English as a Foreign Language

2021-05-24 09:00:31 "I used to live in Manchester, but I moved to London last year." Can we use 'would' instead of 'used to' here? No, we can't, because 'living in Manchester' wasn't repeated again and again and again. It's simply a situation in the past. Therefore, only 'used to' is good in this sentence. Open / Comment

2021-05-22 16:01:06 ​​What does this proverb mean?
Loose lips sink ships Open / Comment

2021-05-21 09:01:04 Open / Comment

2021-05-20 08:31:00 ​​CAN YOU GUESS THE WORD?
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's _____. - Confucius Open / Comment

2021-05-19 09:00:09 Open / Comment

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2021-05-15 16:00:19 ​​What does this proverb mean?
Little strokes fell good oaks Open / Comment

2021-05-14 09:00:27 REVISION: DATA is OR are Open / Comment

2021-05-13 08:30:52 ​​CAN YOU GUESS THE WORD?
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a ________, not the truth.” - Marcus Aurelius Open / Comment

2021-05-12 09:01:00 lead - information that will help you find a solution to a problem or situation 
– Although my sister has a few job leads, she knows that finding work these days will be difficult.
look up - improve or get better
– More companies are moving their offices to this area, so the job market is looking up.
in a nutshell - used when summarizing something in a very short, clear way
– Business has been very slow over the past several months, and it will be difficult to maintain our current workforce. So, in a nutshell, we’re going to have to let some of our workers go. Open / Comment