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March 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Melanie

Archives for March 2012 English Vocabulary: Makeup! (Video) March 27, 2012 by Melanie 12 Comments This is an intermediate/advanced vocabulary lesson for people learning English as a foreign language. In this video, you’ll learn some common makeup vocabulary. You will learn the correct names for different makeup products, parts of the face, as well as […]

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English Vocabulary: Brand Names that are Regular Nouns

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: Brand Names that are Regular Nouns March 14, 2012 by Melanie This is a lesson for people learning to speak English as a foreign language. I have chosen common American brands for this article. An English learner recently asked me a question on Facebook about the word ‘Xerox.’ Even though it is a […]

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Gazillion, Bajillion, and Other Big Numbers!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Melanie

Vocabulary – Gazillion, Bajillion, and Other Big Numbers! March 9, 2012 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 (Photo by Luca Argalia) There are a lot of fun, informal words in English to describe really big numbers! As you know, large numbers in English all end in -illion [pronounced /ɪljən/]. 1,000,000 (million) 1,000,000,000 (billion) 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) […]

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Posted on March 7, 2012 by Melanie

English Pronunciation: How to Say Fashion Brands! (video) March 7, 2012 by Melanie A lot of fashion brands are difficult even for native speakers, because a lot of them are not English names! In this video I say the names of 38 different fashion brands. The names are organized in alphabetical order according to their […]

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How to Say Fashion Brands in English! (video)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Melanie

English Pronunciation: How to Say Fashion Brands! (video) March 7, 2012 by Melanie Share38 Tweet2 +1 Share Shares 40 A lot of fashion brands are difficult even for native speakers, because a lot of them are not English names! In this video I say the names of 38 different fashion brands. The names are organized […]

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English Grammar: Plural Proper Nouns

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Melanie

English Grammar: Plural Proper Nouns February 10, 2012 by Melanie Why do we call the American music awards show The Grammys, and not The Grammies? One of the first things you learned in English class was the “rule” making the plural form of nouns that end with -y. If a noun with two or more […]

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February 2012

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Melanie

Archives for February 2012 English Grammar: Plural Proper Nouns February 10, 2012 by Melanie Why do we call the American music awards show The Grammys, and not The Grammies? One of the first things you learned in English class was the “rule” making the plural form of nouns that end with -y. If a noun […]

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Confusing English Verbs – Wear or Dress?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Melanie

Confusing English Verbs – Wear or Dress? February 6, 2012 by Melanie (Photo by an untrained eye)   To wear = to have clothes on your body You wear clothes. This is the most common verb used to talk about clothes. What are you wearing today? I’m going to wear my new shoes to school […]

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English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verbs “Wear” and “Dress”

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verbs “Wear” and “Dress” February 6, 2012 by Melanie What are you wearing? wear = have clothes on your body You wear clothes. This is the most common verb used to talk about clothes. What are you wearing today? I’m going to wear my new shoes to school tomorrow! […]

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Posted on February 6, 2012 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verbs “Wear” and “Dress” February 6, 2012 by Melanie What are you wearing? wear = have clothes on your body You wear clothes. This is the most common verb used to talk about clothes. What are you wearing today? I’m going to wear my new shoes to school tomorrow! […]

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