I wish I knew the perfect recipe that I could eat all the time without having any issues. I wish I could go back in time when the food wasn't so contaminated as today and just eat it. The simplest the better. Right now, I eat semi-milled rice with vegetables and some protein, either chicken, beef, eggs, and the like. And olive oil, for sure. Happy meal!

The One Thing Nobody Tells You About Speaking English Under Pressure You've studied. You've practiced. You know the vocabulary. But the moment someone puts you on the spot in a job interview, a big presentation, or an important phone call, your mind goes blank. Your heart races. The words disappear. Sound familiar? Here's what nobody tells you: that feeling has nothing to do with your English level. It happens to native speakers too. I've watched confident executives freeze in boardrooms. I've seen brilliant professionals stumble through interviews they were completely qualified for. The problem isn't vocabulary. The problem is pressure. So here is the single most powerful technique I teach my students and it works every time. Pause on purpose. Most non-native speakers panic when they need a moment to think, because silence feels like failure. So they rush, they stumble, they lose their train of thought. But a deliberate, confident pause actually does the opposite of what you fear. It makes you sound thoughtful. It makes you sound in control. Native speakers do it constantly and we just don't notice because it looks intentional. Next time you feel that panic rising, try this. Take a breath, say "that's a great question" or "let me think about that for a moment" and give yourself three full seconds. Three seconds feels like forever inside your head. To everyone else it looks like confidence. My question for the community: What is the moment you find most difficult when speaking English under pressure? An interview? A meeting? A phone call? Tell me below and I read every reply.

Stop Saying “Very” ❌ Speak Better English ✅ 1. Very old → ancient 2. Very tired → exhausted 3. Very happy → delighted 4. Very sad → heartbroken 5. Very angry → furious 6. Very cold → freezing 7. Very hot → boiling 8. Very big → huge 9. Very small → tiny 10. Very fast → rapid 11. Very slow → sluggish 12. Very clean → spotless 13. Very dirty → filthy 14. Very noisy → deafening 15. Very quiet → silent 16. Very hungry → starving 17. Very thirsty → parched 18. Very scared → terrified 19. Very good → excellent 20. Very bad → terrible

"Un refrán al día de la ignorancia nos ahorraría " Aquí otro nuevo dicho en Inglés: "He who EXCUSES, accuses himself" Traducción aproximada al español: El que se excusa se acusa a sí mismo Explicación: Cuando damos excusas por algo que no hicimos lo más seguro es que sepamos que debimos haberlo hecho y eso es suficiente para ser acusado ¿Gustas seguir aprendiendo dichos curiosos en inglés? Sigue este post

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French challenge 🇫🇷 Finish this sentence (don’t overthink): “Quand je parle français, je me sens…” One word is enough. Question: what word came first?