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2020-03-28 Affect or Effect?

This week we answer a question from Young-Ho in Korea. He writes, Question: I really want to know the difference…

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2020-03-21 Electric, Electrical, or Electronic?

This week we answer a question from Angus in China. Question: "I'm Angus, a big fan of VOA English from…

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2020-03-14 What Are the Best Ways to Study at Home?

Today we answer a question we get from many readers. Question: "What are the best ways to study at home?"…

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2020-03-07 Sport or Sports?

This week, we answer a question from a listener in China, who asks: Question: What is the difference between sports and…

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2020-02-29 Many Ways to Say You’re Welcome

Today we answer a question from Melsom in Iran. Question: "How many ways can we say ‘you're welcome?'... How can…

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2020-02-22 How to Learn About American Culture

Today we answer a question from Kotaro in Japan. Question: "I want to learn about American Culture. Can you tell…

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2020-02-15 How Can I Improve My English Pronunciation, Part 2

Many people write to us here at VOA Learning English with this question: Question: How can I improve my English pronunciation?…

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2020-02-08 How Can I Improve My English Pronunciation, Part 1

Many people want to sound more like native English speakers. So they send questions about pronunciation to us here at…

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2020-02-01 How Do I Improve My Listening Skills, Part 2

This week we continue our answer to a question from Nga, a university student in Vietnam. Question: How can I…

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2020-01-25 How Do I Improve My Listening Skills, Part 1?

Today we answer a question from Vietnam. Question: How can I improve my English listening skill? – Nga, Vietnam Answer: Dear…

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2020-01-18 How Do I Continue a Conversation in English?

This week, we answer a question from a VOA listener who writes: Question: I work with some native speakers of…

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2020-01-11 How Do I Get Better at Speaking English?

Question: Many VOA Learning English fans write to us with this question: How do I get better at speaking English?…

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2020-01-04 How Do I Improve My English?

Question: Many VOA Learning English fans write to us with this question: How do I improve my English? Answer: Dear…

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2019-12-28 Questions with ‘Be’ and ‘Do’

This week we answer a question from Yang in China. Yang writes, Question: I'm confused with the be verb and the do verb. Which…

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2019-12-21 Thanking You in So Many Ways

Question: This week we answer a question from Thanh* in Vietnam, who writes, "How many ways can we say ‘thank…

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