American English is slowly seeping into the UK. This is in no small part down to the boom of US TV, media and novels over the last few years. British English tends to be the norm for formal and academic documents, so it's good to be able to spot the imposter. Here are four key discrepancies between ...
Read more ›Prepositions relate different items to each other. In English, many prepositions have numerous meanings depending on the context in which they are used. When a verb is followed by a preposition, it is often clear which one must be used, e.g. "rely on", "speak to". However, when a choice of prepositi...
Read more ›English tutors come from a wide variety of backgrounds. John Donne once remarked 'No man is an island' and the same can definitely be said of English studies; the subject draws upon many other areas and lends itself well to complementary talents, including those of drama, writing and history.
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Read more ›Historical fiction programmes are currently big business. Over the last couple of years a glut of programmes 'based on' or 'inspired by' true events have taken over the airwaves from the rise of the Roman Empire in Rome to the lives of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in Desperate Romantics. However, ...
Read more ›If you are considering becoming an English tutor, you may find the following websites useful:
1) Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) provides a comprehensive library of out-of-copyright texts. The accurate and unabridged texts are a fantastic resource, and the easy search function mean...
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