Everyday Grammar (日常语法)

2022-10-20 How to Express Condolences

Recently, my mother, Ellen died. She lived a very good life. She raised three daughters. She loved art, writing, and…

3 years ago

2022-10-13 Use Possessive Pronouns to Talk about Friends, Family

Imagine that you want to talk about your family or your friends. Perhaps you want to describe your parents or…

3 years ago

2022-10-06 Reviewing Your Favorite Character Description

Last week, we asked our readers and listeners to write about their favorite character from a book they had read. One reader,…

3 years ago

2022-09-29 Describing Your Favorite Character, Part 2

In a past report of Everyday Grammar, we talked about how to describe your favorite character from a book you…

3 years ago

2022-09-22 How to Wish Other People Well

Imagine you are talking with a friend. Your friend tells you that they have a big test or job interview coming up…

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2022-09-15 Describing Your Favorite Character

Think about a time you talked about a favorite character in a book you had read. Maybe you spoke about the character…

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2022-09-08 Grammar and Attention

News reports and everyday discussions increasingly involve the term “attention,” as in the “attention economy” - the idea that human…

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2022-09-01 Reviewing Your Birthday Message

Recently, our readers and listeners wrote many lovely messages about their birthdays. We have been reading all of them. Most…

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2022-08-25 Business and Word Choices: Nouns and Verbs

Imagine you are a business owner. You hire employees and ask them to do the jobs they are best fitted…

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2022-08-18 Describing Your Birthday

Last week, my niece and I celebrated our birthdays together. We both turned 35 years old in the beginning of August. Her…

3 years ago