El otro día me encontré un anuncio que decía: “Profesor nativo de inglés… If you don’t use it, you’ll loose it!” Nada da más confianza que un profesor de inglés… escribiendo mal en inglés. Pero bueno, vamos al tema, porque este mito me encanta: Si eres nativo, puedes enseñar el idioma. Claro, y siguiendo esa […]
I recently found an advert that proudly announced: “Native English Teacher… If you don’t use it, you’ll loose it!” Nothing says “trust me with your language development” quite like immediately proving you can’t spell lose. But let’s dig in, because this is one of my favourite myths: If you’re a native speaker, you can teach
How many of us are honest enough to say that we have made grammatical errors either in speech or written text? I know I have, but I don’t like to admit it. Although it is easier to get away with making such errors when speaking, unfortunately that is not the case when it comes to
When I mention contractions, I am not referring to ladies in childbirth nor my hubby whose muscles contract at the mere thought of pulling out his wallet at the mention of a new designer handbag. I am talking, of course, about two words that are combined and certain letters omitted. We put an apostrophe where
I am sure most of you reading this blog will have heard, or are familiar with the works, of the famous Irish playwright, poet and author, Oscar Wilde. To some he was a genius but to us at Libertad Communications he was as fallible as he was human. Below is a written quote, which might
Lots of things annoy me about written English and this heinous crime is probably the most irritating of them all. In fact, it bothers me so much that I feel compelled to hit things whenever I see it. It’s just an accent! In some regional accents, I totally understand that ‘should’ve’ may sound very much
There are two little words that are so often brutalised in written English that they sometimes look like characters out of Eastenders. I am considering issuing a warrant for the arrest of anyone caught abusing the words your and you’re. Why is it wrong to confuse these two words when they sound the same? Well
