You’re nearly throughdrafting a letter. It has an appropriate greeting, well-written body text, and a meaningful closing sentence. The next and final step is to end your letter with a closing that captures the intent of your message and strikes the right tone with your recipient. With so ...
The most effective way to learn English grammar! In this lesson for all levels, I teach you a way to learn all tenses in English without getting complicated. A simple, clear way to learn each tense. You can use this method for other topics, too!
Among the things that cross-disciplinary research consortia do is to produce a scientific consensus and purvey it for a period of time through mass media in order to serve the varied (and often conflicting) demands and interests of other institutions and the general public around a particular iss...
So, why should you even bother learning to write a letter or an email in English? Well, because it’s part of your daily life. You use written forms of communication daily: from writing motivational letters for job applications to sending a neverending stream of emails at work, you can’...
A more compliant Japanese employee might well have demurred. Yoshida, though — a chain-smoking 56-year-old known for his bluntness — was a maverick. Article content “We don’t have the option to use fresh water, that will cause further delays,” he retorted. As he saw it, the choic...
The hardest part is realizing that a sentence is interesting, but the next hardest step (which is basically just as difficult) is to then prompt yourself to write it down to peruse in the future with the goal of increasing exposure. You’ve got to do both. ...
after he or she has finished speaking. When you must look away, do it ever so slowly, reluctantly, stretching the gooey taffy until the tiny string finally breaks. When talking to men, you, too, can use Sticky Eyes. Just make them a little less sticky when discussing personal matters ...
If you’re speaking to a border guard, a police officer, a judge, or even a security guard or a civil servant, you should always demonstrate some deference by using theformal you. In school contexts, this applies to your teachers, professors, and administrators. Addressing any of these auth...
(see, for instance, Ging and Siapera,2018) chose to use a broader definition of misogyny which almost always results in some form of harm, either directly, in the form of psychological, professional, or physical harm, or indirectly, making the internet a less equal, less safe, or less ...
“And if I like a character’s name, why shouldn’t I use it a lot? It’s necessary for clarity, you know!” Is it now? More to the point, is it always? I ask because usually, what indignant name-dropping writers have in mind as the only feasible alternative is something like...