Difficult pairs: among or between?
Level:Upper-Intermediate and beyond
Content: Correcting common grammar errors
« Republicans find themselves trapped between the tea party and increasingly hostile public opinion over a US debt ceiling deal. [...] Among Republicans surveyed, 51% said they didn’t like how their party had handled the negotiations in Congress. » The Guardian (link)
BETWEEN: We use BETWEEN to indicate a relation between two or more elements. Using between, the emphasis is made in every one of the elements. Ex: « The quality of the relationship between older people and their carers is the key to good care » -The Guardian. « Just between you and me »;
AMONG: We use AMONG to indicate relations between more than two elements. The emphasis in this case is made in the idea of « a group ». Ex: « First among Olympian obeliscs » -The Guadian; « In a sense, freedom of religion and belief is a first among freedoms » The Guardian.
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phrasal verbs in colloquial english: cut someone off (at a bar)
Level: Upper Intermediate and beyond
Content: phrasal verbs in colloquial english
Cut someone off (at a bar): means to refuse to serve more alcoholic drinks to a person to avoid him/her getting drunk.
Difficult pairs: later or latter?
Level: Intermediate and beyond
Content: Correcting common grammar errors
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LATER: comparative of the adverd late. Ex: I’ll see you later
LATTER: is a noun used to refer to the second of two things mentioned before. Ex: Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank.
Idioms: take a leap (of faith)
Level: Upper Intermediate and beyond
Content: Idioms
take a leap (of faith): to do something for which the outcome is unknown.
get sacked: to be fired, to lose your job.
Phrasal verbs: pull over
Level: Elementary and beyond
Content: Phrasal verbs
Pull over: stop (a vehicle) by the side of the road.
Cartoon explanation: this cartoon questions the utility of gps devices.