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Email Endings – Formal

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Business English

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Business EnglishMost Business English uses more formal communication, typically between a company and a client or between an employee and an English-speaking boss. When you need to use more formal endings in your emails, you have a variety of options. It is good to use […]

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Phrasal Verbs – Get Part III

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs(This is a series on Phrasal Verbs.  There are hundreds of phrasal verbs and many of them have no relation to the words that form them.  When you are learning a new phrasal verb, I recommend learning it as a completely new piece of vocabulary, instead […]

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Improving English

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Improving English

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Improving EnglishThere are many tricky words in the English language – words that often change in meaning, depending on the situation or context. “Pretty” is one of these words. Many ESL or EFL speakers incorrectly use this word to emphasize an adjective, substituting the word […]

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Email Endings – Informal

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Business English

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Business EnglishOne of my students recently asked me how to finish an email in an informal way. There are lots of email finishers that are appropriate in different situations. When I’m speaking informally, I use the following options, depending on the subject:   Thanks See […]

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French Bulldog Lincoln snoring away.

Lincoln’s Bed

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln  Lincoln is a total sleepy-head. He likes his own doggy bed, but he loves our big bed. Every morning, we open his gate and let him spend an hour curled up between us. Lincoln sleeps nearly 16 hours a day. The other 8 hours he naps. Sometimes […]

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Lincoln likes to teach English and Portuguese.

Lincoln’s Hat

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Learning with LincolnFor those of you who haven’t met Lincoln, this is our French Bulldog. He isn’t a big fan of hats, but my mother-in-law decided he was cold and brought him this knitted hat. Lincoln doesn’t understand the concept of clothing, but he loves […]

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