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British and American English
What is British English? It’s simple enough really, British English is the style of English speaking and writing that has developed in Britain. Just like French, Spanish, or any other language in the world, countries develop their own styles of language in terms of the way they speak and the way they write. It just…
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Examples Of Business English
The most basic example of business English is emails that are used in the corporate world. In this way, business English uses a writing technique called ‘Technical Writing.’ This is usually a really formal and straightforward kind of writing just to get a point across while following a specific format. An example of this is:…
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Why Learn Business English?
Communication skills This is the most essential tool that you’re going to be able to utilize in the corporate world. If you fluently use your business English skills, it’s about being professional in the most straight-forward and formal way possible. It’s not a new fact that having efficient and effective communication skills in the workplace…
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Business English
What Is Business English? To start off, business English is defined as similar to that of regular English, however this is used in the corporate world. Fluency in business English gives you an added advantage to everything that comes in the corporate world whether it’s job applications, meetings and such. Business English, in basic terms,…
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English Names
Popular English Names (First Names) Common Boy First Names in English List of popular boy names (first names) with pronunciation videos. Common Girl First Names in English List of most popular girl names in English with pronunciation video. Common Surnames in English List of most popular surnames. First Names & Surnames | Common English Names with Pictures English Names…
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What is a Homonym?
Homonym Definition In English, a homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but differs in meaning. Homonyms can refer to both homophones and homographs. The description of a homonym covers that of both a homograph and a homophone. For example, ‘bear’, ‘tear’ and ‘lead’ are all homographs, but they also satisfy the criteria of a homonym.…
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Onomatopoeia Definition
When looking at the English language you will sooner or later find yourself confronted by the word ‘onomatopoeia.’ Although this looks like a very challenging word that must surely carry a complicated meaning, in reality it is the complete opposite. We are going to take a look at what exactly onomatopoeia is and how it can be…
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Hard Words to Spell
The 20 Hardest Words to Spell Bouillon Sounding like a middle name for someone in the Royal family, this is really a word from the French, meaning “liquid in which something has been boiled”. The English word, while tough to spell, sounds better than the French meaning. After all, they could have boiled a rugby…
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Commonly Misspelled Words
However, as we may all be aware, that’s not quite the case. With so many different words to remember, it can feel like an impossible job to remember how to spell every single one. Especially, since many words aren’t even spelled as they are pronounced, for example, the word ‘baloney’ is actually spelled ‘bologna’. So,…
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10 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words
1. GIF Proper pronunciation is: J-IFF If you’ve ever attempted to pronounce this word or heard someone else pronounce it, you may think that the correct way of pronouncing it is with a strong ‘g’. However, according to Steve Wilhite (the developer of GIF’s) the proper pronunciation for this word is in fact ‘jiff’. Many…