581 – Affect vs. Effect

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Today let’s have a look at two words that are often confused in English – affect, which is spelled with an A and effect, which is spelled with an E. These two words are confusing for even native English speakers, so I can imagine how much trouble they can …

554 – Big vs. Large

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSHey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. What’s the difference between big and large? This is a question that my students often ask. Big and large are very similar in meaning but the way that we use these words is different. For …

512 – Live, Live, and Life

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSHey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I’m back with another podcast English lesson. It’s September, and here in the USA that means it’s the start of a new school year. I think that even as adults, September brings us some feeling that something new is in the …

502 – Win vs. Earn vs. Gain

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Hey guys, it’s Michael here. It’s officially spring here in NYC, but you wouldn’t know that by walking around outside this morning. The temperature was around 1 degree Celsius. And it’s really windy. Luckily, this winter wasn’t as cold as it usually is. I can’t wait for the warm …

492 – Especially vs. Specially

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and welcome back to another English lesson podcast. When I looked at the calendar this morning I realized that this is the last week in November and, December is right around the corner. Wow! This year has really flown by. Do …

483 – Know vs. Know About

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Ah, prepositions. So, so tricky for a lot of English learners. Today, we’re going to look at how the preposition about changes the meaning and usage of the verb know. I know and I know about are not the same. The meaning of know and know about differs based …

475 – After, Before, While, & During

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS This may seem like a simple topic, but it’s really not. Before, after, during, and while can all be used to talk about events, and but the grammar rules for these words is a little different. Even though the meaning of before, after, during, and while is pretty basic, …

474 – Can vs. May

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Hey everyone! The other day, one of my students was asking me about can and may. There are some similarities with how we use these words, and so I thought that would be an interesting idea to share here on the podcast. So, for today’s English lesson, let’s have …

471 – Believe vs. Trust

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS It all happened this morning with one of my students online. She asked me what the difference was between believe and trust. Wow. Believe and trust. What is the difference? I really never thought about that before and I think trying to come up with the answer made my …