Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You made it” has the meaning of arriving somewhere and “you did it” means to complete something. The verb “to make” often has the meaning of creating something with your hands and “to do” has the meaning of performing an action that is obligatory but the meaning […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   An ex is an informal short form for an ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. When you want to write about more than one ex, we use the plural form “exes”. Example: I have an ex from Liverpool. I have several exes from Liverpool.   If you need to say that

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Where are you from?” and  “Where do you come from?” mean the same thing. They are two different ways to ask where someone is born and where they grew up. “Where are you from?” is more common nowadays and you should use “Where are you from?” if

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When using this popular sign-off for letters, emails, or other types of notes, the proper and grammatically correct use is ‘yours sincerely’. This is because the word ‘yours’ in this instance is referring to possession of something, and you cannot have one ‘your’ and possess it at

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “To doss off” is a verb that means to spend time relaxing when you should be working or studying. “Dossing off” is usually used only in the U.K and Ireland.  An American synonym would be  “to goof off”. Dossing Off Meaning We use “dossing off” when somebody

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   There are many idioms about working hard in English and they can often be used in different contexts like being busy, doing hard physical work, or just simply working hard. 4 idioms that mean hard work Here are some idioms that we use to show that we

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   An interesting concept in American English is the usage of the phrases ‘times where’ and ‘times when’. In written form, you will almost always see this phrase as ‘times when’, however during speaking, many American English speakers, especially native ones, will use ‘times where’. There isn’t a

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Actors is the plural for Actor. Actor’s is the singular possessive form of actor. Actors’ is the plural possessive form of actors.  Actors or actor’s or actors’ are all pronounced the same way. Remember, an actor means both male and female people who act.  Actors We use

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   There are many ways to ask someone if something is acceptable or to ask for permission to do something. “Is it ok for you” is quite informal in English.  If you want a formal version of “is it ok”, you could use “ would that be acceptable

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Is it ok” and “would it be ok” are both ways to ask permission in English. You can also use “Is it ok” when you want to know if something is safe. Is it ok? “Is it ok” is a way to ask permission to do something