Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Oneself is correct and a reflexive pronoun in English. Oneselves is incorrect in English and should not be used. One needs to think of oneself before engaging in any activity. Oneself Oneself is the reflexive pronoun for the pronoun “one”. We use a pronoun in place of […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Can you please” and “could you please” have the same meaning in the context of requesting something from someone.  Can you please help me? Could you please help me? Some people say that “could you please” is more polite but in reality, native English speakers use “can

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You can use either First or Firstly(or Second, Secondly) to number your points. “First” and “second” are more common than “firstly” and “secondly”.   First, I would like to thank everyone for coming today. Second, I would like to congratulate the bride and groom.  First/Second First, Second, Third,

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “One of the best” is correct and “one of the bests” is incorrect. “One of the best” means that out of a selection of events, people and things, this one ranks in the top three.  We had a great party, it was one of the best parties

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   We use “sounds fun” when we think something is probably fun and “sounds like fun” when we are a little bit less sure.  In reality, “sounds fun” and “sounds like fun” mean the same thing and people usually use these phrases when they want to respond to

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Interesting to me” is more common than “interesting for me” but both can be correct depending on the context. That video sounds interesting to me. That video would be interesting for the managers’ meeting. You often use “for” when something has a good effect on you. We

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Both “Hairs” and “Hair” can be correct depending on the context. We use “hairs” as a plural countable noun when we are talking about single strands of hair. We use “hair” for singular countable nouns and when we are talking about hair in an uncountable context.  We

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Bests is not a common way to finish an email. Some people do finish an email with “Best” as a shortened form of “Best Regards” or “Best wishes”. Example email Hello David, Your work is an inspiration to us all. Best, Karl Is it correct to say

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Hard work is the correct spelling. You should always use two words to spell Hard work. Hardwork is incorrect and should not be used in English.  Hard work is good for you! I don’t like hard work. Hard work Meaning Hard work means to engage in rigorous

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   High school is the correct spelling. You should always use two words to spell high school. Highschool is incorrect and should not be used in English.  I went to high school for 7 years. Do you see that the high school down the road was on fire?