Audio It's no secret that get is one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language, and that it has many idiomatic uses. In...

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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a...

Finally! I am happy to announce that the latest addition to the Practical English series, 300 Practical English Words and Phrases, will...

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We all make mistakes when we speak. Sometimes, these mistakes become part of accepted speech. Now, before you say "Alex said grammar...

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You sit down to write a work email. You want to respond to a request from a client, a vendor, or a colleague. What do you write? In...