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Mistake: If I would have…

lklawless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:21 +0000

When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done).

Dishes and Silverware – Setting the table

lklawless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:41 +0000

Learn the English vocabulary you need to talk about dishes and setting the table.

Los platos y la vajilla – Poner la mesa

lklawless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Aprenda el vocabulario que se necesita para poner la mesa.

La vaisselle et l’argenterie – Mettre la table

lklawless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:08 +0000

Apprendre le vocabulaire dont vous avez besoin pour mettre la table.

English spelling – I before E

lklawless — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30:53 +0000

Whether to spell any given word with ie or ei can often stump native English speakers. In school many of us were taught the mnemonic device “I before E except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh.” This is a fairly good rule, but it has a lot of exceptions.

Yes/No Questions

lklawless — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:35 +0000

Yes/no questions are asked using one of these verbs: be, have, do, or a modal verb. They can be answered with a simple yes or no.

Preguntas de sí o no

lklawless — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:03 +0000

En inglés, las preguntas de sí o no usan los verbos be, have, do, o un verbo modal. Se pueden contestar con sólo yes (sí) o no.

Questions fermées

lklawless — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:03 +0000

En anglais, les questions fermées sont posées avec un des verbes suivants: be, have, do, ou bien un verbe modal. On peut y répondre tout simplement avec yes (oui) ou bien no (non).

Affect vs Effect

lklawless — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:14 +0000

The English words affect and effect are often confused by native speakers – don’t let their mistakes affect your English.

Consonants – Voiced and Unvoiced

lklawless — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:30:55 +0000

Many consonant sounds come in pairs. For example, P and B are produced in the same place in the mouth with the tongue in the same position. The only difference is that P is an unvoiced sound while B is a voiced sound.