When it comes to grammar and pronunciation, the English language is full of pitfalls. You need only think of the sentence ‘I decided to desert my dessert in the desert’ to get an idea of just how challenging English can […]
Federico Fellini famously said, “A different language is a different version of life.” Being able to speak one or more languages other than your mother tongue thus gives you the opportunity to live a different life for each new language. […]
The United Kingdom was certainly divided in the months leading up to the Brexit vote. And, even when the morning of the referendum came, no one was sure which way it would swing. It was only by the slightest of […]
Of all the hurdles language learners face, false friends are perhaps the most frustrating. False friends or false cognates are words that look or sound the same in two different languages, but have completely different meanings. For Spanish and English […]
Society is becoming more and more consumer orientated and with stiffer competition in all sectors, businesses really need to do what they can to ensure customer satisfaction and retention. However, when looking at strategies to deal with these issues, one area that is often overlooked is how a business communicates with its clients.
English is now the world’s third most common native language, and remains, for now the preferred language for world business. With many sectors now having employees who regularly converse in English, the requirement for learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is growing, even in countries where English is considered a native language.
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