While most of us think it's helpful to be corrected, some people might not think so. 

You may think it's embarrassing to be corrected in public - you may feel frustrated or disappointed or even offended. 

Making mistakes is part of learning, though. It's hard to imagine you'll be fluent in English without making any mistakes. So, chances are you'll make some mistakes in your writing. That is to say, the mistakes are always there whether somebody corrects you or not. So, why pretend your English wr

Igo left the company without any regret. He thought that he wouldn't get any problems by bearing the jobless status. It was probably because he had many friends and some rich relatives. Having left his luxurious flat, he continued the second week of being jobless staying at his uncle's house without any money in his pocket. He didn't try to find any other jobs.

There weren’t any of his uncle's family members at home during the day. So, he was being left alone in the house and didn’t plan to go an

Two days ago, I wanted to write this blog. Broken Windows, I wrote the title first, and I did not know what to write next. I mean what topic or subject should I talk about? By the way, do we usually write the topic first and  then we write its title, or is it the other way round? Some people say the topic and then the title. Others say the title and then the topic. However, which one of the two hypothesizes or suppositions is correct, I am in a hole and I did not know what to do. The idea or rat

Following is the blog I have written on the request of Lady Noor while she won the GUESS MY WORD puzzle solving it by finding the correct word ERR.

In this blog I have tried to use almost all synonyms of ERR. You people have to decide how far I am successful in my attempt.  Thanks,

There is no chance to ERR.

I am surprised that you have asked me to advice in the matter of love your friend trying to persuade you in spite that he is married. 

I will not be erring if I may stop you from going into any

He has to go to a secret island. He doesn’t know anything about the island. A man said to him that he knew everything about that mysterious island, he said: “There isn’t any water or food there, and you can’t find any shelter. There aren’t any medical facilities and first aid, so it is necessary for you to buy a big backpack and all required thins before going on this trip”.

But another man said: “I know the secret island very well, there isn’t any shortage of water, food, housing, medical care i

"Hello, hello,  is anybody here? No answer! It seems someone is inside the house but no one comes to show up. Can anyone hear me? Listen, I am a passer by, coming from far away and I need help''.

" Hey, what do you want?'' Finally someone peeped out the window. ''  Thanks, you finally came up, I need some water. Have you any water?'' "'Oh, yes, man, I have  some. Okay, come in."

Then, the passerby stepped into the house. It was such a hot day, perspiration formed on his forehead. Mr. cafi asked, '

Expector's Blog Challenge: the uses of 'any'

Do I have any belief that she doesn’t have any grudge or anger against me?  I haven’t done anything which might have any cause to hurt her feelings. Then why isn’t she paying any heed to me.  Am I nothing for her?  Don’t I have any right to explain myself?  Aren’t there any feelings in her for me. What I would do to draw her attention to revive our relationship?  I will not be erring if I act in any way to prove my devotion, dedication and love. Or is

'Any' can be very tricky to use.  It's not uncommon for a learner to make mistakes when using the word 'any'. First, I'd like to give you some sentences for you to get the picture:

Have you got any books to read?

I haven't got any (books).

I haven't got any help, either. 

Are you feeling any better now?

Any book will do - I just want something to read. 

If any of them want(s) to join in the discussion, just let me know. 

Is it any good/use crying over spilt milk?

So, you can see, 'any' is usually used i

He took one cigarette and inhaled it very fast. Then he took another one. He coughed and coughed again. The nervousness was clear. He tried to open the window to smell the fresh air, but he was not able to. Then he thought of reaching the phone to call her. That was also a failure. Then he thought seriously of opening the window, but to his surprise, he could not and his limbs seemed to fail him too.  He began to cough again and again. His body began to shiver. His doctor had, thousand times, to

Distinction

People always look for distinction because they think it makes life easier.  In fact life is not always that simple. Who know’s there is something under the surface? Having been hiding and yet waiting for the right time to show up. Let’s take a closer look to image of Yin-Yang, black and white in the same shape and proportion are flowing together in a full cycle. Each color represent the good and bad in this life, well it is called ‘distinction’. Oh wait! There is a black dot inside t

Eva's 

Writing Challenge - Contrasting words,

Love in contrast:

It made no difference between night and day for me since I fell in love with you. You must see that it is my blind love.  Be sure that I am not going to drag your name to mud by publicizing my love.  But the fact is like snow white. On the contrary I find myself unable even to express before you.  There is a burden on my heart. To those who think in black-and-white terms, my love may be either entirely good or entirely bad for you. Whe

Evangelina has just published a writing challenge. The reason she did so may be due to the encouraging comments on her previous blog in which she asked if we were ready for or welcome a writing challenge. 

While it seems most of the members think it helpful to take part in a writing challenge, some members may be doubtful about it. They may try to ask this question: what's a writing challenge really for or what's the point?

Tara, the former admin, used to encourage us to write more with her monthl

I've just bought a book on English grammar to celebrate World Book Day. 

I enjoy reading books on English grammar and have bought scores of such books. I even thought I had enough and the bookstore seemed no longer attractive - I used to be a regular visitor there. 

The fact that I've got enough grammar books, however, doesn't mean I don't need to learn more grammar. I know there's still confusion, or rather, I know there's still something I don't really know about the grammar. 

I just finished rea

Aloha lovely EC people!

I'm having problems to load this site lately, so today is a lucky day for me. 
I hope everything is going super duper for you guys! 

Yesterday was the World Book Day. I wasn't able to come here to wish you a happy reading, but since today I could log in... well... Here it is! A VERY MERRY UNBOOKDAY TO YOU ALL!

So tell me... What book are you reading now?
And What was the last book you read? It was 'woah!' or it was 'meh'? 

Maybe you didn't read any book lately? Oh so bad! But

Yes, 'to be readable' means 'to be enjoyable and easy to read'. 

I can tell that you do have a great idea or topic or something fun to share with us. You even managed to write a blog about it, but only to find that other members don't seem to be so interested in it. You're so frustrating and wonder what's wrong with your blog. 

If that's true for you, you're not alone in feeling that. It's not easy for a learner to write something readable, even though they may have a wide vocabulary and know all

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HEALTH?

"Health is better than wealth" is a very apt saying. Health of the body is essential for us, for without it, our life will be a burden both to ourselves and to other family members and friends. So we should take a great care of our health, and to secure a sound mind in a sound body it is very important to follow the general rules. There is a very close connection between the body and mind, and both are interdependent. It the body is not sound, our mind cannot work prop

It happened In a restaurant in China. We went there to have our lunch. We all were  hungry and anxious (about the menu). Our guide ordered for us. I guessed that we were going to have chicken- burger. But, I wanted a fish- burger for me.  Anyway we were sited and talking with our mates. Suddenly one of my colleagues ( who was a lady) went to her next table. There first she smiled to a baby boy then took a picture of him! And, can you imagine what happened next? The father of the baby scolded and

As you know, you can adjust your emails from MyEC in your Settings. You can adjust everything from receiving an email for almost everything that happens on MyEC, to receiving only certain emails to receiving NO emails.

Some Members are reporting that they are not receiving emails even when they request them in Settings.

Could you please comment below on whether or not you are receiving emails as requested. Thank you!

I noticed many my.EC members are using their real name. They write it fully, half of it, nick name only and maybe using abbreviation of their name. That’s no fancy for me, but when it comes to such a philosophy's name, I wonder why did that person choose that name. I hope I am not alone here so I post this to know if some people here feel the same with me. Long time ago I’ve got an experience relate to this, here is it.

Don’t judge a book by its cover, I think i should apply this idiom more often