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Exploring Pronunciation Variations in American ...

“From the rhythmic cadences to vowel shifts, each dialect paints a vivid linguistic landscape. Let’s dive into the nuances of pronunciation and phonetics that differentiate and unite American English and British English.”

Exploring Pronunciation Variations in American English and British English
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Benjamin Weinberg
Make Sure To Edit Your Presentations

“Please make sure to review and edit your written slides or notes before you present them to an audience in a professional or academic setting.”

Make Sure To Edit Your Presentations
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Benjamin Weinberg
English Winter Vocabulary from A to Z

“Right now, we are going through the height of winter, which may not be your favorite season of the year but for which there is a multitude of vocabulary words to describe it.”

English Winter Vocabulary from A to Z
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Creating a Business Card

A business card is a common way for professionals to quickly exchange contact information while networking or after meeting for the first time. It is an important way of saying that you are willing to be reached out to by the person you are giving the card to and what is on the card is how you want to be contacted. Business cards are small, sleek, and can be stored in a card-holder for an easy exchange. In order to have a solid business card, you will need the card to be both simple and eye catching at the same time, that goes for the message and the design.

Creating a Business Card
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English Summer Vocabulary from A to Z

“Ahh yes, it is the season of the sun. The season of beaches, vacations, and warmth. It is often a favorite for many as long as they can handle the sweltering heat. Nothing like lounging around in a lawn chair propped on the sandy shores of your favorite beach. You have no worries in the world, but wait, you don’t know your English summer Vocab! What are you gonna do? Look no further than this blog on our essential summer vocabulary list!”

English Summer Vocabulary from A to Z

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How to Write a Good Essay

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How to Write a Good Essay

“In order to become an excellent English writer, it's very important to have the structure in place if you want to write a good essay. Firstly, you are going to want to make sure that you start with a beginning paragraph known as the 'introduction.' With the introduction paragraph, you're going to set the tone in terms of telling the audience what the topic of your essay is along with some supporting sentences discussing the topic(s) that are going to be covered later in the body paragraph(s). Your introduction paragraph should be between 3 to 4 sentences total and you should also have a thesis sentence laying out the main purpose of your essay and what you hope to get across to the audience.”

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Direct and Indirect Speech

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Direct and Indirect Speech

“One of the biggest challenges that the average English learner can face is not being able to interpret or understand the difference between direct and indirect speech. In order to really understand how they are formed and used, we first need to define these two terms and what they are supposed to represent.”

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Prepositions of Time

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Prepositions of Time

“If you are able to master both prepositions of place and prepositions of time as an English student, you are going to do very well in terms of writing complete sentences that make grammatical sense and also improve your conversational skills. There are many prepositions of time similarly to how many prepositions of place there are but I am going to focus on the ones that will come up the most during your studies of this important grammatical topic.”

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Introduction to Basic Parts of Speech

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Introduction to Basic Parts of Speech

“There are eight basic parts of speech in total: Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Prepositions, Conjunction, and Interjection. I would argue that the noun is the most commonly used part of speech while the interjection is the least commonly used one. Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs are going to come up a lot in English with Prepositions and Conjunctions being less common but still important to know about.”

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Conjunctive Adverbs

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Conjunctive Adverbs

“Conjunctive adverbs are words that are used to join two or more independent clauses into one sentence. A conjunctive adverb can help you to create a shorter sentence that still contains the necessary details to be complete. When you use a conjunctive adverb in a sentence, it’s necessary to follow the main rule otherwise it won’t work out.”

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Possessive Nouns

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Possessive Nouns

"Being able to discuss ownership in English over a person, place, or thing is quite key when it comes to developing your grammar proficiency. In order to do that, you must be able to understand, use, and master possessive nouns. The function of possessive nouns is to essentially demonstrate ownership or some similar relationship over something else."

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The Oxford Comma

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The Oxford Comma

"One of the key debates in English grammar is the role of the ‘serial’ comma or what’s otherwise popularly known as the ‘oxford’ comma. Depending on whom you might ask, there are constructive arguments to be made as to why the Oxford comma is useful or why it may not be necessary at all."

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How to Use 'Will' and 'Going To'

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How to Use 'Will' and 'Going To'

“The phrases ‘will’ and ‘going to’ are very commonly used to express oneself in the future tense. It’s important however to know the difference in how they are used and under what circumstances should they be applied.”

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More Fun with Modals

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More Fun with Modals

We have already covered the modals of ability and permission so now this article will concentrate on those modals that deal with making suggestions, having obligations, seeking advice, going through with a decision, and getting an invitation. The modal verbs of must, shall, should, will, would are going to be highlighted in this article in terms of when to use them in sentences and how those sentences are to be structured.

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Introduction to Modals

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Introduction to Modals

Modal verbs act as auxiliary verbs in your average sentence and can express different ideas. These ideas include expressing one’s ability, one’s possibility, and sometimes necessity. Modal verbs often have more than one meaning and can be significant in a variety of ways. A simple form of a verb always follows a modal verb in a regular sentence as well.