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22nd September 2009
Vocabulary Building and Reading Comprehension
The meaning of unknown words which you come across in your reading sometimes can be known by their surroundings, that is, their contexts. The context of the sentence can tell us the part of speech of the... Read >
Author: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm thankful for grammar. You heard me right. I'm thankful for grammar. I guess maybe I should say that I'm thankful that I learned grammar. It's really true. As an author, I learned quickly to be grateful for those years... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
Some would-be writers think they can dash off an article without bothering to learn the basic rules of grammar. But just as any craftsperson spends time honing his skills to make the perfect piece of craft, so must a writer work hard to present an article... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th July 2009
A Short Explanation of Phrasal Verbs
A phrasal verb is a grouping of a verb and an adverb, a verb and a preposition, or a verb, an adverb, and a preposition. Phrasal verbs perform semantically as a group, in other words, they have their own meaning, ... Read >
Author: lci20312th June 2009
If you look for advice on your writing, surf the Internet and you will find advice galore. One writing site tells you that one reason we plunk down money for writers like Stephen King is because they use adverbs to make their writing interesting. While ad... Read >
Author: Tom Aaron24th March 2009
The word "freelance" was first coined by Sir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish historical novelist and poet, in 1819 when he wrote his novel Ivanhoe, to refer to a medieval mercenary warrior. The term has then shifted into more figurative meanings. In the... Read >
Author: Jay Schindler 14th January 2009
Some would-be writers think they can dash off an article without learning the basics of grammar. Just as any craftsperson spends time honing his skills to make the perfect piece of craft, so must a writer work hard to write an error-free, grammatically-co... Read >
Author: Jesse Dawson29th December 2008
Studied for 10 years and still can't hold a conversation!
FACT – Native English speaking children have acquired all their speaking skills before the age of 7.
So what are you doing wrong? And why can babies pick up speaking so quickly and effortless... Read >
Author: Gibby08th December 2008
Eye contact in communication can be dicey. A look can be an invitation or an invasion, a challenge or an appraisal. A lot of appraising goes on in Los Angeles.
I flew out there recently from Pittsburgh, visiting Diana, a producer friend of mine whom I ... Read >
Author: jspeyerer30th November 2008
Buy a domain name for $8.00: Make sure that the name is two words, use your main keyword and a verb, adverb or noun for the second like "dominator" or ""man." Keep the domain name simple.
Purchase file hosting: Go to GoDaddy or Hostgator and get yourse... Read >
Author: MaxT30th November 2008
Buy a domain name for $8.00: Make sure that the name is two words, use your main keyword and a verb, adverb or noun for the second like "dominator" or ""man." Keep the domain name simple.
Purchase file hosting: Go to GoDaddy or Hostgator and get yourse... Read >
Author: MaxT13th October 2008
The title of this article is a little bit misleading because even native German speakers do make mistakes all the time and say the wrong words. However, when they are learning how to speak German there are some common mistakes that beginners usually make ... Read >
Author: Ling Tong06th October 2008
Domain names are inexpensive to buy. You only need $8.00. Make sure that the name is two words, use your main keyword and a verb, adverb or noun for the second like "dominator" or "man." Keep the domain name simple.
Purchase file hosting: Go to GoDaddy... Read >
Author: MaxT06th October 2008
For a cheap price of $8.00, you can surely buy a domain name. Keep the name simple and make sure that the name is two words, use your main keyword and a verb, adverb or noun for the second like "dominator" or "man."
Purchase file hosting: Go to GoDadd... Read >
Author: Nebula200010th September 2008
Confused about conjunctions? Anxious about adjectives? Neurotic over nouns? Tremble no more as here is a simple explanation of all the parts of speech above, and even some you've probably never heard of. To get more intimate with interjections and positiv... Read >
Author: Mervyn Love08th September 2008
Spanish prepositions serve the same purpose in constructing sentences as do English prepositions. This makes them easy to understand, but using them correctly in a sentence can be one of the most challenging aspects of learning to speak Spanish. For examp... Read >
Author: Ling Tong28th August 2008
When you take an English course on line, you have to start at the beginning just as you would with any English course that will teach you to read, write and speak the language. When searching for a free online course, you have to make sure the course cont... Read >
Author: Ling Tong06th May 2008
Bob ran really fast down the brightly lit hallway to the slowly closing door at the very end. He was on his way to his most favorite class: Grammar 101.
While we commend Bob's enthusiasm for grammar, this use of adverbs is excessive. We call this "adve... Read >
Author: Precise Edit19th March 2008
Negotiable: These are rules that the experts largely agree can be broken to good effect. In formal writing (such as a doctoral dissertation), the strict rules would still apply. But in informal writing, such as writing an autobiography, looser rules are a... Read >
Author: G.Entp818th January 2008
English teachers can be wrong. For example, they may have told you to never split an infinitive or start a sentence with "because." Because most English teachers are not professional writers, many adhere to writing rules without understanding the underlyi... Read >
Author: Precise Edit12th October 2007
The word “freelance” was first coined by Sir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish historical novelist and poet, in 1819 when he wrote his novel Ivanhoe, to refer to a medieval mercenary warrior. The term has then shifted into more figurative meanings. In... Read >
Author: Melissa G08th May 2007
Today’s wordo came in via the old (e)mail bag and concerns a typical Type C Wordo. (If this is your first Wordo Alert, there’s a definition of a wordo at the end of this article.) If you think presume and assume or ensure and insure mean the same thin... Read >
Author: Prof. Wordo15th April 2007
To is a homophone. I know what you’re thinking – a what? A homophone; if you watch Jeopardy you know homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently. How do you know when to use to versus two versus too? W... Read >
Author: Laurie31st August 2006
How To Express To Look In Thai
In Thai, when you want to express that
you're looking or watching at something or someone
you can use the Thai verb duu (9)
which means to look, to see or to watch.
Using the Thai verb duu... Read >
Author: Rippa Sama05th March 2006
Virtual Real Estatejust what am I talking about here? If I look up "virtual" in the dictionary, it gives me words like near, practical, fundamental, or essential. It also lists actual as an antonym. Remember in school how we were required to use the n... Read >
Author: Karen Kelley30th November 2005
Your website looks great: solid words, easy navigation, graphics just so, and maybe even a bit of flash with some multimedia.
But customers are not buying.
You wonder if it's the writing. How can that be? You remembered the two key mantras for webs... Read >
Author: Paul Matthews16th November 2005
Your website looks great: solid words, easy navigation, graphics just so, and maybe even a bit of flash with some multimedia.
But customers are not buying.
You wonder if it's the writing. How can that be? You remembered the two key mantras for webs... Read >
Author: Paul Matthews24th June 2005
More on Keywords
By S. Housley
Keywords are the heart to effective Internet searches. Whether optimizing a web site or searching for a hard-to-find item, consider tapping resources to locate a variety of keywords. Identify keywords and phrases that ar... Read >
Author: S. Housley
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