Aug 9, 20222 min readAnnabel's English5 Common English Mistakes that Make You Look Less SmartEnglish is a complicated language with a lot of rules to follow. There are some mistakes even native English speakers regularly make, and...
Jul 18, 20222 min readAnnabel's EnglishThe Open English DictionaryHow do words get added to the English dictionary? What does it mean when a word is added to the dictionary? How many words are in the...
Jul 12, 20223 min readAnnabel's EnglishCode Switching for Business: From Plain English to Professional EnglishIt can be particularly challenging for English language learners to strike the right tone when writing business communications. In this...
Jul 4, 20223 min readAnnabel's EnglishGirlboss: What this brand name can teach you about workplace etiquetteGirlboss is a catchy phrase in English, and in addition to being an identifiable brand name, it has caught on as a sort of cultural...
Jun 27, 20221 min readAnnabel's EnglishEnglish is Full of ContradictionsThere are many sayings in English that are inherent contradictions, where two words that have opposite meanings come together to form a...
Jun 21, 20221 min readAnnabel's EnglishHeteronyms: Just when you thought English was easy!The English language is full of curiosities that make it one of the most difficult languages to learn. When a word is spelled one way but...
Jun 13, 20221 min readAnnabel's EnglishEnglish Idioms: Using Body Parts as Verbs Try these phrases to sound more like a native speaker! You can "head" a company, but if things go wrong you'll have to "shoulder" the...
Jun 6, 20222 min readAnnabel's English'Partygate': Why Scandals are referred to in English as "Gates"Do you ever wonder why scandals always have slightly humorous names ending in '-gate'? It all goes back to the original - the mother of...