Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When you are trying to figure out the portion of something compared to a whole, you are trying to figure out the percent. In most cases, the percent can be explained with the percent sign (%), but there are instances that the word needs to be spelled

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Good for you” and “good on you” have slightly different meanings. “Good for you” is a way to show that you are happy that something good has happened to that person.”Good on you” is more of a way to say well done. “Good for you” is common

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   To be the “bearer of bad news” means to be the person who delivers the bad news. It is most commonly delivered with “Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but ……” Examples Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no ice

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Sale and sell are confused with each other very frequently. They both refer to the same action, but they don’t actually mean the same thing. These words are often used in place of each other even though they shouldn’t be. Sale refers to something that is being

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The idiom “To shoot for the stars” means to set a high objective when you are trying to do something.  Example sentences: John: I plan on studying at Harvard next year. Peter: Good on you! Shoot for the stars!   Jane: I am going to run two

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The evening is usually from 5 pm until 9 pm but it can change depending on location, culture and the time of year. The beginning of the evening means that the sun is setting and it is a time to eat dinner or go out but not

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When someone graduates high school, gets married, has a baby, or buys a house, you are going to want to show them that you are happy for them and proud of what they have accomplished. There is a common word used for this, and it often gets

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Rest assured….” is correct. You do not need to use the verb “to be” with the verb phrase “rest assured” Be rest assured or rest assured? “Rest assured” is all you need for this expression. You do not need to include the verb “to be” because we

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Please accept my apologies” is a nice, formal way to apologize to someone.  Please accept my apologies for the delay. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused. Please accept my apologies for the mistake. Please accept my apologies for the oversight and rest assured, it won’t