Transitions are linking expressions that allow you to connect clauses within a sentence and sentences within a paragraph. By using them, you’ll be able to enrich your speech and writing. The following list of transitions is by no means exhaustive and provided merely as an example: Function Transition Showing the cause/effect Thus,… Adding information […]
Quotes from Shakespeare’s Plays
It is difficult to understate the importance and influence of William Shakespeare on the English language. His works are staged and quoted all around the world. Here are five quotes from some of his most famous and beloved plays: “All’s well that ends well” In other words, it doesn’t matter how problematic the situation was […]
Topical Idioms – the Internet
Surf the net – to spend time browsing on the Internet Example: I usually surf the net in the evenings. A silver surfer – an older person Example: My grandpa is a silver surfer who’s really good at using new technology and the Internet. Google something – to research something via Google’s search engine Example: […]
Play-on-Words and Slang
‘Hangry,” which is a play on the words ‘angry’ and ‘hungry,’ is a slang terms that’s used as an adjective to express that somebody is angry because he or she is really hungry. “Feels” is slang for feelings and used primarily by the millenials or people born between 1981 and 1996. “To have beef” is […]
Text Message Abbreviations and Acronyms
Some people prefer to communicate with friends via text or chat messages. They’re short and don’t take that much time to type, which is probably accounted for by all of the abbreviations and acronyms used by the writers of the said messages. Please note that slang mustn’t be used in any type of formal situation, […]
