— There's no way I'm stepping aside. I got here first! — Okay. You want to be the alpha? Be my guest. I'm not even interested in your position. Actually, I'm leaving. Happy now? — Yeah, right. Now

— What the hell are you doing? — Me? Nothing. — What’s wrong with you? You said you cared about this land! — I do, actually. But... — But what? — You know... — No, I don’t. — Well, I just think some

. “Nothing will come of nothing,” says King Lear — I should’ve realized that sooner. Now, the chance to make the most of it is gone. Still, I’ll make a point of growing on my own, despite the

— Ahoy, scallywags! Are we sailing on a dead calm through seven seas and a ton of barrels of rum, bound for any place we can plunder? Aye! Fear? Never heard of 'er! Would ye rather walk the plank?

— For whom do you wait? — Huh? — I ask you — yes, you. Who told you that you could be here? — What do you mean, man? — About what am I speaking? Who are you? — And you? I'm just waiting. — Again, for

My dog is twice as big as my cat, but my cat is three times as fast. I bought each of them a smartphone at the Apple Store. The dog is happy with his, though the cat complains that hers is double the

— Knock knock. — Who is it? — It’s me. — Oh, it’s you — the prodigal daughter… What do you want? — Can we talk? — Aren’t we already? — Yes, but I’d rather do it without a door between us. Can I come

I'm writing today to tell my English not to leave. It’s still the apple of my eye. There’s no reason for it to be jealous of French. There’s room in my brain for both of you. You're the big brother,

There's been a fly in the room for the past three days. I've tried to shoo it away several times, but it keeps resisting. The door is closed, yet the windows are wide open. I don't get why it

Salut ! C’est mon premier post en français. Je débute encore avec les temps verbaux, donc ce serait génial si tu pouvais écouter la chanson et me dire si la prononciation est correcte. 🎹 1. Être

Ordinary questions like “What’s your favorite beach (bitch)?” can get us (as, ass) non-native English speakers into real trouble, unless you’re a badass at speaking the language or a sucker for

If you usually hit the books just a few days before a test, you’re most likely to fail. Cramming names, dates, or formulas does nothing but overload your brain. And if you find yourself in a

— Walter, don't you have a dog? — I don’t have any, but I do have some cats. I adopted them last week. They were strays. Any advice? — No, as long as your cats bark. — Do you have a dog yourself? —

I have an hourglass in front of me. It's a little one filled with golden sand — perfect for the metaphor of time. Now I'm turning it over. The sand begins to fall, forming a pile at the bottom. I'll

Here's a pangram that covers (almost) all the sounds of American English (unless someone I know fooled me). What's it for? Technically, it's for practicing American English pronunciation. But before

This is a true story I heard told by a British actor on a TV show. I might have added a few details to practice storytelling and dialogue. I was at a restaurant in Spain. It was Sunday and we'd been

Inspiration is a myth. When you sit at your desk eager to put your words on paper, something is boiling inside you. That's not inspiration. That's you wanting to tell others you have something to

I'm having trouble today stringing my ideas together. It was really early when I woke up this morning. I usually get ahold of something to write about, so my post will start by introducing the topic

I put my foot in my mouth this morning when I was talking to an old neighbor. I was really glad to run into him. Back when we were neighbors, I had a good relationship with his wife. We often shared

Here I am again, with the book Advanced Grammar in Use in front of me. It’s a very well-known book among English students. I used to follow its grammar rules to a tee until I finally took my nose out