Negative personality types

15 Types of People You Should try to avoid by all Means

There is a popular notion that no matter what happens; people will always be people because people will always have fault(s). That notion is absolutely correct. Another fact is that we are a group/social creatures and that means we must associate with one another in one way or the other hence the saying “no man is an island”.

But there is a very big problem with that.

G. Galilei

10 phrases for extreme emotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6wJ4zYKh0w

“My boss hit the ceiling when I told him I’d lost the documents.”
The idiomatic expression “hit the ceiling” means to get very angry and upset. Other expressions for sudden anger include “go ballistic” and “blow a fuse.

Damage

 When damage means ‘harm or injury’ it is an uncountable noun and so

▪ It is never used in the plural

▪ It never comes after a or a number

✗ These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and brains.

✓ These toxins can cause damage to the lungs and brains.

✗ They should consider the serious damages that their decisions may cause.

✓ They should consider the serious damage that their decisions may cause.

Surprise

How do you show that you're surprised when you're speaking English? Here are a few expressions that English speakers use for expressing surprise. Do you know how to use all of these?
Whoa! Oooh! Man! Oh! No way! Don't tell me... (Why/how/what) on Earth... To learn more about these, check out the collection of lessons below. Each lesson is based on one sentence. Click on the sentence to read the full lesson explaining when to use that sentence and how to use each phrase within it:

16 English lessons for when you feel surprise

1. “Look at the size of those teeth! Man, I wouldn't want

 to come across one of those out in the wild.”

2. “Whoa! Look at the size of that rock!”

sea food idioms

British English vs. American English