It’s word family time again! I love word families, don’t you? The interesting ways they’re related, and the way they differ. Just like a

Today’s blog is about vocabulary building. I mentioned early on that it’s always good practice to read books that challenge your vocabulary.

Let’s say someone made really bad coffee. You don’t want to call it coffee. So, in a sentence oozing with sarcasm, you would say:

Anyways, as I undid the buckles on my shoes, I sighed, “Who made me so wicked?” Because of course you’re familiar with the saying: no rest..

Can’t see the forest for the trees Use this when you’re right in the middle of a situation and as a result cannot analyse it. You might be

Do you like word families? I love them. They’re related in interesting, intricate ways. Today, let me introduce you to the “volve” family.

Where, or where, did the time go? Today I celebrate the 30th blog post on this site. Eat a cupcake for me, will you? If you’re being health

Hiya Folks, If you were to gaze into a crystal ball, what would you say you saw? Let’s say you were only a mediocre crystal ball gazer....

Hey Folks, Hope you had yourselves a good week. Is it sunny anywhere in the world? We’ve been experiencing a lot of thunderstorms. At one...

Hiya Folks, I trust you’re all dandy. Do you remember my list of words? I’m working on a list of words – a sort of vocabulary bank with...

Trust you’re all keeping well and in good spirits. Do words make you happy? They have a great effect on me. If I find a word or phrase...

Hiya Folks, I’ve got another nice roundup of interesting words and phrases I picked up this week. To be exact, one word and two phrases....

TURNCOAT: You can see two words in this one: turn + coat. What on earth could it mean? Think of someone who turns on you or betrays you...

Hi Kids, Hope you had a good week and you’re not yet climbing walls or pulling out your hair. Today I would like to take a look at some...

Dear Children, I have been most remiss. Apologies, profound apologies for the lack of recent blog posts. I jotted down ideas for them,...

I was reading a post the other day where someone meant to use “stationery” but instead wrote “stationary”. Some people remember which to use

Who would have thought a virus would have the power to unify people, in fear if in nothing else?

Today I want to tackle the topic of run-on sentences, you know, the ones that sort of go on and on and the writer feels the need to put in

Today, I am going to start you off with a sort of matching game. Take a word from the first numbered column and match it with a similar

I love abbreviations like that. Some are Latin, but they’re all cool. Want to know how to use them properly?