Here’s the complete list!

Check out the blog for the complete list of homonyms that Teresa reads today!

This episode was recorded on July 30, 2020.

Today Teresa & Patricia talk about the many homonyms in English. Homonyms are words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same way. 

This episode was recorded on July 30, 2020.

oday Teresa talks about the word ridiculous.

Remember, share your attempts to use ridiculous with us! You can share them with us via email at [email protected] or on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on July 18, 2020.

Today Patricia and Teresa talk about blendings in English. Blendings are when two words are combined to form a new word. They talk about common examples, examples from books, and examples Patricia has created! Talk about a clever woman!!

Some examples used in today's episode:

ginormous

gaydar/hate-dar

terriform/Graxiform

scumfy

choma

Today's episode was recorded on July 28, 2020.

Today Patricia talks about using the following sentence, containing a long string of verb phrases: You're going to want to be able to read at least 300 words per minute before you enroll at a U.S. university.

She gives examples of how to use and pronounce this construction, and gives examples to demonstrate the context in which you would most often use it.

Please share your English language learning moments with us by emailing [email protected] or by posting on our Facebook page!

Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on August 16, 2020.

Today, Patricia and Teresa talk about singular they.  They can be used as both a plural and singular pronoun. Singular they can be used when you 1) don't know the gender of a person, 2) are making generalizations, 3) want to hide who you are talking about, and 4) are talking about a nonbinary person.

Singular they has been documented in writing as far back as 1375 CE!! 

Check out this link from Merriam-Webster about the use of singular they!

This episode was recorded July 21, 2020.

Today Teresa talks about the phrase shy of. If you want to check out the NPR story that she got the example shy of from, click this link.

Remember, share your attempts to use shy of with us! You can share them with us via email at [email protected] or on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on July 18, 2020.

In today's episode Teresa and Patricia talk about cursive in English. Does it have a future? Should ESL students or non-native speakers of English learn it? 

This episode was recorded July 7, 2020.

Today Patricia talks about using the word grown-up and the expression, grown up. She gives examples of how to use the noun and verb phrase, and explains pronunciation and how it is written.

I want to be a writer when I grow up!

Share your English language learning moments with us by emailing [email protected] or by posting on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on August 3, 2020.

Today Patricia & Teresa discuss how they handle difficult questions from students. These questions could be about the English language, culture, or the news. There is a mention of a very powerful video by Kimberly Jones. If you haven't seen it, you might want to watch it. Here is a link to her video. 

This episode was recorded on July 28, 2020.