AS for AS
Last time, I tried to summarise the uses of the keyword LIKE in English. This time, I’m attacking its confusing partner in crime: the even-more-useful AS. AS versus LIKE The first problem with this word for many people is how to distinguish it from LIKE. I said last...
Noun Combinations: Some “Issues”
How you do a noun combinations? Here you have some «issues». If you ever make mistakes using noun combinations like “training courses” in your business English, read on for a guide to the dangers and how to avoid them. “Noun + Noun” combinations like “business...
Inversions for Emphasis – Twist and Shout
When normal formal just isn’t enough to communicate your anger by email, you can really turn the screw by twisting the order of your sentences… In my last blog, https://secondlanguage.net/2021/06/01/cold-hard-grammar/ I set out my main formal English tools for email...