In the days leading up to Halloween, one of the highlights of the dark season of the year, Iโd like to share some adjectives that you can use when talking about the weird, the sad, and the gloomy. Twenty six words, to be precise, one for each letter of the English alphabet, along with some …
New Year’s resolutions for language learners
Beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reassess oneโs priorities and set personal goals for the coming twelve months. In this post, Iโll offer some advice for language learners: how to define your personal resolutions and use them as an effective learning tool.
Pagan origins of English weekday names
The names of the days of the week are among the first words English learners get to learn, but probably few ever wonder about their origins and actual meaning. In this post weโll delve into the etymology of this segment of vocabulary, with a little help from cultural history and mythology. First off, the introduction …
