English everyday – sofa, settee or couch?
What do you call this? Probably, if you’re an English learner, you’d say sofa as that’s what many textbooks teach,Continue Reading
Category: English everyday
English everyday – do up
We want to do up the kitchen next year, it’s quite old, and the cupboards are all broken. They’ve justContinue Reading
English everyday – huh, uh-huh and nuh-uh
Words that aren’t really words for example; huh, uh-huh and nuh-huh. Do you know what they mean? Are they wordsContinue Reading
English everyday – congratulations
It’s my birthday! (It’s not, but stick with me)… What will you say to me? Happy Birthday? Congratulations? Something else?Continue Reading
English everyday – let alone
The doctors said he would never walk again, let alone run. He barely looks 12 years old, let aloneContinue Reading
English everyday – strop and in a mood
‘My computer is having a strop. So is my daughter! 😦 ‘ You can throw a strop, have a stropContinue Reading
English everyday – whinge and whine
Whinge, whine, moan, grumble, bitch, just stop with all your complaining! Whinging is a great British past-time, we love toContinue Reading
English everyday – British history
Can you tell me a story from history in six pictures?
English everyday – Time’s up
Time’s up, but why ‘up’ not ‘down’, ‘over’ or ‘back’?
English everyday – pop
Pop music, pop culture, popcorn, pop your clogs…
