Have a laugh

We know how good it is to have a laugh. And sometimes we just need to laugh at something stupid.

Tim (who doesn’t want to go back to work): “I’ve used up all my sick days, so I’m calling in dead!

(But I wouldn’t recommend that you do this!)

Watch your language!

We’ve spoken about using politically correct language before. So instead of using the old-fashioned term “watchmen” (I suppose they always used to be men in the past!), we should now talk about “security guards” or “security officers”.

A little bit of grammar can’t hurt

I think this is a clear explanation of what we call the ‘zero conditional’: “We use the zero conditional to talk about something that will always happen (the result), if or when a particular condition is met.” So ….

You can always read my blog posts if you have some time to spare.

Read about this language point on the BBC website here.