willNov 2, 2022How to say 'sorry' in EnglishWhen first taught to apologize in English many people believe that “I'm sorry” and “Excuse me” will work in most every situation. When...
willNov 2, 2022Trading PlacesIn English-speaking societies, peoples last names are written and spoken after their first names, while this custom is reversed for...
Raihana SultanaOct 4, 2022How Crazy Can You Be? A favorite reading assignment in American schools is “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. I remember having to read it during my freshman...
ESL East AsiaSep 1, 2020Surprised by SpringPhoto by: Henry Gargan Spring surprised me on a mid-February dawn. Two yellow blooms shone through the bleak wet, like Jupiter and bright...
ESL East AsiaAug 13, 2020Fall comes lateFall comes late to the South. Already the Aspens, whose golden stands briefly spot the steep slopes of the Rockies, have lost their...
willAug 2, 2020Chaucer & Shakespeare: Biological SourcesPrefatia The topic is “primary sources” — the real deal — documenting the lives of these two poets. First fact: lots for Chaucer; little...