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Conjunctions and levels of formality

There is a lesson on conjunctions and formality. Many lessons explain just conjunctions, but not the context in which to use it. For example, ' but ' is less formal than ' however '. Find it at http://www.learnenglishbetter.com/articl…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

So and too

hi, im confiused in using 'so' and 'too'..
is my sentence right??
for example,

i need to be in a cave, without hp n internet..damn so addict at this two things..

or should i say,

i need to be in a cave, without hp and…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

What are these phrases called?

I was wondering what you call the phrases below: a lot of a number of a bunch of an amount of a few of Here is an example: "There is a lot of gas in the universe." "Gas" is obviously the subject, so what is "a lot of?&quot…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

By Definition

Idioms & Phrases by definition According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. (1970s) The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

Pronunciation…

What are some of the important rules when saying a word. For example, the word "cake," when there is an "e" at the end it makes the "a" long. What are the sounds for short vowels and long vowels.

What other simple rul…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Get & got

Why do we use got and not get in the following example? – It is really time we got round to painting the house. (why not get?)

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

For or of

Which of these two forms would be more correct: For example, love of or love for??? Love of music or love for music Love of his country or love for his country;

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

English Tip of the Day

The English tip of the day newsletter provides an e-mail each day with an English usage tip with sentence examples. For example:

Use the future with “g…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Reducing Cycle Time for Six Sigma Projects

Six Sigma has certainly helped organisations to improve efficiency and quality, but just like any other quality-improvement concept, it is not completely free from limiting factors. For example, the biggest concern with Six Sigma is long project cycle …

[ More ] January 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

Mind, Meditation and the Project Manager

Project manager and meditation seem to be two opposite sides of the world. The link between these two becomes quite noticeable when work stress breaks something; either a manager a project or sometimes both. This article first discusses areas of work s…

[ More ] January 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |