Common Mistakes

I was very shocked the other day that many students (even high level ones) thought the translation of черепаха was just "turtle."....

I hear these mistakes all the time:  - I dress accurately!  - I am an accurate person  But our "accurate" doesn't really corre...

✔ SUCH: before (adjective +) noun - We use such before a noun with or without an adjective. Such also comes before a/an. The meaning is like...

FEEL ONESELF - LET'S DEBUNK THIS MYTH Russians are often told by us native teachers (many of whom used to be ex-pizza deliverers before ...

I made these videos based on mistakes that arise again and again. These ones are taken from Russian students (since I teach in Russia) but c...

Achtung! This word is rude. Be careful how you use it! The basic meaning = to go to the toilet. ✅ To be/get pissed = to be drunk (In US Engl...

POLITE = You ARE well-mannered, civilized COURTEOUS = Displaying good manners/showing thought or regard for others So if I describe someone ...

✅ Meaning - ‘at a lower level than’. Beneath is most common in formal writing. We don’t use it often in informal . In speaking, under and be...

COMMON MISTAKES  Many English learners confuse: this Saturday, next Saturday, last Saturday, on Saturday bla bla bla.  ✅ This Saturday = the...