ELS Gangnam

What another beautiful Monday!
When using the term "CEO" please be aware that we don't use CEO for small businesses:
1. CEO - the leader of a large corporation
2. a business owner - used for smaller businesses and larger corporations

Have a wonderful Chuseok everyone! And please be safe!
Tip of the Day:
1. traffic jam - on one particular road
e.g. "That car accident caused a huge traffic jam."
2. traffic - a lot of people traveling at the same time in similar directions
e.g. - "Traffic leaving Seoul during Chuseok is terrible."
"Traffic at 6pm in the city is hectic."

Good Morning and Happy September!!!
Time is flying!
Quick tip of the day:
1. to date sb (not date with sb)
2. to go out w/ sb
3. to see sb
These three have the same meaning of being in a romantic relationship however 2 & 3 can have another meaning :-))

Good morning everybody! We have been noticing some confusion b/w "from now" and "later". Here are a couple of quick tips:

Have you ever wondered...coffee or coffees? Water or waters? Beer or beers? Here you go:
a. "I spilled beer on the floor."
b. "I drank 3 beers before class."
*Some nouns can be used as count and non-count nouns [water(s), juice(s), paper(s), hair(s), etc.]

Albert Einstein said it best!!!
Here are a couple of tips:
1. to set a (good/bad) example - to behave in a way that others might follow
2. to influence sb - to affect sb (sometimes unintentionally)
3. to have an impact on sb - to influence sb

Happy Independence Day Korea! (We know it's tomorrow ;-))
Here are a couple of tips about holidays for you:

a. to celebrate - to rejoice over sg w/ special events
b. to commemorate - to honor or keep alive the memory of sg
c. an anniversary - the annual date on which sg occurred

"First come, first serve(d)";
This term is used for many events.
It is used to describe a situation where customers/attendees are serviced or helped in the order that they come in, w/o bias.

Happy Monday everybody!!
We hope that you had an incredible weekend!

Here is a quick tip for you:
*Be mindful of pronunciation with most adjectives that end w/ "-ate":
-e.g. to be moderate [mod der it), to be accurate [ac cur it],
*Try to pronounce the "-ate" as "-it"

Good morning everybody!!
So, what is the difference b/w "to be going to (verb)" and "will"?

Try to remember that we use "to be going to (verb)" when we have already planned to do sg in advance (e.g. "I am going to get married this winter.").

Use "will" for more sudden decisions or when you are unsure of sg (e.g. "Maybe I will just stay home today.").

Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Here is a common mistake to avoid: "Most of people like to go to..."
Here is the explanation of why we can't use this:

Hey guys! Have you ever been confused about "another, the other, and other"? Take a look ;-))