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  1. The Causative Have

    The causative have, how to tell someone your going to have or get

  2. Improve your English Vocabulary

    How to improve your English vocabulary

  3. How to use Hyphens

    Did you know today use to be hyphenated?

  4. Here you Are or There you Go

    What to say when you hand somebody something, here you are or there you go

  5. Use To and Used To

    The difference between use to and used to

  6. The Difference Between Do and Make

    What's the difference between do and make?

  7. Being Gobsmacked

    What does gobsmacked mean?

  8. Continuously or Continually

    How do you know when to use continuously or continually?

  9. Me or I

    Know the rule to using me or I, the Doctor provides examples

  10. House or Home

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between house and home?

  11. Singular or Plural

    Have you ever thought, there seem to be more exceptions than there are rules?

  12. Left Wing and Right Wing Parties

    The origins of left wing and right wing political parties

  13. Idioms

    Why do the British use the idiom, not bad

  14. Cheesed Off

    Strange English expressions. Where does cheesed off come from?

  15. Using Gonna

    Have you heard British people using gonna?

  16. Becoming a Translator

    Using the verb 'to eat' in the past tense

  17. I Wish

    We use 'I wish' in the past, present and future tense. What do you wish for?

  18. Conditionals

    Have you had problems with conditionals?

  19. Collecting our Thoughts

    Sometimes, words in the English language are used to buy us time to collect our thoughts

  20. Remembering Vocabulary

    Top tips for remembering vocabulary

  21. Does the UK Need a Language Academy?

    France has a language academy. Would it be a good idea to introduce one to the UK?

  22. Every day or Everyday

    Should everyday be written as one word or two?

  23. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It

    Did you know, after a phrasal verb you can't use a pronoun?

  24. Trouble with Word Order

    Trouble with word order. Do you know what to do with two questions in one sentence?

  25. Figures of Speech

    Do English people speak to fast for you?

  26. Vowel Sounds and Accents

    How to overcome the problem with vowel sound known as diphthong pronunciation

  27. /Ough/ and Split Infinitive

    Possibly the hardest thing to learn in English /ough/

  28. Phrasal Verbs

    How to pick up the top phrase or verbs in six months

  29. Pronounce /R/ or /L/ and English Expressions

    Are you confusing your rice with your lice?

  30. Working at It

    Are you a Spanish speaker and have a problem with /H/? Here is an innovative solution

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