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Two punctuation marks you will love

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 11, 2019

Have you ever used colons (:) or semicolons (;)?If you look at most of your writing from the past, you may only find full stops (.) and commas (,). But why is that? Frankly, how often do you use colons (:) or semicolons (;) in your writing? The truth is, English...

2 degrees Celsius: A critical number for climate

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 11, 2019

Is climate change real?In 2015 COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, aim to achieve a universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C. But what is the...

How and when to respond to thank you

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 11, 2019

Learn to be polite Old Lady: Excuse me! Can you help me lift this suitcase up? Young Man: Certainly ma'am. Old Lady: Thank you. Young Man: Don't mention it. Saying "thank you" shows that you are a polite English speaker, and so does responding to someone who thanks...

We suggest that you read this lesson

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 11, 2019

How to use "suggest" correctlyChances are you've been using the word "suggest" incorrectly, but today's lesson will teach you the right way to use this common word. The thing to remember is that you suggest an idea, not the person that you're making your suggestion...

How many words would be enough?

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 11, 2019

The number of words you need to learnThe Second Edition of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words: A total of 218,632 words! But nobody would need to learn all the words in the...