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5 errors you should never make

5 errors you should never make

November 10, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you learn anything at all from this blog or from me (if I am or was your teacher),…

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Tips for better spelling

Tips for better spelling

August 8, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Dictation exercises, Write Well

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Between 'fun' and 'funny'

Between ‘fun’ and ‘funny’

July 17, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar is fun, Idiomatic Expressions, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Although fun and funny look and sound similar, these two words are very different. English learners, especially Quebec Francophones,…

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Using good and right correctly

Using good and right correctly

May 16, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Language Functions, Quiz, Speak Well, Write Well

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Most of my students, especially native French speakers still have problems using the adjectives good and right correctly both…

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Earn money / win money: not the same meaning

Earn money / win money: not the same meaning

April 26, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Speak Well

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Earn money and win money are confusing especially for native French speakers. In French, gagner de l’argent means earn…

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Breathe and Breath

Breathe and Breath

April 20, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar is fun, Pronunciation, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Breathe and breath are two of the most confusing words for English speakers (even native speakers) and learners. Confusing…

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Using Being and Been

Using Being and Been

April 14, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar is fun, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question from Musa: “When do I use being and been, with examples…please.”  Similarity: Both being and been come from…

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Is “fastly” the adverb of “fast”?

Is “fastly” the adverb of “fast”?

March 17, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question: To form an adverb from an adjective, the rule says to add –ly at the end of the…

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“Hard” and “Hardly” have different meanings

“Hard” and “Hardly” have different meanings

March 15, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have learned how to form adverbs from adjectives. If not, it’s quite easy. To change an adjective…

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The Zero “Ø” article

The Zero “Ø” article

March 13, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Our last post explained how to use the articles A, An and The. Today, we will look at the…

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Different names for animals and their meat

Different names for animals and their meat

February 28, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When talking about animals and the meat of these animals, the names are not the same. Let’s look at…

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Your English Errors Corrected

Your English Errors Corrected

December 24, 2012
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Common Errors, Grammar is fun, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When learning a new language, it’s OK to make mistakes, but it’s not OK when you don’t learn from them…

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