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The 8 Hardest English Words to Learn English is not exactly the most “logical” language, something quickly realized by the multitudes around the world who study it. We talk about “rules” in English, but then have to spend more time talking about all the exceptions to those rules than we do for the language…
“Build” is a verb that at first glance a learner might think isn’t so important, but then quickly discovers that it’s actually among the most useful to know. The various definitions of ‘build’ as a verb are those referring to the act of construction, be it something concrete or something more abstract — e.g., to…
“Read” is an interesting verb in English, not just because it is so useful and so widely used, but because of how it changes in different tenses. On the surface, “read” looks similar to words like ‘let’ and ‘cut’ which don’t change their spellings when put into the past tense or when changed into the…
The verb “pay” is not just a useful verb for learners to master, but it’s also a word that many people like to hear, especially when they are on the receiving end of payment. Similar to other common verbs like ‘make’, the word “pay” can be used both as a stand-alone verb and as part…
“Let” is a small but powerful verb in English, sometimes confused with “make” (force, compel) by some language users where the concepts overlap. In English, “let” is used mostly to mean ‘allow’ but it can also be used in a variety of formal imperatives, some that are used commonly in regular speech, and some that…
“Fall” is yet another surprisingly useful verb that some learners don’t realize is so handy until they actually start studying it. As with many verbs, it can describe both literal and figurative circumstances, but it is most often used to describe downward motion, typically without any kind of control. Alternatively, it can refer to anything…
The verb “drive” in English is an important one for talking about movement. It most commonly is used to refer to the action of operating motor vehicles (except motorcycles, which typically use ‘ride’ as their verb). However, it can also be used to refer to the action of certain forces propelling or carrying something along…
The English verb “cut” is one of those that is seemingly quite simple, but when one looks more closely one can see that there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. This verb is used both in a literal sense of cutting objects with sharpened objects such as scissors or knives, but also…
If you’ve already started learning English, or perhaps another language, did you ever think to yourself that you might skip the writing element? “I’m not going to write essays in English,” or “I only need to speak and listen to English, so writing isn’t important.” These things may seem eminently logical in your mind, but…
To speak another language is to truly live in that other language. It’s one thing to be able to read and understand it, or hear it from others and understand it, but without speaking, you really don’t have any meaningful ability in that language, and English is no exception. Speaking is a vital English skill…
