I Want You To Speak English

1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.  2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there’s a 50% chance you’ll die within the next  3 years  3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There’s a 9% chance that you’ll meet one of them in your lifetime.  4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.   5. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.  6. If a part of your body “falls asleep”, you can almost always “wake it up” by shaking your head. 7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing – Food, attractive people and danger. 8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side. 9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odour. 10. According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4...

20 British Words That Mean Something Totally Different in the U.S. Here in the United States, we speak the same language as our ye old predecessors in Great Britain, but we don't always speak it the same way. So, we asked our oh-so British receptionist, Ryan Lovett, to give us a crash course in some of the more notable discrepancies. Here are 20 words that have pretty different meanings in Great Britain than they do in the U.S.  Made with royalty-free images from Bigstock. 1. Jumper  2. Trainer  3. Pants 4. Bird 5. Bog 6. Rubber 7. Braces 8. Trolley 9. Chips 10. Coach 11. Biscuit 12. Shag 13. Dummy 14. Lift 15. Hooker 16. Flannel 17. Football 18. Hamper 19. Vest 20. God Save the Queen!  Ryan would like to thank his office minions in helping him with this in-depth report

An idiom is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms, and they occur frequently in all languages. It is estimated that there are at least twenty-five thousand idiomatic expressions in the English language. Here’s a run down on some of the most common English Idioms used by native teenagers and young adults. It will help you understand your friends better in daily situations such as hanging out with your friends in a Bar. 15 Essential English Idioms for ESL Students No. Idioms Meaning Example 1 Up in the air “(to be) up in the air ” is and English Idiom meaning that something has not been resolved, finished or answered yet. It usually refers to a plan or a decision that has not been decided or being uncertain.  “I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still  up in the ...