuthering Heights [wuhth-er-ing]

The only novel by Emily Bronte, the second eldest of the famous trio of  literary sisters, Wuthering Heights was published a year before Bronte died at the age of 30. This classic of English literature tells the sad love story of  Heathcliff and Catherine.

Articles with Geographical Names

We generally use either 'the' or 'no article' with geographical names in English. There isn't a lot of logic! We just need to learn if we need 'the' or 'no article' for each kind of place. We use 'no article' with:

• Lakes: We visited Lake Geneva.
• Mountains: I saw Mount Fuji from the aeroplane.
• Continents: She loves living in Asia.