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You’re presented with a vocabulary word. You must select the correct synonym from the list of answers. You can also hear how the word sounds. This can help you jog your memory. Or, it can help you make sure you get the pronunciation right.

If you miss a word, the game shows you the correct synonym. The word will also be repeated… Continue

To help you improve your English, you couldn't ask for three better books than these:

Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language
by Robert Claiborne

"Claiborne pulls from an impressively broad range of sources to supply his account. From literature, we see how Chaucer, Shakespeare, Johnson, Webster, and other titanic literary figures revolutionized our tongue. From history, we see how the Norman invasion of England nourished the language. From politics, we s… Continue

20 Weird English Words

English is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words.

1. Erinaceous
Like a hedgehog
2. Lamprophony
Loudness and clarity of voice
3. Depone
To testify under oath
4. Finnimbrun
A trinket or knick-knack
5. floccinaucinihilipilification
Estimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flo… Continue

Of course , I am here to help other people improve their English. English is my native tongue, and I have studied its origins, its grammar and syntax, and its idioms, slang and idiosyncracies for most of my life -- well over 50 years.\

Please feel free to ask me any questions. If I don't know the answer immdeiately, I will look it up for you. I will be glad to help anyone who wants to speak, read or comphend better English.

But, why else am I here?

To learn about all of your languages! That's… Continue