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Are you the kind of person who plans a trip last minute? Or do you prefer to build a spreadsheet months in advance? Pippa and Phil talk about what they tend to do when they're planning a trip, and our ...

In the 21st century, understanding English is not a big deal but still, when it comes to speaking, many hesitate. It may be ...

Sprinkle in some clever Britishisms and watch your daily dialogue get instantly cheekier. Here are 12 Britishisms to adopt ...

Learn when to use 'has' vs 'have' with easy rules, examples, tables, and practice questions. A complete grammar guide for ...

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Common English Grammar Mistakes: English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to grammar. From confusing “its” and “it’s” to ...

Improve English for competitive exams with simple strategies. Learn vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, writing ...

The preceding chapter showed how sentences can be streamlined by reducing their adjective clauses to adjective phrases — a simple process that omits the relative pronouns “that,” “which,” “who,” “whom ...

Of all the rich and varied parts of the French language, it is perhaps swearing that poses the biggest translation problem. Here's a look at some famous examples of translation issues and how best to ...