A short explanation of a word you newsnerds are sure to be seeing a lot in the news: hush money.
You will see this word in news articles about an upcoming case. Soon the Manhattan district attorney’s office will begin presenting evidence to a grand jury about Donald Trump’s role in paying “hush money” to a porn star. (more…)
Let’s look at four words you might hear in conversation, in the news, or more likely — at work.
Blowout, blowback, feedback, and fallout are easy to confuse terms that aren’t always easy to translate. They each have different meanings and they are all commonly used. (more…)
My advanced English students, many with high-level positions and graduate degrees, have lately been stumped by a one syllable word: woke. It appears not only on social media, but often in news stories and opinion pieces. (more…)
Sometimes, teaching advanced students can be more challenging than teaching beginners, so it’s always fun for me when I come across a commonly used word that I think might stump my advanced English language learners. (more…)
