Learning English

Asking for permission

It’s very useful to know how to ask for permission to do something in English. There are a number of phrases you can use. The most general way to ask for permission is to use Can I … or Can we …? Can I pay by credit card? Can I… Read More

How to complain in English

There are some situations where things are just not up to what you expect, and you want to let people know or complain about it. If you want to say that something is not good enough, you can use I’m not happy with … or I’m disappointed with … I’m… Read More

How to apologize in English

Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, there are always situations when an apology of some kind is required. This blog helps you with what you need to say to apologize and how to respond when someone apologizes to you. The most common way to apologize is to use Sorry… Read More

What’s the difference between indoors and indoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: indoors and indoor. indoors function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Indoors is an adverb. If you go indoors, you go into a building. It started to rain, so… Read More

What’s the difference between outdoors and outdoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: outdoors and outdoor. outdoors function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Outdoors is an adverb. If something happens outdoors, it does not happen inside a building. He spent a… Read More

What’s the difference between late and lately?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: late and lately. late function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Late can be an adjective or an adverb. If you are late for something, you arrive after the time… Read More

What’s the difference between collaborate and cooperate?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: collaborate and cooperate. collaborate When people collaborate on a project, they work together in order to produce something. For example, two writers can collaborate to produce a single piece of… Read More

What’s the difference between generally and mainly?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: generally and mainly. generally Generally means `usually’, `in most cases’, or `on the whole’. Paperback books are generally cheapest. His answer was generally correct. mainly Use mainly, rather than ‘generally’, to say that… Read More