Have you ever been confused about which of these three words to use? Their meanings are very similar, but their usages are very different. In this episode, we give some tips about using these three verbs.

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These three verbs are often followed by the preposition “about”. But is that correct? We’ll look at the usage of these three verbs in this episode.

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These two idioms sound a lot alike, and they may seem to mean the same thing. But they are not interchangeable. In this podcast, we talk about the difference between “as far as” and “as long as.”

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Welcome to season two of  “3 Minute English!” I hope you enjoy the new season of English tips. You might have heard someone tell you “I need this report yesterday!” Were they crazy, confused or just using bad English? Well, maybe none of these. We’ll talk about this idiom today.

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The words “care” and “worry” seem like they should be interchangeable. But are they? In this episode, we talk about the differences between these two words.

“Seem” is a tricky verb to use in a sentence because the object seems like the subject and the subject seems to be missing. What? Listen to this week’s podcast and I hope everything becomes a bit clearer!

I don’t think there’s a flying pig, but in English, we use the idea of flying to make quite a few idioms. In this episode, we talk about “When Pigs Fly” and other idioms that come from flying.

These two phrasal verbs look very similar. But are their meanings also similar, or opposite?  When should you use each one? In this episode, we look closely at these two phrasal verbs.

The word “cheap” has some real baggage attached to it. Besides meaning inexpensive price, “cheap” has the nuance of poor or below standard quality. It’s not a good word to use in many situations. So what are some alternatives? We’ll discuss that in this week’ episode.

What are some good phrases for negotiation? I’m often asked this question. We’ll go over a few of them here, and we’ll start talking about strategies for effective English negotiations.