Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   An hour is correct because the “h” at the beginning is silent so hour is pronounced with a vowel sound. Vowel sounds use the “an”. What is the rule for a and an? We use ‘a’ before words that begin with consonants(b, c, d, g, t, y) […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You need to use “work experience” when you want to write about all of the jobs you have had in your career on your C.V. Work Experience Work experience is usually used as a heading on your C.V to describe your career. It is a way to

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When you are chatting with a friend, you may want to end the conversation. That is why you might say, “Nice talking to you” or somebody might say “Nice to talk to you”. These phrases are not exactly the same So, let’s find the difference between these

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “I am looking forward to seeing you” is correct. In this case “to” is a preposition, and you always need to use the ing form(gerund) after a preposition. “I am looking forward to see you” is incorrect. “To look forward to” is a phrasal verb  To look

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Status is a word that comes from Latin. It has two meanings 1 The social position of a person in relation to others. A doctor is a high-status job. Aristocrats have a high social status. 2 The situation at a certain time during a process What is

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You make my day, You made my day and You’ve made my day are all correct sentences in English. There are different tenses in each sentence which change the meaning. The expression “to make one’s day” is generally used when somebody does something kind and we use

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Focused is the most common and widely accepted spelling of this adjective. Focussed is an old spelling that is still sometimes accepted but much less common.  The confusion about the spelling of focused comes because you need to double the consonant when you have a single letter

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The plural of “how-to” is “how-tos”. How-to’s is also acceptable but less common nowadays. The hyphen is optional. To avoid confusion, use “how-to guides”. How-tos How-tos is the most common form of the plural of how-to. It may look strange and some people may read it as

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Sign in to your account is correct. To sign in is a phrasal verb.  The phrasal verb “To sign in” can take different prepositions and to is just one example. Sign in at the desk. Sign in over there.   You need to sign in by 9 pm.