von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
Interesting describes something or someone that attracts your attention.“She’s an interesting person.“ Interested describes how someone feels.“She’s interested in the project.“ 💡 Quick tip:The project is interesting.You’re...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 7, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
In standard business English, we usually avoid using two negatives to express one negative meaning. For example:“I don’t need any help.“ Rather than:“I don’t need no help.“ But here’s something worth knowing.Double negatives...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 2, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
Both words can describe how long something has been happening. For tells us the length of time.“I’ve worked here for five years.“ Since tells us when something started.“I’ve worked here since January.“ 💡 Quick tip:For = how...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 2, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
In English, adjectives usually follow a particular order. For example:“A beautiful old house.“Sounds natural. „An old beautiful house.“Sounds unusual. But here’s the good news.You rarely need to use more than two or three adjectives...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 2, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
When comparing prices, the structure matters. Cheaper than = less expensive“This hotel is cheaper than the other one.“ As cheap as = the same price, or equally inexpensive“This hotel is as cheap as the other one.“ 💡 Quick tip:Cheaper than.As...
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 23, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Grammar quirks |
Both words describe moving something from one place to another. Bring usually focuses on movement towards the speaker or a shared destination.“Can you bring the documents to tomorrow’s meeting?“ Take usually focuses on movement away from the speaker...
