Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Past year” is correct and means the preceding year from the current date.”Passed year” is incorrect and should not be used in English. Examples: This past year has been tough on all of us. What have you been doing this past year? Past year We use “past […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Late afternoon is a non-specific time that means between 3pm and 6pm. People often use “late afternoon” when they want to arrange a meeting but don’t want to be specific about the time as they might have plenty of availability in their agenda.  It is important to

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Slang words and phrases have taken over the internet to the point where everywhere you look, you see one. One of these phrases is “it is how it is”. What exactly does this phrase mean, and how do you use it? “It is how it is” is

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Filling out applications requires personal information along with employment history. Of course, this will vary depending on the application you’re filling out, but you’re most likely going to see ‘employer name’ on the application. What does this mean? The employer name section on an application is asking

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The words ‘joker’ and ‘clown’ both have to do with making people laugh. They’re closely related words, but they actually have different definitions depending on how you use them. What’s the difference? Joker and clown deal with laughter, but the difference is that jokers are typically people

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Office hours vary based on the position you work in, the company you work for, and the country you’re from. In America, there are mid-morning and mid-afternoon times. Since specific times can change so often, what, in general, are the times for mid-morning and mid-afternoon? Mid-morning is

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Many words and phrases in the English language are of Latin origin. For example, the phrase magna cum laude is of Latin origin, and it now describes students graduating with high grades. Acta non verba is a Latin phrase, but what exactly does it mean? Acta non

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   If you ever hear someone getting called Mrs. or Mr., that means they’re getting a prefix added to their name. There’s also suffixes like Jr. and Sr. However, these names can get confusing and hard to keep track of. What exactly are prefixes and suffixes for names?

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Too Early” is correct because “too” is the word which means “more than enough”.  When you say that you are “too early”, that means that something happens a lot of time before the correct time.    Examples 8am is too early to start school. It should start at

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Different countries have different currencies from America, and that can be difficult to keep up with. A British quid is one of these currencies, and it’s actually a British slang term for the word ‘pound’. However, what exactly is a quid to a dollar? A British quid