'Interlanguage' and 'fossilization' are two terms we do not believe are very useful at The Linguist. However, Jill and Steve discussed them at the request of one of our members. If you would like to learn more about them, please listen to Jill and Steve's podcast.

Jill and Steve talk about the words list provided by our member Marianne. For this to really work and help you learn English at The Linguist, make sure you listen to the podcast several times, then read it in The Linguist Library in a week or so and save key words and phrases.

Jill and Steve are talking about some easy words and phrases that perhaps some of the beginner or intermediate learners have trouble with or don't use always correctly.

Jill and Steve are talking about commonly used expressions which use words like "how". They also cover "long time no see" and getting a "fresh start". This is for beginners and lower intermediate learners but may be of interesting to others.

Jill and Steve were talking about the word "get". This is a word that has many meanings, especially when used in combination with other words. Listen to this podcast to get a lot out of it and "get the picture."

There are many ways to use the word 'like.' It is often an overused word. If you would like to learn more about the word 'like,' as well as 'to think of' and 'to think about,' please listen to Steve and Jill's podcast.

When do you use would, and could and might. These and others are called modal verbs. Here Jill and Steve talk about them.

Jill and Steve talk about pairs of words that can cause trouble. Do we just speak about them? Do we learn to speak English at The Linguist, or do we learn to talk English?