Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Six One, Half a Dozen the Other

This idiom is used when comparing two things that you feel have about the same value as each other.

My grandfather used to use this idiom all the time... when talking about the political parties in America, he'd roll his eyes, then say, "Six one, half a dozen the other". Meaning... he thought both major parties were the same...

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Silent 'B' Words

The topic is Silent 'B' Words.

This is one thing that I've noticed that trips non native English speakers up. We have many common words that have a silent "B" in them.

  • Aplomb
  • Bomb
  • Climb
  • Crumb
  • Comb
  • Debt
  • Doubt
  • Dumb
  • Lamb
  • Limb
  • Numb
  • Plumber
  • Subtle
  • Succumb
  • Thumb
  • Tomb
  • Womb
This topic is broken into three different videos.