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Why English is hard to learn

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 20, 2013May 15, 2013
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Children and second languages

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 19, 2013June 13, 2013

I grew up speaking two languages – my mother tongue was English and my second…

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English and the influence of non-native speakers

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 12, 2013June 12, 2013

My students always find it funny when I point out that I, as a native…

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Guest post: some English language views

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 9, 2013February 13, 2014

This post comes from Eddie Vaughan – my personal favourite is number 5. One nice…

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FAQs from this week

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 3, 2013October 25, 2023

  These are questions which have come up this week: 1. What does FAQ stand…

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Describing a process

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 20, 2013June 5, 2013

Using the passive voice first the dish is prepared then the stove is turned on…

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Did you know? About English

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 17, 2013May 7, 2013
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Fractions and calculations in English

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 4, 2013April 24, 2013

Sometimes its the tiny things that are the most difficult. I often have students at…

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Other ways to say nice….good…bad….sad…happy

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 14, 2013
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Roman Numerals

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 26, 2013March 3, 2013

Q. How can I figure out what a Roman numeral stands for? A.: Conversion Table…

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