100 Other Elaborate Words To Use Instead of 'Good'

The word "good" is definitely one of the most commonly used adjectives of all time. It's flexibility has allowed us to use it regularly that we find so few other words to describe what kind of 'good' something or someone is. And oh, how difficult it was to limit the list to 100. As vocabulary connoisseur Brian Wasko said, "Good is such a broadly-used word, covering so much ground, it has literally hundreds of potential synonyms...

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25 Tricky Grammar Rules Quiz (How Many Can You Correctly Identify?)

Math phobia has a cousin, it’s grammar anxiety. But if you want to know which grammar point you're weak at so you can improve it, then take this test by communications expert and grammarian, Ann Batko. The following sentences cover some of the most common errors in English. Try to answer them as best as you can! Answers and their corresponding grammar points are found here. Choose the correct choice in the parentheses. 1....

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Making Tea The British Way (Kate Arnell Reveals How to Make the Perfect Cuppa)

Nobody does teatime quite like British people do. I mean, they made it an official time of the day, and they celebrate the National Tea Day every 21st of April. Kate Arnell of BBC UK, revealed how to make the perfect cuppa. Yes, exactly the way British people make their tea. Most of us have been cutting corners when it comes to drinking tea, and we might have been unable to enjoy tea the way British people do because of that!  Although...

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IELTS Writing: A Word List Of The Most Commonly Used Uncountable Nouns

Recently, a previous student of mine who's gonna take the IELTS test a month from now asked for help regarding uncountable nouns. He found out that it affects his subject-verb agreement, and because of that, he usually gets a lower mark in his Grammatical Range and Accuracy in addition to his inability to finish the task, which affects his marks in Task Achievement. Uncountable nouns in English is just too many and if you look them...

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The Real Reason Why British and Americans Spell Words Differently

It's no secret that American and the British spell many words differently organize is organise, theater is theatre, and color is colour. These are simple compared to how they treat words with similar meanings, as they use different terms. For instance, Americans would say "elevators," while the British would say "lifts." "Fries" for my American friends would be called "chips" by my British friends. Moreover, my American friends refer...

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It's Hard To Say Goodbye (and It's Harder to Spell It Right)

A friend of mine asked, “Why do people use “goodbye,” “good-bye,” and “goodby?” Is there a difference among these?" I thought it was easy to answer those questions, but it’s more complicated than it sounds. As far as differences are concerned, spelling can be pointed out as the only major distinction given its variations, such as goodbye, good-bye, goodby, or good-by.  Besides spelling, they all mean the same thing. It’s...

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