9 January

Eliminate these seven errors for better English emails

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Eliminate these seven errors for better English emails

  Over the years I’ve noticed that there are some mistakes which crop up time and time again in emails. Although these errors don’t usually prevent the recipient from understanding what is meant, they do prevent the sender from making a really good impression. So why not eliminate them?   Can you spot the mistakes? I’ve […]

29 February

How did your last English meeting go?

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Do you sometimes have an uneasy feeling after a meeting in English? Perhaps you’re unsure whether your language skills were good enough to get your message across. Or maybe you feel frustrated because you know it would have gone so much better in your own language. In this situation it’s tempting to throw the baby […]

8 June

Five types who sabotage their own progress in English

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Are you doing an English course at the moment? Are you satisfied with your progress? If your answer is Not really,  perhaps you’re making things more difficult for yourself than they need to be. In the following, I describe five typical language learners I’ve come across and the drawbacks their behaviours have. You’ll notice that I’ve used the pronoun […]