“When you have something good to say, say it. When you have something ill to say, say something else.” Christian D. Larson, an American New Thought leader and teacher
Tag: meaning
Crazy English
Jimi Hendrix said, "You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven."...
Mistake vs. Error
Perhaps, you associate "error" with some computer problems. But there is more to "error" than the "unknown error" message on the screen...
Health Proverbs, Idioms & Phrasal Verbs
The importance of good health has been promoted for centuries. That's why there are so many sayings about health in all languages. Here are just a few examples: cure by food is better than cure by medicine (Chinese proverb), a man with a cough can't conceal himself (African proverb), one day in perfect health is much (Arabic proverb). In English there are many wise health proverbs too...
Pop Songs & What They Are About
This post is about popular songs whose meaning is often misunderstood or not understood at all. In addition, they are interesting from the linguistic point of view.
Fit, Suit or Match?
This post is about clothes. To be more precise, it's about choosing them. The fact is there are some English verbs whose meaning is very similar, and so it's very easy to misuse them. To avoid it, it's necessary to understand their similarities and differences, and this is exactly what we are going to do - make sure the verbs "fit", "suit" and "match" are not confusing for learners and their meanings are as clear as day.
Vice versa vs. the Other Way Round
The problem with "vice versa" and "the other way round" is that in some languages there is one word for these two concepts and many people simply can't see the difference between the two phrases right away...
How to Describe Sounds
It was a dark and stormy night; I shut my eyes… The windows rattled in the wind and there was a distant rumble of thunder. Trees rustled and big raindrops splashed onto the windows...
Happy English or 25+ Ways to Say “I’m Happy”
Not only adjectives are plentiful if it comes to the topic of emotions in general and happiness in particular. There are numerous idioms to describe how happy you are. Here is our list of 25 common “happy” idioms...
How to Use “Out of”
"If you do things out of time, they are weird." Robyn Hitchcock, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist
