Today we remember Madeleine Albright, a refugee at the age of three from the former Checkslovakia republic taken by the Nazi Regime. Graduated in Political Science and PhD ‘with honors’ in Public Law, she became the highest-ranking woman in the history of the United States government...
Superlatives are all about extremes of opinion. The best, the most, the tallest. Superlatives are adjectives on steroids. However, you can use expressions to convey the idea of the highest achievement. The number one! A+! The first of his class. Blue ribbon service! State-of-the-art equipment. Cutting edge technology! (the cutting edge is the side...
Imagine if the story above was part of a job interview and you had to explain the word ‘nonchalant’. You would look around and think, “What am I going to do now? ‘Nonchalant’! All the other words seem to be in the right place, but...
The 2021 New York City Marathon will happen this Sunday, November 7. Only 33,000 runners will be allowed this year due to Covid-19 concerns. It is the largest marathon in the world and it is also difficult to take part in it and to watch...
Spelling is one of the most important tools in the English language. Spelling is the insurance of writing, the confirmation of the sound written down. Two classes of words are used for that: the ones we learned from mother (NYE page below) and the United Nations official words (image above). You can also...