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English Birthday Wishes: Right Person, Right Channel, Right Tone
English birthday wishes written specifically for each person and each sending channel, with a tone note on every line, plus phrases that are easy to get wrong and wishes for other occasions.
Learning English Through Songs: What Music Can and Can't Teach You
Music anchors vocabulary very well and teaches listening comprehension very poorly. A table of fifteen songs ranked by how easy they are to listen to, the common contracted forms found in lyrics, and five steps for turning a song into a verifiable lesson.
Seasons in English: Fall vs. Autumn and the Idioms That Come With Them
The four words are easy to memorize, but what surrounds them is what you actually use every day: fall vs. autumn, capitalization rules, and season-based idioms.
The Past Tense of 'Forecast' Is Easy — the Numbers in the News Report Are Where You Lose Points
The simple past and past participle of forecast are both forecast. The hard part is the numbers read at news-bulletin speed, where thirteen and thirty differ by just one stress.
Meant Is the Past Tense of Mean: The Vowel Shortens, and Four Meanings That Are Easy to Mix Up
The simple past and past participle of mean are both meant. The tricky part is that the letters ea change vowel sound in the past tense, and mean's four meanings sit farther apart than you'd think.