Phrase of the Week: Come Off As

執筆者 | 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...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 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」...

Trivia of the Week: Old-Timey English

執筆者 | 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...

Idiom of the Week: Back to the Drawing Board

執筆者 | 2014年05月07日 | Idioms

“What happened here?” “I tried to launch my home-made rocket, but it just exploded. Oh well, back to the drawing board!” The drawing board is a special kind of desk for drawing out plans or designing inventions. If your plan or invention doesn’t work, you have to go...