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2017-07-28 ‘When’, ‘if’ and ‘in case’ – Learners’ Questions

When, if and in case Honza from the Czech Republic says: what is the difference between the use of when and…

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2017-07-21 ‘Wear’, ‘put on’ and ‘dress’ – Learners’ Questions

Wear, put on, dress Tugba from Turkey says: I would like to know the difference between wear, put on and dress…

6 months ago

2017-07-14 How to use ‘yet’ and ‘not yet’ – Learners’ Questions

Yet Viji in India says: yet is similar in meaning to but. But, people also say not yet. This is confusing.…

6 months ago

2017-07-07 ‘Better off’ and ‘well off’ – Learners’ Questions

Better off Mariano in Spain says: How do I understand the sentence we are better off than you. Does it always refer…

6 months ago

2017-06-30 ‘Owe’, ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’ – Learners’ Questions

Owe, lend and borrow Omar in Somalia says: How can I use the word owe when I lend someone some…

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2017-06-23 When does ‘zero’ means ‘no’ – Learners’ Questions

Zero and no C Chan in Hong Kong says: In the sentences: There should be zero accidents on the road or…

6 months ago

2017-06-16 ‘Every cloud’ understanding English idioms – Learners’ Questions

Every cloud has a silver lining Helen in Ukraine says: I find it difficult to understand idioms or proverbs. For example,…

6 months ago

2017-06-09 ‘This’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’ – Learners’ Questions

This, that, these, those Ahmed in Egypt says: What is the difference between "that" and "this" also "those" and "these"? DanHi…

6 months ago

2017-06-02 Future tenses present continuous, ‘be going to’, ‘will’ – Learners’ Questions

The Future: present continuous, be going to, will Christina in Austria says: would you be able to explain the difference…

6 months ago

2017-05-26 Commas, semicolons and colons – Learners’ Questions

Comma, semicolon, colon Hany in Germany says: in the German language, we put the comma before the relative pronoun. Does this…

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