Difference between WISH and HOPE The reason why English learners often confuse these two verbs is probably that, in most languages, there is no difference between wish and hope. The main point is that these two verbs are similar; they both express desire or in other words, they mean “to Read more
You’ve most probably seen these three conjunctions many times. My students often ask me about their pronunciation and sometimes can’t understand that although and though mean the same but though can be used at the end of a sentence, with the same meaning; probably because it is quite different in other languages.
The difference between BEACH, BANK, COAST, SHORE Hi English learners! Were you surprised to find out that rivers don’t have coasts, but banks? Well, that’s right. In today’s lesson, we will clear up the difference between beach, bank, coast, shore. Beach, bank, coast and shore all refer to the edge Read more
Difference between Able and Capable What is the difference between able and capable? Is there a difference at all? These two words are very similar in meaning and very often we just can’t tell the difference, but let’s try to clear things out. How to use Able We usually use Read more
Many English students have difficulties making difference between effective and efficient. In some strange way, they seem to mean the same thing, or at least similar.
Let’s explain them.
Any Longer vs Any More vs No Longer Any longer vs any more vs no longer. We normally use these phrases to say that we stopped doing something. But which one to use? Is there a difference? As a matter of fact, you can use any of these phrases because Read more