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I was warned that somebody posed as me (Expector) in the chat room a few days ago. That's so annoying and intolerable. I wonder why they did that - they may have found it's fun to pretend to be someone, or they did it on purpose - just to cause trouble.  I've noticed that so many members complained about the situation in the chat room. Some members even left MyEC since they find some trolls' (or bad apples' or bad guys' or whatever you call them) misbehavior in the chat room is so unbearable. So

Unhappy day is the day that you don't know how to smile to the others... hii, Maybe it is true. every day, i get up early to go drive bicycle, meet some pp, talking with them .... then i come to my comapy, have breakfast with my colleague... start the job with all my heart... sometimes i come somewhere alone and meet some stranger in church, in sea, in the bus... when i have free time i call and talk lovely words with my parent and my sister, my brother... i always smile and do anything i like,

I guess I am going to let the cat out of the bag, for some of you night owls who spend most of your English Club time chatting and reading your friend's blogs.  But, English Club has much, much more than My English Club (our social media side).

If you have paid attention in the past, you may have noticed some of the helpful resources.  

Today I am reminding you about our sections on idioms.  

I am just scratching the surface of the offerings that are available. The idioms at this link are about ani

Many students are confused on how to properly use contractions in speech.  This is one of the most common errors that I see in my students, so I will explain how this should be done and give some examples of pronunciation. 

But first, let us remember that a contraction is a short form of a phrase in English and is most commonly used in informal speech and writing.  The phrase is shortened (contracted) by removing one or more letters, inserting an apostrophe in their place and making the phrase in

You probably learned the question words in English classes. They are sometimes called called the "Wh" words, to help students remember them.

Who,   what,   when,  where,  why and how are often called question words and most of them begin with the letters "wh".

Which of these words is your favorite and why?

Can you think of any other words that are usually found in questions?

I tell my students to look at the question word before they choose an answer on a test. If the question asks "when" they shoul

Ok, in the last two days, I have learnt 14 new/good words/ phrases that can be used in academic writing and speaking. 

Now, let's review these words by doing the following task :D

Now read this essay and complete the gaps with one of the words and expressions from the two previous posts on Work! You may need to change the form of some of the words.

'Some people live to work, and others work to live. In most cases, this depends on the job they have and the conditions under which they are employed. I

NOTE: EnglishClub.com is NOT associated with this contest. This contest is by members for members. ~ EC Admin

Hello the candidates and all EC members,

welcome to the first round of our competition Ms and Mr. EC 2014 !!!!

First of all let me say THANK YOU to all our brave candidates who decided to participate in this competition. You all have my big respect and I am sure not only mine. Do your best please and enjoy it all.

This is the complete list of our candidates :

T H E   G I R L S  / W O M E N:

Match sentences 1-6 in box A with one of the sentences A-F in box B. Use the words in bold to help you.

Box A.

1. Samantha is the assistant manager of a bank and she works from 8.30 to 5.30 every day.

2. Tracy works on the production line of a factory which makes cars. She uses a machine to spray paint onto the finished car parts.

3. Jane works for herself. She is a photographer. She works every day for about eight or nine hours.

4.Jeanette is a cleaner for a company in Birmingham, but she only works

Everybody in office is looking for an increment......................

Everybody has worked hard whole year........................

Increment with whom efforts measured

All are looking for a good hike

Let's see what will we get as a reward ....................................

Our Self Appraisals forms are already filled

One to one rounds are all over,

Who will get promotion, who will get demotion calculation all around.......................

Let's see what we get now......................................

Could anyone tell me about Linguistics inequality? what is it?

just explain with example please.

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Hello again,

so let´s make a list of the candidates who will take part in the competition MS and MR. EC 2014.

Please, don´t hesitate to take part in it. It is just fun, nobody will cut your head, so take it all easy..

You can mention here in your comments the people who you would like to suggest and I will ask them to participate. So here we gooooo !!!!!!  

This is the list of the candidates

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Hello all the candidates and the voters,

it is high time to come up with the rules and with the date we will start our competition Ms and Mr. EC 2014.  

Firstly, I want to say something very important - this competition is not so much about the popularity but about the character, so plz remember it all !!!

We already have some candidates, which you can check here: List of the candidates but

Hi,

Tomorrow is Monday, so let's talk about Work! :D [make sense, right? :")]

How would you generally feel, A happy or B unhappy, if you are in the following situations. Use the words in bold to help you decide.

1. You were suddenly (1) made redundant.

2. You were given an (2) increment.

3. You worked (3) unsociable hours.

4. You took time off work because of (4) repetitive strain injury.

5. Your boss announces that there is going to be some (5) downsizing of the workforce.

6. You company has a generous

I didn't write this but absolutely love what this woman wrote. I just wish I knew who the original author was, so that the appropriate credit can goes to her.

It was shared in my Facebook wall, and I thought it depicted the absolute truth faced by women nowadays. To confine to what the media portrayed as an ideal woman. We, women, constantly need to uphold to certain image, which in reality ridiculous to achieve. I have to admit, sometimes I do longed for certain things when looking at those imag

Touch of finger

Once a Saint came across with Satan (Devil) and argued with him, “why you do all the bad deeds and cause violence amongst the mankind?”   “Me! No sir,” replied the Satan politely,  “I never do any such thing, I just have got the bad name for all the bad deeds happening in the world.  They are not caused by me.”

 “No, it’s you who is responsible of all the sins the mankind commit!” Retorted the Saint!

 “No, Sir,” the Satan repeated quite humbly, “I do not ask anyone to do anything w

How many phrasal verbs can you find in the introductory paragraph above? See the end of the article for the answer!

What is a Phrasal Verb? 
Strangely enough, we can see it in a mathematical way!

Verb   +  Either preposition/adverb/both  =

Hello my friends in English Club

Lets get some of                   

                      Formal and Informal Greetings

I lose you again in circle of love and take refuge from my God, the only sentry to keep you in this circle. I'm sure I've taken a good sentry. Some times I feel pain in my eyes and can't beer any more tears. What should I do? If the challenging of love lasts years, if it has problems, if it needs power to encounter hardships, I've got to tolerate and stay. Should encounter and have patience and go on the challenge. I use power of love as the protector for my uncontrollable heart and also, I want

I swear by the quiet silence of your paper house, I know your dreams are as beautiful as my fancies believable.

You've got the mystic believe of love from my silence. I've got the final point of belief from your silence.

Maybe it's not possible to feel that the words we say about the paper world we've made are hearable. But we can start to paint the gray branches of the paper trees green.

I know painting, you know painting too. So why don't you start?

When I was a child, I didn't have any water colo

Don’t go for looks; they can deceive
Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away
Go for someone who makes you smile
Because it takes only a smile to
Make a dark day seem bright
Find the one that makes your heart smile