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Great Songs with Terrible Mistakes

Singers of hit songs may have scooped awards for their music, but they would probably get an F in English class. The good news is that you can learn from their bad grammar.

12 Mar 2025

Learn English from Famous Film Lines

Learning English grammar? Pretty tedious, right? Watching a Hollywood blockbuster? Fun! So, imagine if you could master English grammar from the world’s best-loved films? In this post we show you how.

03 Mar 2025

The Funniest Misheard Lyrics

This Valentine’s month, we share some of the most hilarious mistakes people often make when crooning English love song lyrics.

11 Feb 2025

How to use ‘Wish’ in English

We give the classic tale of an adventurous boy and a genie a modern spin to help you learn how to use the word ‘wish’ in English.

27 Jan 2025

Word of the Year 2024: ‘Brain rot’

Learn about this year’s Oxford Word of the Year: brain rot. (Okay, it’s technically two words). What is it, why is it trending, and most importantly, how can you use it in sentences to impress your friends?

31 Dec 2024

Shakespearean Phrases in Modern English

William Shakespeare is alive and well – in modern English. Don’t believe us? Click here to learn some of the many everyday English phrases that have their origins in Shakespeare’s plays.

18 Nov 2024

Reasons to smile according to Mr Musk

Read about why the world’s most talked-about entrepreneur thinks humanity’s future isn’t all doom and gloom. Pick up some words and phrases that Musk commonly uses so you can start talking like a billionaire!

24 Aug 2024

Superlatives & Movies

Learning superlatives doesn’t have to be super dull. In this post, we talk about superlatives using movies of past and present. Enjoy the show!

15 Aug 2024

Speak English like a champion

The Paris Olympics is in full swing! In our, ‘How to talk about…’ series, we’ll teach you useful vocabulay to talk about current events in English.

29 Jul 2024

How to Make Small Talk in English

Making small talk in English doesn’t have to be a big deal. In this post, we’ll teach you numerous useful small talk phrases to use in conversation and email communication.

08 Jul 2024

Mistakes Native Speakers Make

As an English learner, it’s normal to feel a little nervous about making mistakes, but in this post we show you how native English speakers often make mistakes too.

21 Jun 2024

The Bare Essentials of Bare Infinitives

Caution: this post contains references to nudity (ie ‘naked infinitives’). Learn what these are and how to use them without suffering from an attack of embarrassment.

21 Mar 2024

English Idioms about Happiness

It’s International Happiness Day this month, so we’re sharing some common, quirky, and downright crazy English expressions about… you guessed it… happiness!

14 Mar 2024

Confusing English Words

English is full of word pairs that leave students dazed and confused. Check out our post on how to get to grips with one of these duplicitous duos!

08 Mar 2024

How to talk about love in English

March is here, but before we bid February adieu, we thought we’d leave you with some swoon-worthy phrases about ‘amore’ in honour of the ‘month of love’.

01 Mar 2024

Another year… Other grammar!

Happy 2024 to all our readers! We wish you joy, success, and impeccable grammar this year! To help get your year off to a good start, we explore common mistakes students make with that deceptively simple word: ‘other’.

11 Jan 2024

Learning English with ChatGPT

There’s been a lot of excitement about how ChatGPT can be used to improve students’ English. In this post, we put these claims to the test.

30 Dec 2023