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Espresso English Podcast

Jan 27, 2016

A number of words in English are used metaphorically – with a meaning that is not exactly the same as their literal meaning. Usually they apply a quality of one word to another word.

For example, when we say that something is lightning fast, we are using the quality of lightning (which is almost instantaneous)...


Jan 20, 2016

Today's lesson will teach you the difference between:
talk to
talk with
talk about
talk over
talk through
talk into
talk out of
There are plenty of example sentences to make everything clear... so you'll never have this doubt again :-)

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Jan 13, 2016

#1 – Forgetting to use “it” when the sentence needs a subject

“I just bought a new computer. Was on sale.”

Every sentence in English needs a subject. In the second sentence, we need to say “It was on sale” – the word “it” functions as the subject, referring to the new computer.

Learn the other...


Jan 6, 2016

A lot of students ask me about phrases and idioms they've heard in conversations and TV shows.

In today's lesson, I'm going to share the answers with you, explaining each expression with a few examples.

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