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Author: Bradford Jones

Hi, I'm Brad. I've spent the last seven years teaching English and creating websites for English learners and teachers. I recently moved from Costa Rica to Orlando, Florida, where I teach intensive English classes at a state college. If you'd like to contact me, I can be reached via email at [email protected].
How to Improve Your English Vocabulary
Vocabulary Learning Tips

How to Improve Your English Vocabulary

ByBradford Jones February 9, 2019March 1, 2020

Here are 17 specific things you should be doing to take your English vocabulary to the next level.

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How to be Polite in English
Polite Language

How to be Polite in English

ByBradford Jones February 2, 2019March 1, 2020

It’s hard to be polite and diplomatic in your second language. To help you, here are eight techniques and 50+ expressions you can use.

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37 Idioms About School, Education, and Academic Learning
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

37 Idioms About School, Education, and Academic Learning

ByBradford Jones January 26, 2019March 1, 2020

If you’re in an educational environment with English speakers, you’ll hear a variety of idioms. Here are 37 of them you may come across. How many do you know?

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100 Preposition Collocations You Should Know
Collocations | Prepositions

100 Preposition Collocations You Should Know

ByBradford Jones January 21, 2019March 1, 2020

Prepositions don’t always make sense. Sometimes you have to throw logic out the window and just memorize the word combinations. Here are 100 preposition collocations you should know.

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25 Common English Mistakes That Even Advanced Learners Make
Common Mistakes | Grammar

25 Common English Mistakes That Even Advanced Learners Make

ByBradford Jones January 16, 2019March 1, 2020

Nobody’s English is perfect, including yours. Are you making these 25 English mistakes that even advanced learners are guilty of?

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When is it Okay to Use Ain’t?
Miscellaneous

When is it Okay to Use Ain’t?

ByBradford Jones December 20, 2018March 1, 2020

We generally want to avoid using the negative contraction ain’t, but there are two situations in which it’s perfectly fine to use it.

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Grammar Rules That Native Speakers Break in Conversation
Common Mistakes | Grammar

Grammar Rules That Native Speakers Break in Conversation

ByBradford Jones December 20, 2018March 1, 2020

Real people don’t talk like grammar textbooks. Here are some grammar rules that you will hear native speakers break in informal conversation.

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40 Idioms About Crime and Criminal Justice
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

40 Idioms About Crime and Criminal Justice

ByBradford Jones November 30, 2018March 1, 2020

We use a ton of idioms for talking about criminal justice. Here are 40 of them you’ll probably hear at some point. How many do you know?

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12 Idioms and Expressions for Talking About Busy People
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs | Synonyms

12 Idioms and Expressions for Talking About Busy People

ByBradford Jones November 16, 2018March 1, 2020

We have a variety of other ways to say busy. Here are 12 alternatives you can use.

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Other Terms for Arrive and Leave That You Might Not Know
Synonyms

Other Terms for Arrive and Leave That You Might Not Know

ByBradford Jones November 12, 2018March 1, 2020

Here are a handful of natural-sounding synonyms for leave and arrive that you are likely to come across.

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22 Better Ways to Say That a Person is Nice
Synonyms

22 Better Ways to Say That a Person is Nice

ByBradford Jones August 26, 2018March 1, 2020

There are many descriptive adjectives for describing a nice person. Here are 22 of them you should know.

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Shades of Meaning in Verbs
Synonyms

Shades of Meaning in Verbs

ByBradford Jones August 23, 2018March 1, 2020

Do you know the differences in meaning between these verbs?

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