Do you want to sound more like a native speaker of English? You need the key phrases and the conversational tools native speakers use to get their message across. Speaking will help you become a confident and fluent speaker of English by choosing the right words, pronunciation and tone. Learn how to start up conversations, keep conversations going and deal with difficult situations. Suitable for Intermediate learners of English (CEF level B1+).
Either… or/neither… nor and double negatives [infographic
“Either or” and “neither nor” can be confusing to those learning English, and “double negatives” can be friends or foes. Help is on the way with a few rules, some handy tips and a convenient infographic.
Could care less or couldn’t care less and other tricky misused expressions [infographic
Plenty of expressions in the English language have become warped, and they can make a grammar conscious person shiver in horror. Many may be brutalized due to folks hearing them more often than reading them. Here are some beaten-up expressions and frequently mangled words.
The verb-particle construction (in the following abbreviated as VPC) is here regarded as a class of lexical items which have a common morpho-syntactic surface structure. The present study aims to develop methods for the description of the underlying semantic structures. At the same time it attempts to describe the surface structure as thoroughly as possible. The results of the empirical investigation are also intended to provide data for theoretical considerations of semantic problems. This leads to the postulation of semantic formulas consisting of formators and designators.
