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Origins of English Idioms

By: learnenglishny | 2011-09-28 | College
As you already know, there are over 15,000 idioms in the English language and you’d better learn at least some of them. But as you encounter an idiom after idiom, you have to be at least slightly curious how they were originated and became widely used. Some of them were coined by the great writers, others came from the Bible, and a lot of them came from French and Latin. read more

Common Idioms You Should Know In English

By: Linguarama | 2011-02-21 | Reference & Education
Idioms refer to phrases where their common meaning cannot be understood simply from the meanings of the individual words. They are cultural elements of speech and can prove a barrier to those who are speaking a non-native language. Five common English idioms are given below, together with their meanings, origins, and examples of their use in everyday use. read more

english lessons

By: mann | 2009-07-18 | Tutoring
Use this page as a starting page to improve your English. English tenses and important grammar rules are explained with follow-up quizzes. read more

Improving English Skills

By: Grace Rimando | 2010-08-30 | Language
Learning English is a hard mission with non-English speaking people. But when living in a country speaking English, you must use English as well as a native language to integrate with the environment, take jobs and take care of your relatives. To do so, the best way is taking part in English courses with qualified instructors and tools for learning vocabulary, grammar, idioms and sentence structur read more

Learn Chinese Through Chinese Idioms

By: borg exvw | 2011-10-10 | K-12 Education
Every language has its mother tongue, and you can learn stories as well as histories from your mother tongue, and there are also many phrases, as well as idioms in your mother tongue, so it is very important for you to learn the idioms of a new language. read more

Is it Really the Brush? Odd Expressions in English

By: Christopher Simpson | 2010-03-28 | Writing
Not all English idioms make sense, but some are outright bizarre. Take the expression, "Don't tar me with the same brush," for instance. Why are we worried about the brush? read more

English school oxford to learn English language

By: Esl Language | 2012-03-30 | Language
Over the years, learning English has become extremely important because of globalization. read more

Easy Idioms, Easier Chinese Painting Study

By: vong chang | 2012-12-19 | Painting
Four Treasures of Study：Chinese people have called writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink slabs the four treasures of the study since ancient times. With such special materials and tools, consisting of brushes of different types, ink and pigments of different textures, xuan paper, silk and various kinds of ink slabs, all of them play important roles in Chinese painting and should be well-pre read more

1 Year Loans: Extensive idiom acclaim!

By: Alan Poly | 2011-11-29 | Leasing
I Year loan obtain economics with the borrower on online loan request form as a replacement of manufacturing paper appliance. read more

Online Spanish English Translation

By: Jon Einshemerin | 2010-10-14 | Language
As we become more globally minded both economically and socially, the need and desire to learn and understand other languages continues to grow. Companies are developing bi-lingual websites and there is a growing need for online translation services. read more

English speaking online

By: talkto canada | 2012-03-01 | International studies
Whether learning to speak English is for business advancement, for traveling to English speaking countries or for personal satisfaction, the Internet offers many teaching aids. With commitment and practice, a person gains knowledge, fluency and confidence in speaking the English language. read more

Improve Your English Level

By: Titan Smithe | 2011-10-28 | Language
Improving your English level, you can apply some other important ways too. You can use Rosetta Stone English, so you can use the image-word way to enlarge your vocabulary and you can use the virtual conversation to deepen your understanding of English grammar. read more

Chinese-English translation

By: Riya Sharma | 2012-03-05 | Language
China is the main exporter of technical gadgets and hence also provides user manuals and guides. Now it’s necessary to convert them into the English language to make it easily accessible by other groups. read more

London: reference centre for the English language

By: Martina | 2010-11-11 | Reference & Education
The necessity of learning the English language to survive in the labor market but also to communicate in any situation has meant that many are now not only the admirers and lovers of the idiom but also of Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. read more

Highly Improve English Skills By English Speaking Environment.

By: Amy Nutt | 2010-04-02 | Language
There are a variety of methods one can use to improve their English skills. Such methods can include learning from textbooks, reading newspapers and magazines, listening to English music, watching English speaking television, and attending English learning classes. read more