Are both sentences correct? If they’re, what’s the difference? My mum would’ve loved on my going to college. My mom would’ve loved for me to go to college. Thanks!

Are these conditionals written correctly? ‘I suppose he is still supposed to be on holiday then, if no one’s reported him missing. And if he’s not English it could be ages before he gets into the files.’ Thanks!

The Mediterranean Sea On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in December it is a pleasure strolling along the maritime promenade. Squinting at the glittering reflection of the sunlight on the tranquil waters, you can’t be sure whether it’s emerald or turquoise the colour of this sea. Standing there, at the very edge of the shore, if you close your eyes listening to the soft sound of the tide, feeling the gentle sea breeze on your face, all the jumbled thoughts inside your head fade away.

What does mean ‘put him way down’ in this sentence? The previous school year he had been ineligible for spring practice because of academic problems, which put him way down in the doghouse. Thanks!

Learn English is the ticket you need to acquire to be able to cross the bridge that communicates with those on the other side. With a common language we can understand others and learn from them how they feel and see the world. Being able to look through another person’s eyes from different backgrounds, traditions and cultures is an amazing gift.

What’s the meaning of “yet” in this sentence? Is it commonly used this way? ‘Mrs Stanton’s house is not so hard to find. There are no other houses within a half a mile yet.’ Thanks!

The dictionary says “so there” is an informal humorous idiom, though it looks like kind of unfriendly to me, even rude. Here, for example —No, I won’t help you, so there! I guess it’s probably a matter of context, isn’t it? Thanks!

‘My understanding is that the world doesn’t either understand what’s going on there or it’s being intentionally ignored and silenced.’ I heard someone saying this on a podcast show, and since I've never heard before to use ‘do/does not’ before ‘either/ or’, it sounds kind of strange to me. So can you tell me if there's anything grammatically incorrect there? Thanks!!

Questioning about the crucial role that sleep played to our emotional well-being, Yulia has reminded me of a well-known quote by a legendary film character, that might explain why it is so important to manage difficult situations staying calm and clearheaded, preferably after a good night’s sleep. In the so, so famous, epic film, Gone With The Wind, Scarlett O’hara, the headstrong, wilful daughter of a owner of a plantation in the times of the American Civil War, has a habit of postpone difficult decisions, especially when she feels like she can’t cope with them due to stress or mental exhaustion. And so, she used to say to herself: “I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about it tomorrow.” Although here she doesn’t say explicitly that she need to have a rest, it’s clear that she is thinking precisely about waving aside the difficulties for a while, go to bed and sleep tight. And tomorrow she will mull over all that again with a refreshed mood.