by SoHo Language Group | May 11, 2021 | Language
“Then” and “than” look and sound similar but they mean very different things. THEN is an adverb, referring to a certain time, or “when” something happened or will happen. For example: “Let’s meet at 3 pm.” “Sounds good! I’ll see you then.” (“then” = 3 pm) “I had...
by SoHo Language Group | May 5, 2021 | Language
The words IN, AT, and ON are a part of speech called prepositions. Prepositions express TIME or LOCATION for people, places, and things. The front page photo to this article shows a variety of uses of IN, AT, and ON. After reading this, you should be able to identify...
by SoHo Language Group | Apr 11, 2021 | Language
Yesterday, her boss recommended (that) she read the document carefully. This sentence is correct and shows another way to use “recommend.” In that sentence, there are two verbs: recommend and read. The person recommending wants someone else to read something. The word...
by SoHo Language Group | Apr 11, 2021 | Language
“Recommend” means to present someone as worthy of confidence or as something you might like. You might recommend a book, restaurant, company, employee, or friend to someone else. We often use “recommend” in business because the word carries an official-sounding weight...
by SoHo Language Group | Mar 23, 2021 | Cultural Differences, French, Language
When French comedian Gad Elmaleh started learning English in 2016 to perform his standup act in New York, he found a lot to laugh about in the peculiarities of his new language – and using the verb “had had” was among them. In his live performance show, “American...
by SoHo Language Group | Jan 20, 2021 | Language, Pronunciation
Today is Inauguration day 2021. The ceremony takes place in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., and the 46th president, Joe Biden, will be sworn in on the Capitol steps. Which brings up the common confusion between the two words: CAPITAL and CAPITOL The two...
