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The Best Version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Seasons' Greetings!  I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.  I hope even more that everyon...

How To Build Vocabulary: Do You Have a Monolingual Dictionary?

It’s the wee hours of the morning, just before dawn. “PING-PONG!” My phone plays the popcorn notifi...

English Man and Lexicon Lass Battle Dull Vocabulary

In the city of Linguapolis, the cries for help rise above the clamor. Dull Vocabulary, the infamous...

Making the Most of Your English Lessons: 5 Essential Tips

I taught at a mid-sized language school in Tokyo. After a few years and hundreds of hours teaching ...

How to Improve Listening Comprehension

It was a hot and humid day as I waited for the bus. Sweat rolled down my spine, and the loud whine ...