7 differences between British and American English words for clothing

Although the British and the Americans understand each other the vast majority of the time, there are still many important differences between UK and US English, which can lead to confusion or humorous misunderstandings. One area where there are different words in American and British English is clothing. Here are… Read More

What’s the difference between lucky and happy?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: lucky and happy. lucky function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } You say that someone is lucky when something nice happens to them, or when they always seem to… Read More

What’s the difference between high and tall?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: high and tall. high function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } You use high to describe things which measure a larger distance than usual from the bottom to the… Read More