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Must-read for working professionals if you’d like to fully understand what your colleagues and clients are talking about!
Many English expressions can be used in specific contexts without carrying their literal meaning, which can easily confuse people. If you’d like to avoid misunderstanding what your boss, colleagues, or clients are talking about, let’s study some examples together!
Business English: How can ‘table’ be used as a verb? What does “on/off the table” mean?
If you’ve thought that ‘table’ can only be used as a noun, check this out! The word can also be used as a verb and convey two different meanings. Also, there are English phrases related to table, for example, ‘keep a good table’. Do you know what it means?
IELTS English: Words to avoid in the exams (part 2)! Any words to replace ‘difference’?
Previously, we mentioned 3 words that you should avoid using in IELTS exams. Can you recall them? Let’s go through 3 more simple English vocabulary words as well as their synonyms!
IELTS English: Words to avoid in the exams (part 1)! Are you still using ‘good/ bad’ to describe people and things?
When taking the IELTS exam, we believe that all of you know that simple words cannot boost our scores. Yet, you may try hard but still cannot think of a better synonym for the simple word. We understand that you may be one of the examinees who have this concern. Therefore, we will introduce the first three simple English words which need to be avoided, and their synonyms respectively!
IELTS English: 8 sentences with the word ‘all’ to help you speak fluently!
The most important thing about IELTS Speaking is to speak naturally and fluently. Today, we prepare 8 short English sentences that include the word ‘all’. For example, ‘all shook up’ can be used to describe a mood, whereas ‘be-all and end-all' can be used to describe the importance of something. If you wish to learn these words, let’s continue reading the article!
Do you know anyone with these personality traits? English words you may not know that describe personality!
Everyone has his/her own unique personality. If you want to get to know someone deeply, it is necessary to understand their personality first, which can usually be observed from their attitude towards others. Today, we will provide you some more advanced English words that you seldom come across.
7 tactful expressions to avoid being too direct when saying you ‘don’t like’ something!
When someone has a suggestion that you don't like, how would you express that? Would you directly say, ‘I don’t like it’? Or maybe you are invited to an event, but you don’t want to attend, would you refuse by saying ‘I don’t want to go’? To avoid expressing dislikes in a direct manner, you may try to use one of these 7 expressions!
YSK and SMH are not typos! What do these common social media abbreviations mean?
Have you seen these abbreviations on social media platforms? If you don’t know their meanings, you may think they are typos, or that the letters are scrambled! You may be afraid of wrongly using those abbreviations. So, let's learn them together!
DSE Paper 2: Only remember the synonyms of ‘important’? Let’s also learn how to say ‘not important’!
Most of you may use the word ‘important’ when writing English essays. Regarding the synonyms of ‘important’, there are some common words like ‘significant’, ‘essential’, and ‘vital’. Still, can you remember any synonyms of ‘unimportant’?
DSE English: Learn five types of conditional clauses other than ‘if’ in one go!
The word ‘if’ is very common in all papers of DSE English. Except for ‘if’, what are other words that can be used to express similar meanings?
