These two words are similar and often confused. Both words have to do with thinking, and both begin with “r-e-m.” Here’s how to “remember” the difference: REMEMBER The “mem” in remember refers to “memory.” To remember is the mental act of recalling or retaining...
Do you know any songs from American musicals? Musicals are a big part of American culture. Singing these songs is also a lot of fun – on top of being great for vocabulary and pronunciation. As an English teacher in New York, I’ve often helped interested students...
To express an approximate quantity of something — a quantity of time, how many, how much, or how long – native speakers of English often use “or so” and “about”. For example, with “or so,” the phrase goes after the quantity: When is the webinar going to be? In...
Many non-native speakers of English experience anguish over the proper use of the present perfect verb tense (have done, have seen, etc.), which is often confused with the simple past (did, saw, etc.). The present perfect connects an action that started at some point...
