While I was browsing the news this weekend, I came across an interesting piece of vocabulary in this article. ‘Brain gain‘ is when a country attracts a lot of well-educated people to live there. The opposite is ‘brain drain‘, which is when a lot of well-educated people leave a country. There’s another interesting expression in …
Have you had time to read all the articles on the World of Words this week, yet? If not, take some time to look through them before you take this quiz. All the answers are there somewhere and taking the quiz will help you remember the new vocabulary. Good luck, everyone. Have a great weekend! …
In my Travel Thursdays series, we’ve seen loads of exciting places to study English all over the world. What about if you don’t have enough time and money to travel to another country to learn English, though? Studying English at home using the Internet is a really practical option nowadays. Some people even prefer it …
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Last week, we looked at expressions and idioms with ‘hard’. This week, let’s look at the opposite – English expressions and idioms using ‘soft’. soft sell Meaning: to sell something in a polite, gentle manner Example: Dave’s an expert with the soft sell. He’s so charming, he can convince people to buy anything. to have …
Many people have difficulty remembering idioms in a second language. Here’s a fun way to remember idioms in English or any other language. If you are already good at using image association to remember new vocabulary, this may be similar to the techniques you use. All you need for this is a notepad and a …
Any comic book geeks out there will know the Silver Surfer as a character featured in the Fantastic Four comics. I saw it used in the news in another, interesting way this weekend in this article. The way it is used here is to talk about elderly people using the Internet. ‘Silver’ refers to the …
It’s Friday again and that can only mean one thing – Time for a quiz! Before taking this week’s English vocabulary quiz, remember to vote for Wil’s World of Words in the Lexiophiles Top 100 Language Blogs competition if you haven’t already voted. Thanks for your votes and remember, each one counts. 34th English vocabulary …
View Larger Map Portland is a city in the Northwestern United States. As cities in the US go, it’s not been that well-known in the past but recently Portland has become more and more famous as a ‘green’ environmentally-friendly city. Portlanders love cycling and if you are interested in organic food and healthy living, it …