Welcome. Do you remember what “to kick the bucket” means? It is an expression that means “to die”. It is considered a euphemism, which is a polite way of saying something that is considered socially ...

Hi! Do you know who Rumi is? He is a a 13th-century Persian poet, theologian and Sufi mystic. Despite being Persian, he has been described as “America’s most popular poet” and his poems have been ...

Néih hóu ma? (that’s “How are you?” in Cantonese). If you’re an international student applying to the U.S., you’ve probably asked yourself this question: what TOEFL score do I need to get in? You might ...

สวัสดี! (that’s “How are you?” in Thai). Recently, the Huffington Post had an article on Nicholas Negroponte’s idea that one day, in the future, we could learn a language by taking a pill. How amazing ...

Hey! The word “vernacular” means the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Today we will be looking at the origin of the verb “to bewilder”, with the ...

Hello everyone! It’s one of the questions our students ask us the most: “when do I use say and when do I use tell?” so we thought we’d remind you again of the differences between ...

Ready to sing? Have you heard about the series “Orange is the New Black”? It is about Piper Chapman, a woman living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in a women’s ...