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Is the Passive Voice bad writing?
If you’ve read that the passive voice is “bad writing,” you’ve been misled.
In fact, there are many times when it is an essential requirement for “good writing,” for example, in academic work. But, there are certain dos and…


Der Himmel oder der Himmel? The sky or heaven?
Wann benutze ich "sky" und wann "heaven" als Übersetzung für den "Himmel"?

Bei ≠ by
Wie schreibt man "Bei der Oma" auf englisch? Benutzt man "by" oder "at"?

Du kannst schwimmen, oder?
Wie benutzt man "oder" in Fragestellungen auf englisch?

Year or years?
Describing someone by their age is always tricky, should I write year-old or years-old?

Borrowing and lending
Lend me or borrow me? See which one is correct on our english grammar blog.

Denglish to english in easy steps
How do you talk about your interests in english?

Discuss or discuss about?
Discussing and talking are two things we do often, find out how to use these verbs correctly.

About exams and notes
Have you just finished your exams? Are you waiting for the results? Have a look at this grammar post about a common mistake.

She screams and he screams
A sweet way to remember to add the "s" verb ending in english, when you talk about a "she" a "he" or an "it".

Hard or hardly, what is the difference?
You may know the general rule in english, add “ly” to the end of an adjective to make an adverb, that is a word which describes how a verb or an action took place . Like quiet and quietly, slow and slowly. But hard and hardly are exceptions.

Much or many? Which word is right?
So when should you say "too much" or "too many" in english?