Junior High School students usually start their English studies by learning the verb ‘to be’, then they study the 一般動詞. There is another group of verbs called ‘modal verbs’, which have a slightly different grammar. ‘Must’ is one of these verbs. (Continued)
In this post, I am continuing a series on common idioms and expressions. This time we are going to look at some expressions using the word ‘thing’. (Continued)
One of the difficulties for foreign learners of English is that the language is spoken in so many countries that there is a wide variety of ‘correct’ pronunciations. (Continued)
I have a good friend who is a Muslim. I personally will have no truck with religious dogma of any kind, but this friend is a truly good man whom I trust without reserve. Though devout, he does not appear to espouse any particularly rabid ideas. (Continued)