What is your first name? My first name is Yuuichi and it is written 友一 in kanji. 友 means "friend" and it is used in words like 友情(friendship). 一 means "one ". So my parents put their hope that I can make many friends into the name. And 一 is used because I am their first child.

Most parents usually select a name with a positive meaning. However some parents give bad names to their child. One parent was going to name their child as 悪魔(which means devil) in past times, but the Japanese government d

Yes, I mean you should use 'or' (not 'and') after a negative verb, for example, you say "I don't like football or basketball.", not "I don't like football and basketbll." - that is, 'or' means 'and not' here. 

It's not uncommon for a learner to use 'and' in place of 'or' in a situation like that - I know they are trying to say they don't like both of them: both football and basketball. 

It may have something to do with the so-called 'first language interference'. 

However, you could use 'not A, nor

Lately I think about you

The one who has inspired

I can't find you here anymore

where are you now

a friend of mine oh...

Dear friends! I will tell you about these problematic adjectives and how to use them correctly. We use them differently with/as singular and plural nouns. Besides, these adjectives can be used as nouns, both singular and plural.

1. Singular: another and the other.

Another means any other. We use it if there are more than two similar objects.

He is from another city. (There are more than two cities in the world)

My pen is out of ink. Will you give me another, please? (There are a few other pens on th

I believe that you are familiar with Pinochio right? Well what you probably didn't know was actually before his father died,the fairy God Mother granted his last wish.What is it? Let's find out,shall we?
Once upon a time in a deep dark dark wood lived a 10 year old boy named Pinochio.He didn't live by himself because sometimes when his Fairy God Mother went to buy some shopping errands he played with his new friend a fairy as well but had a wing called Tinker Bell.Sound familliar?
Since Peter Pa

This is on the encouragement of Tanya's Writing Challenge: So and Such

She is so beautiful, and when she dances so beautifully, the time seems to stop.  It was such a nice day, when she came to the city with such a nice show of hers.  When I came to the show, there were so many people at the theater.  But everyone was so peacefully waiting in the queue to get a ticket.  The people were so much interested to see her dance that they didn’t mind standing in the rain.  I assumed everyone had got a ti

I have posted three farewell letters with the aim to give language knowledge in a particular perspective.  I found that some of my friends have mixed the letter of farewell with the resignation letter.  I am, therefore, posting here under a formal letter of resignation just to abreast the learners of the language with ‘how a normal letter of resignation is written’.  After having read this, the readers will be able to differentiate the two letters, “letter of resignation’ and the “farewell lette

Ten years later, Mr. Fox increased his wealth four times as he had before. The sixty-year- old rich man married a beautiful girl of 23. They lived in the villa with the best furniture and facilities.

His driver was Daisy’s cousin. He said that Mr. Fox was alcoholic and very bad tempered and his children didn’t like him at all.

One night, Mr. Fox’s son phoned his father’s driver and asked him to take his father to a hospital because he was in critical condition. Daisy’s cousin went to the villa i

This is on the inspiration of Expector's Tips on English Usage (1): replace or substitute

The typical beloved prevailing in the literature always replaces the lover with the rival, or some other guy has been substituted for lover.  There is always the lover who suffers. Or again if beloved takes someone in place of lover to the party, again lover is the one who suffers.  

Why on earth the lover is always suffers and the rival is always the one who enjoys the nearness of the beloved.  This is becau

This  duaa is by Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him), whenever you are in distress or difficulty, and you call on God sincerely and repentantly, your call will be answered. The story of prophet Yunus was taken from Qurran. He was sent with the message of God to the village of Nineveh, present of mowsil in Iraq.  The  prophet called on his people to the message of Allah and to follow the truth and the right path. His people rejected the message and persisted on their delusion and wrongdoings. He wa

Again Another Letter of Farewell:

Last Friday another employee of the organization where I work left the company.  His tenure was very short, around a year, but being a Chartered Accountant (Fresh) he has his dreams to progress according to his Professional Qualifications.  Following is his letter of farewell which he posted to all of us on company server. 

In the previous letter of farewell which I posed Eva raised this question: 

“I have a question...is it only allowed to write positive things in

I'm sitting in the corniche lawn facing the "M" building in front of a man-made lake, at the back is a busy street where cars come and go. Numerous people are roaming around and I'm not in the mood to do the same. I chose to have a place of my own, unavailable to anyone. My solitude.

As I thought it seems peaceful. No violence, no troubles, and no problem. People are having their good times with their relatives, friends, and acquaintances. 

The wind is blowing to my ears and the moon is staring at

Daisy and Rose are two sisters. When they were teenagers, they went to their aunt’s house every weekend. It was in a beautiful village in a mountainous area. They had good times there; they went to the mountains with their cousins, they enjoy watching the cattle grazing and the fresh smell of mountain flowers.

In the mountain, there was a small cave that the children liked it more than other things. There was a large farm on the mountain slopes where a villa was being built.
The villa belonged t

Yes, 'tip' means 'advice'. From now on, I'll try to give you some tips on English usage - every week or every month or whenever I feel like giving such a tip. 

The tips aren't really blog challenges, though you can write a blog on any tip I give you - sure, I'll try to correct you If you write such a blog. 

I hope you'll agree it's a good idea for me to give you such a tip often. You could also consult a dictionary or a native English teacher if you're not sure about any tip. 

The first tip I'll gi

The boy built the castle bit by bit using just sand, water and a plastic bucket.

Have you ever heard the word ‘binomials’? Most of you would probably refer it as a mathematical expression. But since we’re learning English, let’s tackle this topic as part of vocabulary.

BBC Learning English defined binomials as short English phrases made up of two words together. The two words are joined by ‘and’ such as ‘cheap and cheerful’ or with ‘by’ like ‘bit by bit’ and ‘piece by piece’. Here is another defin

Hi, my dear friends! You all write many emotional blogs and comments here and often use these words, but you often use them incorrectly. So, I will give you some simple explanations so that you will not make such mistakes in the future.

SO is used before an adjective or an adverb:

The day is so nice! (an adjective).

He was listening to me so attentively! (an adverb).

SUCH is used before a noun or an adjective(s) + a noun. If a noun is singular and countable, there must be the article "a" before it.

sometimes angel has no pretty face

Did you know that?

I knew it.....because I saw an angel in you

sometimes angel has no soft and sweet voice

did you notice that?

I did because I heard angel in you

when I was a kid, I only knew that angel has a beautiful face with a white wing  

with a mesmerizing voice and shady face

when I am growing older I found that angel in the different performance

Did you recognize that?

I did because I saw angel appearance in you

I saw your anger but still you are an angel

I saw yo

Have you ever asked yourselves what living means? For me being live is to stay in a giant spinning ball when it’s sailing in ocean stars. Its spin gives us magical effect in our outer appearance, some people would call it ‘getting older’ or ‘growing up’ and so on, but for me it’s a kind of time traveling. In life, it’s not only about ‘where’ but also’when’ which means our lives is framed by place and time. To be alive is to be filled by energy of nature. Its energy positioned us as  the part of

It's important to practice regularly if we want to improve our English skills. Some of us may think it's an easy task, but actually it's a long and gradual process and takes a lot of effort, time and discipline. 

As we practice and make progress, we can observe its benefits. We will feel more comfortable with the English language, and its grammar rules will be less hard than before. 

Therefore, even though "Practice makes perfect" may seem like an old phrase, its message is deep and clear; the mor