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Restaurant Phrases: Easy English Blog- Learn English

2023-01-29T18:30:55+01:00

Who doesn't like going out to eat? It's good to treat yourself once in a while! Whether you like pizza, burgers, Asian, or Italian best, you need some restaurant phrases to have a good experience. Make sure you get the food you want! Learn these restaurant phrases for the next time you go to a restaurant. Table for (number) , please When you walk into a restaurant, they want to know how many people are with you. When the host comes up to you, s/he may ask, "How many in your party?" The correct response is, "Table for _____ , [...]

Restaurant Phrases: Easy English Blog- Learn English2023-01-29T18:30:55+01:00

Words Invented by Shakespeare

2023-01-29T18:25:58+01:00

Ever since I was young, I have had a fascination (interest in) with words- especially those words invented by Shakespeare. He was truly a masterful (brilliant, expert) writer whose range went from comedy to tragedy to comedy-tragedy. Whether someone was getting married or brutally (violently, strongly) murdered, he had an eloquent (stylish, nice) and inventive way to describe it. Shakespeare invented an estimated 1,700 words on his own when he couldn’t describe something with a word already in existence. Many of these words invented by Shakespeare are still in use today! As a tribute to Shakespeare's inventiveness, here are 27 [...]

Words Invented by Shakespeare2023-01-29T18:25:58+01:00

22 Useful Phrasal Verbs

2023-01-29T18:16:04+01:00

Phrasal verbs are a very important part of fluency when learning English, especially the useful phrasal verbs we've included this week. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to learn them except for memorizing them, but we'll get you started here! If you feel the need to prioritize the list, however, I would consider first learning the phrases you use often in your language, followed by phrases you could imagine saying, and then the rest. In other words, if you wouldn’t say it or use it in your mother tongue, then you probably won’t say it in English, either, and you can [...]

22 Useful Phrasal Verbs2023-01-29T18:16:04+01:00

A Great Pun- Being “Punny” in English

2023-01-29T18:13:38+01:00

What fun is a language without some good jokes? A pun is a joke that exploits the different possible meanings of a word or words and turns what you expect someone to say into a joke. I do think that one has to be quick-thinking and a little clever to come up with jokes in general, but a great pun has a reputation of being particularly stupid. Puns are also known as "Dad jokes," and they're one of my favorite kinds of jokes. Excuse the puns this week, and improve your fluency through humor! Did you hear about the guy [...]

A Great Pun- Being “Punny” in English2023-01-29T18:13:38+01:00

Scandinavian Loanwords in English – Easy English Blog

2023-01-29T18:09:38+01:00

Origin words are a lot of fun! We've talked about words from Yiddish, Latin, French, German, and Spanish here on the Bespeaking blog. Now is a good time to write about words that come from Scandinavia, or Scandinavian loanwords. Scandinavia didn't just give us the Vikings. It gave us all sorts of (many different) common words, as well! Here are just a few: Cog From the word: kugge (Swedish) Have you ever looked at a clock or wristwatch where you could see the gears (moving parts) inside? Those little toothed wheels are called cogs, and we get the word from [...]

Scandinavian Loanwords in English – Easy English Blog2023-01-29T18:09:38+01:00

Travel English: English Phrases to Use While Traveling

2023-01-29T17:54:55+01:00

It's that time of year again- that wonderful summer-time of year when people around the world go on vacation visiting new destinations. Since English tends to be the Lingua Franca internationally, it may very well come to pass that you need to use some travel English if you're on vacation in another country (although we still recommend learning at least a few sentences in the language of the country you're visiting). With vacation in mind, here are some travel English words and phrases that you may need when going on a trip this summer. Bon voyage! Catch a flight Are [...]

Travel English: English Phrases to Use While Traveling2023-01-29T17:54:55+01:00

Text Speak: Common English Abbreviations

2023-01-29T17:53:11+01:00

Text speak has changed a lot in the last decade (10 years) or two. I remember using it a lot when I was younger as a short cut when typing when I had my first MSN Messenger account. You could type something quickly if you only had a second to do so, and the person you were talking to understood your shortcut. For example, if while you were chatting online to a friend and the phone rang downstairs (remember when phones were connected to a wall in the kitchen only??) and you needed to run down to answer the phone, [...]

Text Speak: Common English Abbreviations2023-01-29T17:53:11+01:00

6 Less Common Idioms in English

2022-10-30T23:17:49+01:00

We've written a lot about common idioms on the Bespeaking blog, but it's because they're so ubiquitous (everywhere) in English! We use common idioms all the time so they're great to know as a student of the language. Here are even more English idioms you should know, even if they are a little less common:   A blessing in disguise Has something bad ever happened to you, but it turns out later that it was actually good? For example, you were fired from your job only to find, interview for, and get your dream job? Then you being fired would [...]

6 Less Common Idioms in English2022-10-30T23:17:49+01:00

Taboo Words in English

2022-10-30T23:09:36+01:00

Each language has words that are considered taboo, or shouldn't be said. English is no exception. Taboo words (“bad” word, swear words, profanity) fall into four different categories in English and also have different strengths of severity (how bad something is). As a student of English, we suggest being very careful when using these words, as it can be difficult to gauge (determine, decide, analyze) whether the taboo words are appropriate to the situation and how strong they are. While we don't recommend swearing in formal company, if your friends swear, it is a way that you can practice and [...]

Taboo Words in English2022-10-30T23:09:36+01:00

Formal English Business Email Language

2022-10-30T22:50:42+01:00

If you do business in English, chances are high that you're going to write an email at one point or another. Because we use a more formal tone with colleagues than we do with our friends, it's important to know how to address people properly in an email by using business email language. Below are some phrases you can use when writing an email in English at work or in professional business situations. To Whom It May Concern This phrase is used at the beginning of an email when you don't know whom you're addressing. If you need to write [...]

Formal English Business Email Language2022-10-30T22:50:42+01:00

Spanish Loan Words – Easy English Blog

2022-10-30T21:53:08+01:00

We've talked about all sorts (many kinds) of different languages that influence (affect, have impact on) English on the Bespeaking blog (such as German, Latin, Yiddish, and French), but since Spanish loan words are such a huge contributor (giver), we've decided to cover it (write about it) twice! Here are ten more Spanish loan words that you can use in your day-to-day life that come from Spanish. ¡Ándele! Ten-Gallon Hat Original: tan galán, meaning "so gallant" Believe it or not, the name for the famous ten-gallon cowboy hat does not have anything to do with their ability (if you can [...]

Spanish Loan Words – Easy English Blog2022-10-30T21:53:08+01:00

6 Common English Phrases We Say Wrong

2022-09-29T22:41:19+01:00

Believe it or not, even native English speakers get common English phrases wrong from time to time. It usually stems from something they learned incorrectly during childhood and they have carried the mistake through to adulthood. This happens quite frequently with common phrases that we hear so often that our mind finishes the phrase automatically and we don't pay attention to the details of exactly what is being said. Here are some common English phrases we say wrong - even native English speakers! Practice them yourself and maybe you'll be able to correct a native speaker someday... Play it by [...]

6 Common English Phrases We Say Wrong2022-09-29T22:41:19+01:00
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