Unusual Plurals In most cases to make a word plural (to mean more than one in number) you just have to add an “s” or “es”, there are, however, some exceptions. Here are a few…
Author: Mark
Mnemonics and other ways to help remember how to spell tricky words.
Ways to remember those tricky words In the English language there are several words which are so similar it can be difficult to remember which one you use or even how to…
Public Speaking – hints, tips and advice on how to be a good public speaker
Public Speaking If you find public speaking as painful as having a tooth drilled while lying on a bed of nails, you are not in the minority. Unless you are one of the superhuman who…
Poems – Passing Clouds and The Old House
LIBRARY HOME – Garage – Workshop – Office – Library – Bathroom – Living – Nursery – Spare Utility – Kitchen – Games – Music – Garden – Kennel – SEARCH SITE POEMS…
Words and their meanings; words that are easily confused and their correct meanings and spellings.
LIBRARY HOME – Garage – Workshop – Office – Library – Bathroom – Living – Nursery – Spare Utility – Kitchen – Games – Music – Garden – Kennel – SEARCH SITE WORDS AND…
Mathematical shortcut – ways to make calculations a little easier.
MATHEMATICAL SHORTCUTS Maths may not be your thing but it is hard to avoid in everyday life, however, help is at hand as there are many shortcuts around that can help make calculations a little…
Two nations divided by a common language – more differences in American English and British English
TWO NATIONS DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE BY MS. PAULA BRIGGS The following contribution, recently received from Paula Briggs, has been reproduced verbatim (with just a couple of observations from me) I have been…
Language differences – examples of different meaning of terms and phrases used in American English and British English.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES When I started these pages I had no idea just how much interest they would evoke. I do have quite a back-log of information awaiting publication but I am having difficulty finding a…
Language Differences between America and UK – different words have different meanings.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES When I set up the first page on the subject of language differences I had no idea just how much interest it would evoke. This has resulted in me receiving a great…
Language differences between Australia, USA and UK. Words with different meanings.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES I have recently received some more interesting differences in the language we use, this time between Australia, USA and U.K. and even India and beyond. Ann, June and Pat Isaacs have confirmed that Christmas…