Posts by Holly

The Problem of the ED Ending

The Problem of the ED Ending

Pronouncing ED Endings Have you ever noticed that words that end with ED in English are not always pronounced with...

Talk About Life Changes with “Used to”

Talk About Life Changes with “Used to”

Reading Books I didn’t use to like reading books about business. I used to not enjoy any non-fiction books. I...

English Expression of the Week: get Someone’s Goat

English Expression of the Week: get Someone’s Goat

The Expression This week’s expression is “get someone’s goat.” This expression is very useful if someone is annoying or trying...

“Get” Means “Move/go Away”

“Get” Means “Move/go Away”

Go Away When I was a child, I lived on a ranch, a place to raise animals for food. Sometimes...

“Get” Means Have

“Get” Means Have

Because of an Accident Several years ago, my parents and I got my brother’s 2 kids for about a week...

“Get” Means “Prepare”

“Get” Means “Prepare”

A Dinner Accident My grandparents were visiting from another state. I had just learned to cook. So my parents gave...

Conversation Questions for “get” = “Catch”

Conversation Questions for “get” = “Catch”

Practice is Important Did you think we were done practicing the crazy verb “get?” We are not. Get has many...

Conversation Questions for “get” = “buy”

Conversation Questions for “get” = “buy”

Practice is Imperative You already know that “get” is a crazy verb that has many meanings. And you already know...

Conversation Questions for “get” = Receive”

Conversation Questions for “get” = Receive”

Practice is Necessary One of the meanings of the strange little verb “get” is “receive.” But if you only have...

English Expression of the Week: get Your Money’s Worth

English Expression of the Week: get Your Money’s Worth

The Expression this week’s expression is “get your money’s worth.” We use this expression to talk about things that we...

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