Challenges with using English

English is an agglomerate language. As well as a basic romance grammar mostly descended from Latin, mixed with a Germanic and French vocabulary, English takes things from every other language it meets. One result of this is English has many words for the same thing, but many of these words mean quite different things. What is the difference between under and beneath? Look, see, and watch? In, at, and on?

Examination Preparation - English Language and English Literature

So you have an examination or an important test coming up and you are not sure you are fully prepared. Or perhaps you have some time and wish to prepare an effective revision schedule. Or the assessment is tomorrow and you have revised and prepared, and want to be sure you won't melt down in the testing center.

Literary Terms

Having trouble confusing your metaphor and your simile? Unsure if you are reading a fable or a myth? What is synesthesia?

Things Fall Apart

Introductory offer - the first time you contact me, for only USD 5 I will answer three questions on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.

The River Between

Introductory offer - the first time you contact me, for only USD 5 I will answer three questions on Ngugi wa Thiong'o's The River Between.