When was the last time you told somebody you were grateful to them about something? It’s important to express gratitude when someone has done something nice for you. Sometimes, it’s enough to just say “thank you.” However, sometimes you might want to go a step further and express to someone how genuinely grateful you are …
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Calling someone on the telephone has changed a lot over the years since this technology was first introduced over 100 years ago. In fact, where we once had frequently-called phone numbers memorized, these days, we often don’t know the numbers of our family members or best friends since we usually just touch their name in …
Modern email culture has changed how we communicate with one another. The ability to send and receive information at all hours of the day is something our ancestors could only have dreamed of, and we certainly owe much to this relatively new technology. Despite the many advantages of email, it is worth considering how we …
The idiom “errands to run” can be confusing the first time you see it. Who is running where? In fact, however, it has a fairly straightforward meaning. It means undertaking a short journey to complete one or several tasks. Idioms are a group of words that have a figurative meaning that is difficult to deduce …
You can’t expect all people, natives and non-natives alike, to know every word in the dictionary, let alone combine these words to create all possible sentence variations. This is why language learning websites like ours tirelessly seek the best topics to create articles from, just like the one you’re reading right now. In formal …
Are you having a hard time making a good impression in your upcoming interview at a prospective school or company? Or, you’ve already come across the expression “I am looking forward to the interview,” but you don’t want to use it because it kind of sounds formulaic and worn-out? Worry no more because we’ve got …
If you’re creating a resume or talking to someone about your work experience, either in an interview or informally, you will probably use the phrases “experience in” or “experience with.” But which one of those prepositions should you use when? The good news is that in most cases, you aren’t going to cause any great …
While the origins of the idiom “keep me posted” are not precisely known, the phrase has been around for a long time. It certainly predates email, the form of communication it is now most frequently used in. However, its current popularity in written correspondence comes as a direct result of how much easier it is …
Whether you’re writing an email, developing your grand thesis, or coming up with a clever Tweet, there are certain expectations regarding the length of the text. Your email must only be long enough to communicate your point politely and concisely. A thesis may have to cover a certain number of pages or contain a minimum …