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toast
e-Homework | June 21st 2008 by Buskaiwa
The word toast can mean something different depending on how you use it. It can mean grilled bread as in “I would like eggs and toast with butter.” something said before drinking alchohol as in “Let’s make a toast to everyone read more
we can vs. weekend
e-Homework | June 19th 2008 by Buskaiwa
The words “we can” and “weekend” may sound the same to a non-native English speaker, so listen for the context. “we can” will be followed by a verb, like “We can eat cake.” “weekend” is a no read more
kind
e-Homework | June 18th 2008 by Buskaiwa
The word kind takes on a different meaning depending on how you use it. It can mean a type or nice. Here are examples: He is a kind person. means the person is very nice. He is a kind of person that likes sports. means the person is a type of person read more
hamper
e-Homework | June 3rd 2008 by Buskaiwa
The word hamper means to make something difficult to do but in American English it also refers to a box where you put dirty laundry and it British English it refers to food and beverages packed as a gift. Copyright © 2008 e-homework.info. This F read more
off/of
e-Homework | May 1st 2008 by Buskaiwa
Here is an example of how one letter can change the meaning of a sentence. The outlet price was 30% of Takashimaya’s price. The outlet price was 30% off Takashimaya’s price. So if Takashimaya’s price was 100 yen, then the first o read more
satisfactory vs. satisfied
e-Homework | April 7th 2008 by Buskaiwa
What is the difference between “The client was not satisfactory.” and “The client was not satisfied.”? This is a common mistake among non-native speakers. The dictionary reveals that both words satisfactory and satisfied are read more
workout
e-Homework | January 20th 2008 by Buskaiwa
I said “Do you workout?” to one of my non-native English speaking friends and responded with a blank stare. Then I rephrased the question to “Do you exercise?” and that was understandable. The word workout refers to exercise i read more
raw
e-Homework | December 29th 2007 by Buskaiwa
The word raw can be used in many situations to express different feelings. For example, There was not enough raw materials to finish the Christmas wreaths I give to my family and friends. Sushi is a combination of raw fish and rice. Be careful and w read more
wish vs. hope
e-Homework | December 21st 2007 by Buskaiwa
During the Christmas season, it is typical for Americans to go to the shopping mall where Santa Claus is waiting for them to hear what they want for Christmas. So when I was explaining this to my non-native English speaking students, the question of read more
look vs. see vs. watch
e-Homework | October 20th 2007 by Buskaiwa
Trying to understand the difference between look, see and watch can be challenging for non-native English speakers. The dictionary alone contains many different examples; let’s look at several ways to dinstinguish when to use each. I watched read more
indicate vs. indict
e-Homework | September 30th 2007 by Buskaiwa
What is the difference between these 2 words? Let’s look at an example: The company was indicated as a high riser in the stock market. The company was indicted for artificially raising their stock price. What do each of these sentences mea read more
hassle vs. haggle
e-Homework | September 24th 2007 by Buskaiwa
Although it can be a hassle to haggle the words mean different things. haggle means to negotiate and hassle refers to trouble. The word hassle is often used by American stores in their return policy like “No hassle return policy”. This read more
wake
e-Homework | August 27th 2007 by Buskaiwa
While showing a student a picture I took of a boat, he asked me what do you call the wave the boat makes. I replied wake, and he mistook that for wake as in “wake up”. Well it turns out that the word wake not only means to stop sleeping read more
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