We all make mistakes. Just because a native speaker says something doesn’t make it right. In a recent conversation, a client said, “I didn’t see nobody.” When I corrected him, he was confused because this was how they said it in American movies. A few days later, I got a text from another client who … Read more
Change isn’t coming. Change is here. Covid-19 has seen to that. Millions of people who have never before worked from home are now expected to telecommute. Meetings are now done exclusively online – even at the highest levels. And even for people like me who work from home on a regular basis, the way we work has changed dramatically. … Read more
I’ve been hearing from people all week about how difficult they find working from home. This article from the BBC has some suggestions that deal with motivation and work/life balance – which are good. But how do you deal with distractions? Truthfully, most of them involve turning things off. Here are my tips: Turn off … Read more
Normally, I spend my working week dashing from one client’s office to another. Our sessions are always face-to-face, up close, and personal. That changes as of today as I will be working strictly from home. Unfortunately, I could see this coming. I wouldn’t call myself a pessimist; however, my old army training taught me to always hope for … Read more
Happy Monday everyone, and here is your Monday Morning Tip from Marshallsay English! Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had so many questions about punctuation that I decided to write a series of short articles on the subject. Today, we are going to start with the easiest – writing lists using commas and semi-colons. Basically, … Read more
Even with the best teacher, you aren’t going to become fluent by attending class once or twice a week. Here are some tips on how to engage with the language every day.
