執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月13日 | Words
“This is my cat, Tom.” “Oh, he’s a very unusual color.” “Unusual” comes from the prefix “un” and the word “usual”. Perhaps you know “usual” in its adverb form, “usually”. Calico cats are usually female. What time do you usually get home? What do you usually eat for...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月12日 | Pictures
This little girl is wearing a lei. A lei is a Hawaiian flower garland. “Lei Day” is a day to celebrate traditional Hawaiian culture held at the beginning of May....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月10日 | Phrases
“I just got an email from Sarah asking me to go out with her this weekend. Help me figure out how to say no without coming off as a jerk.” “Come off as” means to give someone a certain impression. It’s similar to “appear” or “seem to be”. The impression isn’t always...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月09日 | TOEIC
“Remember that your behavior at the conference reflects the company.” Find the mistake. A. Remember that B. behavior at C. reflects D. the company 「会議での君の振る舞いは、わが社全体に反映することを忘れずに」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月08日 | Trivia
English, like all languages, has changed over the years. In modern English, you only have to choose between “you” and “your” to talk about the person you’re speaking to. But English used to have different words for “you” depending on how the word fit into the sentence...
