Using Feel

He feels soft

Today, I want to help you with the verb that can be tricky to use: feel.  I’d like to show you how we can use this verb in everyday English. There are several grammar patterns using feel, so let’s have a look at them. First, we use feel + adjective to describe mental or physical states:

• I feel hot. Can you please turn on the air conditioner?

Silent Letters in English from A to Z

Silent Letters in English from A to Z

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NOT THE PIZZA GIRL  by Michelle Ann King 

Lisa floored the van’s accelerator, thrashing the speed limit, weaving in and out of traffic on the A12 and even slipstreaming an ambulance from Gallows Corner to Gidea Park. It earned her more than a few angry horn blasts, a lot of obscenities yelled out of car windows and undoubtedly a shedload of bad karma, but it also shaved a good ten minutes off the journey. And when you guaranteed delivery in half an hour, no exceptions, that counted for a lot.

Color related idioms

Color-related idioms and expressions are very common in English. Meanings of colors change across cultures. We will discuss some of these expressions here.In the black

10 Metaphors about Money

Money is Liquid 

As in all languages, the English language has plenty of metaphors associated to many things, especially in Business. The most common image associated with money is liquid, hence the saying ‘money is liquid’. Think cash flow. Indeed, liquidity is the ability to convert assets into cash. From there we have the adjectives ‘liquid‘ and its opposite ‘illiquid‘ assets.

1. We need to pool all our financial resources if we want the project to succeed.

Friend

 Other Words For Friend

International Friendship Day is this Sunday and Kaplan is celebrating by looking at how people use different words when talking to friends. South American countries have celebrated International Friendship Day for many years but it has only recently become popular across the world. Winnie the Pooh has been named by the United Nations as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship. His famous friends include Piglet and Eeyore. Below are some common slang words for friend in some English-speaking countries:

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Do you ever notice the shapes of clouds. When I was younger, I used to lie on the grass in the park and look up at the clouds. Sometimes they look like familiar things, like animals or flowers. When bad weather is coming, clouds can look ominous and scary.