English Express Adelaide in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia | Tutor/teacher

English Express Adelaide

Locality: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 400 421 355

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24.01.2022 Don't be a "looser"! 'Loose' and 'lose' are two frequently confused words. 'Loose' rhymes with 'goose', and as a verb, it means to release something. For example, "My pants are very tight. Let me loosen them." Or, "Hang loose, Mother Goose" (In the case of the latter, 'loose' is an adverb). 'Lose' rhymes with 'confuse', and as a verb, it means the opposite of 'win'. So, don't be a goose or a loser (both nouns) when using these words! Please "like" and follow my page to improve your spelling. Even better, contact me for tutoring in any aspect of English - academic, business, and general.

23.01.2022 How's it going? Good. Yourself? (pronounced 'yerself') Yeah, good thanks. This is a common formulaic Aussie greeting.... Strictly speaking, "yourself" is used incorrectly. A prescriptive grammarian would insist that one should say "Good. And you?" . "You" is an object pronoun, "yourself" is reflexive - reflexive in the sense of meaning unto itself/one self. Eg: "Do it yourself", "Help yourselves". A descriptive grammarian, however, (a person who describes language usage - not prescribes/insists/dictates) would say that due to the frequency of use, known as "language usage", "yourself" is acceptable. Language is organic and thus, language changes. " Please speak to Manager X or myself", written in an email is an application of the logic above where "myself" now means "me". However, the only person who speaks to myself is me!! Don't you speak to yourself too at times? Please "like" my page if this somehow resonates.

17.01.2022 YOUR BANANA'S! Huh? What's going on here? Would anyone care to explain?... And...could someone please finish the sentence: "Your banana's..." Please "like" my page, not just the post, if you are interested in discussing language and language use.

14.01.2022 Every day vs everyday. Check out Elvis Costello's "Every day I write the book" and Arrested Development's " Everyday People" on Youtube, folks. Besides being great songs, they demonstrate the difference in meaning. Every day means "each" day. For example, "I go to the gym every day" (Wow! Impressive!) whereas 'everyday' is an adjective to describe a noun, such as "Getting up, getting dressed, and showing up are everyday activities". Everyday means regular/normal/ordinary.... Please "like" and follow my page for more posts on English grammar, spelling, and vocabulary.

12.01.2022 Thank you to all the people who have "liked" English Express Adelaide's page! Please let all your friends, co-workers, and co-students know about my service. I am a very experienced English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and I hold a Master of Arts degree specialising in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). ... Please read the reviews on the page.

03.01.2022 Offering a pre-, current, post- Masters level English language tutoring service for small groups of students or one-to-one at affordable student rates. Ielts and Pearson test tutoring available too. Message me if interested. Please "like" my page, not just this post, if you like discussing language and language use