by Martin Burke | Apr 29, 2019 | My language journey
Some years ago, while in France, I was waiting to withdraw money from an ATM machine. There was a woman in front of me using the machine, and she appeared to be having some difficulty trying to read the display; she was shading her eyes with her hands against the...
by Martin Burke | Apr 8, 2019 | This is how we say it
In a recent lesson, one of my English language students said the following ‘when I was there, I tried and catch a bus’. When I told her that the correct expression in this case is ‘I tried to catch a bus’, she asked me to explain why there was a difference, since she...
by Martin Burke | Apr 2, 2019 | This is how we say it
What is Groundhog Day? Many newcomers to the English language may have heard this expression being used but not perhaps have been aware of its significance or its origin. Here is an extract from Wikipedia; Groundhog Day … is a popular tradition celebrated in...
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