Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Even though ‘number’ is singular and ‘numbers’ are plural, if you are using the phrase ‘a number of’ it should always be followed by a plural, and countable, noun. This common phrase always means more than one and should follow English grammar rules.  Continue reading on to […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Limited to” is correct when you are suggesting that something has an upper level of something. There are many examples, including, but not limited to, cars, trains, and buses.  “Limited to” is often used as part of the phrase “include but not limited to” which you can

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “You too” is correct and “You to” is incorrect. “Too” means the same thing as “also” while “to” is a preposition and part of an infinitive verb in English  I like coffee. You too! I adore coffee! We need to use “too” because we want to reciprocate

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Some words in the English language have the same spelling and pronunciation when they are in both plural and singular form, and the word ‘species’ is one of them. Meaning a specific type of animal, plant, or any other living thing, ‘species’ looks and sounds the same

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   If we get it down to its essence, the difference between the verbs ‘try’ and ‘try out’ is that the latter is an irregular, phrasal verb and the former is an ordinary verb. To ‘try’ anything means to make an attempt to do something, and to ‘try

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   If you are looking for a word that means small, you will want to use the English word ‘minute’. The word minute has many definitions. The word minute can also be used as a noun, an adjective, or a verb. The word minute is also a homonym

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   In American English, people often use “sure thing” in place of “you’re welcome”, especially in informal situations. Thank you for looking after my car! Sure thing! Sure thing as a response to thank you “Sure thing” is a common reply after someone thanks you. People usually mean

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “You’re welcome” and “no problem” are the most common ways to answer “thanks a lot”. “Thanks a lot” is an informal way to say “thank you”. The answer for “thanks a lot”  will be the same as “thank you”. When someone shows their gratitude and says “thank

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You’ll likely see or hear the terms date conferred or date expected through the process of job applications, though there are other situations where they might come up. Would you know how to answer if you were asked the date conferred or date expected for something, perhaps

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When you receive a phone call, you may want to send a message to that person later letting them know that you are grateful for their call. You can use either “thank you for the call” or “thank you for your call” when you want to send