403 – Using Right

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhen people think of the word right, they often think about right and left. Right is used when talking about directions or location. If you want to go to Grand Central Station from my office, turn right, walk one block, and you’ll see GC on the left side. Well there …

395 – Open, Close, & Closed

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSJust for your information, the office here opens at 9am and closes at 10pm. Happy English is open from Monday to Friday, but the office is closed on the weekends. Ok, did you catch how I use the words open, close, and closed? For today’s English lesson, let’s have a …

352 – All vs Whole

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe use both all and whole to talk about the entire amount or every part of something. But the way we use these words is a little different. So, for today’s English lesson, let’s look at how to use all and whole in everyday English conversation. Here are the example …

350 – Actual & Actually

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS For today’s English lesson, let’s check out how to use actual and actually. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: My grandfather had an actual samurai sword from Japan. …

322 – Tall vs. High

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThe adjectives tall and high can be confusing for a lot of people, so for today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at how we can use these words in everyday English. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to …