One of my students just turned me on to a cute, gimmicky tool that lets you look up common phrases in movies: PlayPhrase.me.
Month: July 2023
It’s a stretch, but …
No one want’s to hear this, but you’re gonna screw up. It happens to all of us — even native speakers. You’re gonna get tongue tied. A word’s gonna slip your mind. You’re not going to remember the specific word you want to say.
It sucks, I know. But that’s the truth.
English Cheat Codes: A lot
A semi-regular feature in which I share the ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA of English.
Just a little bit
Some things are so scarce, rarefied, or valuable that we’re inclined to measure them in tiny quantities.
Time, money, and respect spring to mind.