If you somehow managed to miss watching Game of Thrones on TV, you have no doubt seen some of the memes, made popular by the series on the Internet, stating ‘Brace yourselves – Winter is coming’, or similar dire warnings. The pilot series was indeed entitled, “Winter is Coming”, and Ned Stark did utter these …
English
One of the frustrating things about English is that sometimes a word can be used in many different ways. This can be confusing if you are trying to figure out whether or not it needs a comma. Welcome” can be one of four different parts of speech, but fortunately, the rules about when to use …
“Jargon” is the word for specialized language that you encounter in a particular field or situation. One confusing thing about encountering jargon is that it may use language that has a meaning that is familiar to you in other contexts that makes no sense in the new context. To make matters worse, there is a …
Adding a mission trip to your resume is a good way to show the transferrable skills and relevant experience you gained. A mission trip is a wonderful experience for improving communication, problem-solving and leadership skills, while simultaneously helping others. The planning of the trip is a skill itself as you would have to do sufficient …
There are certain words that have a general meaning that is widely understood. Then, within a very specific context, that word might have another meaning. This can be confusing, especially if you are not a native speaker of the language or if, for some reason, you simply have not encountered the word in that context …
When you say the words “I’m sorry” to someone, you are apologizing to them. That should be simple and straightforward, right? Of course, that isn’t the case when you are dealing with commas! The good news about commas and “sorry” is that using the comma wrong rarely affects comprehension. Knowing when “sorry” should be followed …
“Hey! How’s it going?” This is a very common greeting in American English; it transcends colloquial or regional dialects. It is understood by most every American, but for those who don’t speak English as their first language or for those who are simply shy, finding the right way to respond can be difficult. Let’s look …
For those with little working experience, few extra-curricular activities, or a shorter educational background, it can be daunting to put together a resume. The good thing is that this means there is a lot of blank space to work with! How can you format your resume to make you look like a great potential employee? …
Case competitions are competitions in which students in teams of four come up with solutions to real-life problems faced by businesses. This type of experience is a common one in the professional world, so it’s a wonderful experience to be had years ahead of time by students or young adults. That said, is it a …