Just for fun…

 

 

Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, “I can make the boss give me the day off.”
The man replies, “And how would you do that?”
The woman says, “Just wait and see.” She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, “What are you doing?”
The woman replies, “I’m a light bulb.”
The boss then says, “You’ve been working so much that you’ve gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off.”
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, “Where are you going?”
The man says, “I’m going home, too. I can’t work in the dark.”

From here!

Between X Among

Hi there!

It is almost common to know that we must use “BETWEEN” when involving or connecting two people, things or places.

Example: I was sitting between Paul and Charlie.

However, when referring to more than two people, thing or places we use “AMONG”.

Example: You’re among friends here.

It’s important to know that we can use “BETWEEN” to refer a group too, but when each element is considered as an individual.

Example: There were several embarrassing exchanges between Lydia, Kitty, and Jane.

                We drank a bottle of wine between the three of us.

Curriculum Vitae X Resume

Hi!

Have you ever heard about any difference between resume and curriculum vitae (CV) in English? There was not any difference for me until yesterday…

After reading this article on Alison’s Job Searching Blog I realized I have been writing resumes to get jobs through my professional life, and it was the correct choice. Check it out if you did the same…

See you!!

British English X American English

Pardon me – This is very amusing for Brits in America. Most kids are taught to say "pardon me" if they fart in public or at the table etc. In America it has other meanings which take us Brits a while to figure out. I thought I was surrounded by people with flatulence problems!

Hi there!

Since I started being interested in studying English I was always involved with American English and I had not realized how much British and American English are different. Yes, they are. It must be similar the difference between Brazilian Portuguese and that language which is spoken in Portugal as well. The Very Best of English – The American’s Guide to Speaking British has a lot of words, expressions and slangs used in UK which have different meanings in USA. It’s a fun list of them that can be really useful some day. Enjoy!!

A lot or Alot?

A lot should be written as two words. Although a lot is used informally to mean "a large number" or "many," avoid using a lot in formal writing.
Example: The crook had many [not a lot of] chances to rob the stranger.

From Dr. Grammar’s Frequently Asked Questions

Improve your English daily!!!!

Hi there! Have you ever thought about making your English studies a habit? Well, I have been doing this since I decided to really improve my skills on this language, and I can see my good results. There are a lot of things you may do for achieving it too. Take a look here and you’ll find some tips on how you can build a routine when studying English. Do you have any idea about the time you should spend on each area (reading, listening, speaking, etc)? Do you know what the correct way of doing it is? Enjoy these useful tips!!!!

Enjoy!

Lyric is here.

Enjoy!

Visual Dictionary

 

I wrote here about Merriam – Webster on line dictionary before and the main reason I considerer this dictionary so special is the fact that we can listen to the correct pronunciation of the word. Now my tip is about the Merriam – Webster Visual Dictionary on Line, whose importance is getting the meaning of the word seeing the correspondent image. Try to type “downtown” and an image is going to turn up for you. From that image you may learn a plenty of others words related to downtown as well. It’s a good source to improve your vocabulary knowledge. Enjoy!

Word Tip

“Physical exercises outdoors are better than indoors”

I strongly agree with the statement above because it’s good hearing the birds’ sound and breathing fresh air. By the way, do you know the meaning of “indoors” and “outdoors”?

You use “indoors” when the meaning is IN or INTO a building, and “outdoors” is the opposite. Take care with the words “indoor” and “outdoor” without “s” in the end of them. Those words give a quality to something done inside a building or outside it; they also qualify the use of something.

e.g.: indoor games, an outdoor swimming pool.

Bye!