Infosquares.com ESL Blog - Answering questions about English vocabulary and grammar usage http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/ A blog devoted to answering all kinds of questions relating to English vocabulary and grammar usage Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:37:00 GMT en-us ESL Blog: Very + excellent, great http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02102009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02102009.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:55:00 GMT Very + excellent, great ESL blog: Thank you very much, thank you so much http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02092009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02092009.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:50:00 GMT ESL blog: Thank you very much, thank you so much ESL blog: To strike a chord, to strike out http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02072009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02072009.html Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:55:00 GMT ESL blog: To strike a chord, to strike out ESL blog: Using "them" instead of "him/her" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02062009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02062009.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:55:00 GMT ESL blog: Using "them" instead of "him/her" ESL blog: To create, make, generate, write a report http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02052009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_02052009.html Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:55:00 GMT ESL blog: To create, make, generate, write a report ESL Questions and answers: I like it there, I like being there http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01142009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01142009.html Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:05:00 GMT A brief discussion of the difference between "I like it there" and "I like being there" ESL Questions and answers: To be taken on, hired, brought on http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01132009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01132009.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:05:00 GMT A brief overview of how to use "to be taken on", "to be hired", and " to be brought on" properly ESL Questions and answers: It's about time he came, he should come http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01122009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01122009.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:05:00 GMT A brief overview of how to use "It's about time he came", "It's about time he should come", etc. ESL Questions and answers: Please find the enclosed brochure/Please find enclosed the brochure http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01112009.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_01112009.html Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:05:00 GMT ESL Questions and answers: Please find the enclosed brochure, Please find enclosed the brochure ESL Blog: Idioms relating to campaigning and elections http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10162008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10162008.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:05:00 GMT A brief discussion of some common idiomatic expressions relating to politics, elections, and campaigning ESL Blog: To stick it out, to stick to something, to stick around http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10152008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10152008.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:05:00 GMT A brief discussion of the the phrases "To stick it out", "to stick to something", and "to stick around" ESL Blog: I wish I were there, I wish I would be there http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10142008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10142008.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:05:00 GMT An explanation of why "I wish I were there" is better than "I wish I would be there" ESL Blog: Crank it up http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10132008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_10132008.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:05:00 GMT An explanation of the idiomatic expression "crank it up" ESL Blog: Talking about the weekend http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07252008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07252008.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:05:00 GMT An explanation of which preposition, etc. to use with the word "weekend" ESL Blog: No worries, Don't worry (about it) http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07242008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07242008.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:55:00 GMT An explanation of the difference between "no worries", "don't worry", etc. ESL Blog: Other uses of the word "dead" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07232008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07232008.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:00 GMT An entry explaining some of the uses of the word "dead" ESL Blog: Ever-changing idioms http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07222008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_07222008.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:55:00 GMT A brief entry on how there are often slightly different variations of the same idiom ESL Blog: To get carded http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06302008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06302008.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT An explanation of the term "to get carded" ESL Blog: Feeling good and feeling well http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06292008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06292008.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT An explanation of the difference between feeling "good" and feeling "well" ESL Blog: "I like" versus "I'm liking" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06252008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06252008.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT An example of how both "I like" and "I'm liking" can be used in a sentence ESL Blog: "To follow your nose" and other idioms noone uses http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06242008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06242008.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT A brief overview of some outdated, archaic English idioms ESL Blog: "To freak out", "She freaked me out" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06182008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06182008.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT An explanation of the phrasal verb "To freak out" ESL Blog: "To be beside oneself" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06172008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06172008.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT An explanation of the idiom "To be beside oneself" ESL Blog: "That does it" and "That'll do" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06142008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06142008.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 6:37:00 GMT An explanation of the terms "that does it" and "that'll do" ESL Blog: To do an about face http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06112008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06112008.html Wed, 11 Jun 2008 6:37:00 GMT An explanation of the idiom "to do an about face" ESL Blog: Anyhow, anyway http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06102008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_06102008.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 6:37:00 GMT An overview of the use of the adverbs "anyhow" and "anyway" ESL Blog: Crazy, crazed, craze http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_05072008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_05072008.html Thu, 07 May 2008 15:37:00 GMT An overview of the use of the words "crazy", "crazed", and "craze" ESL Blog: To be off http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_05062008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_05062008.html Thu, 07 May 2008 14:37:00 GMT An explanation of the different uses of the phrase "to be off" ESL Blog: Loaded http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04282008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04282008.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 7:37:00 GMT An explanation of the different meanings of the adjective "loaded" ESL Blog: To meet, to encounter, to come across, to run into http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04182008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04182008.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 7:37:00 GMT An explanation of the differences between the verbs to meet, to encounter, to come across, and to run into ESL Blog: I decided against going/I decided to go http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04142008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04142008.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 7:37:00 GMT A quick explanation of the English phrasal verb "to decide against" and its opposite ESL Blog: I would rather you come/came: Subjunctive tenses in English http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04032008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_04032008.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 7:37:00 GMT A quick explanation of the differences between using the PAST and PRESENT subjunctive form in English ESL Blog: To beat someone to the punch http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03272008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03272008.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the term "to beat someone to the punch" ESL Blog: What's the difference between "different" and "another"? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03252008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03252008.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the words "different" and "another" ESL Blog: Is "stand-up comic" the same as "stand-up guy"? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03192008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03192008.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the terms "stand-up comic" and "stand-up guy" ESL Blog: To get it over with http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03172008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03172008.html Mon, 17 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the term "to get it over with" ESL Blog: What have you been smoking? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03122008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03122008.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the term "what have you been smoking?" ESL Blog: Stove, oven, range... what's the difference? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03102008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03102008.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the terms "stove", "oven", and "range" ESL Blog: What does "tacked-on" mean? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03072008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03072008.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the term "tacked-on" ESL Blog: Fast or quickly? http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03062008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03062008.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the terms "fast" and "quickly" ESL Blog: Person, people, persons http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03042008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03042008.html Tue, 04 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT Definition and usage of the terms "person", "people", and "persons" ESL Blog: How not to use the word "credit" http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03032008.html http://www.infosquares.com/eslblog/blog_03032008.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 7:37:00 GMT How not to use the word "credit"