Yes, I am excited about the upcoming election!
This question and answer pair includes an example of an adjective + preposition combination. There are many of these fixed combinations in…
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Are you excited (about / from) the election?
October 10th, 2008
Guides to Expressions of Quantity / Countable and Uncountable Nouns
October 8th, 2008
Expressions of quantity are placed before nouns and express ‘how much’ or ‘how many’ of something exists. Some expressions of quantity are only used with noncount (uncountable) nouns, others are…
Sound Scripting
October 7th, 2008
Recently, while creating a course on presentation skills in English, I came across a wonderful book by Mark Powell entitled Presenting in English. In it, there are “sound scripting” exercises…
First name or last name?
October 3rd, 2008
Hello, Mr Franks! doesn't make much sense if you are talking to your friend Peter. However, it makes plenty of sense if you are speaking to the director of the...
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The Bilingual Debate: Transitional Classrooms
October 1st, 2008
The Bilingual Debate: Transitional Classrooms By BRUCE FULLER in the New York Times is an interesting look at the current ESL situation in classrooms across the United States. In particular,...
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