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Terrible English tips from social media: part one It’s not hard to find teachers and coursebooks offering horrible advice on how to speak better English. Made up rules about “conditional…

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'2 million years of speaking, 6,000 years of writing': Mystery of 26-letter alphabet John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia University, has plans to guide viewers through the intriguing evolution of writing in his new 16-part series.

A way of thinking about "if" that's different to what you usually hear.

There’s nothing special about the word “if”. Adapted from "Relax, It's Just English"

All most all of the most common verbs in English have one syllable.

You’re Trying Too Hard with English Vocabulary. (Adapted from Relax, It’s Just English)

Right.

Ever wonder why Brits sound so smart? The distinctive uses of 'right' in British and American English Are the British generally more intelligent and informed than Americans? Americans certainly seem to think so, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.

One of our teachers has released a book!

"Relax, It's Just English" is for upper-intermediate learners who want to take some of the stress out of speaking. If you think you worry too much about finding the perfect word or grammar form, it might be for you!

And as always, ELI offers a wide variety of evening and intensive courses to help you stay in practice and improve your English skills.

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"It's said that the American accent is closer to Shakespearean English than modern day [British] English."

Who knew?!

An interesting and surprising overview of some of the differences between American and British English.

BBC Radio 4 - Radio 4 in Four - Totally awesome: Seven ways you use Americanisms every day Is the future of the English language...American?

Oxford's Word of the Year 2020 was "unprecedented", and for 2021 it's "vax". Here's hoping 2022's word is something like "normalcy".... ;-)

Oxford Word of the Year 2021 | Oxford Languages The Oxford Languages 2021 Word of the Year. Our team of expert lexicographers continually monitor and analyse language developments, in a year that saw technological innovation influence the way we communicate in our day to day lives.

It's important to be courteous and professional in an email, but some phrases can be too much....

10 Pointless Phrases You Keep Including in Emails Stop wasting your time and everyone else's--ditch these 10 common but annoying email phrases.

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The people at dictionary.com chose "pandemic" for their Word of the Year 2020, but users of the website went with "unprecedented". In a year in which a hundred crazy things seemed to happen every single day, "unprecedented" seems like the better choice. (It's also a more useful word!)

What's your Word of the Year for 2020?

'Unprecedented' named People's Choice 2020 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com 'Unprecedented' received the most user submissions for the site's People's Choice 2020 Word of the Year