Thoughts and discussions of the topics that come up during the in-person and online teaching as well as real life

Vlad's teaching tales

Unless your hair magically grows shorter, you probably GET your hair cut. There is grammar for haircuts???
Also, two funny expressions for asking someone if they got their hair cut.

The Social Evolutionary

Grammar for haircuts???

Today is ANZAC Day, which remembers the soldiers of Australia and New Zealand.

Fight... for Freedom, but Forgive for True Peace.

The word whisky comes from the Scottish Gaelic word "uisge". But it's meaning is very surprising!
I also look at the origin of the word vodka.

Doctors recommend drinking 2 litres of whisky a day???

An word that repeats information or is obvious, is called a redundancy.
Exam tips on how to write better and not be worrying about how to find enough words.

"DON'T use Redundancies!" he shouted loudly. (Exam Writing Tips.)

Trump wants to buy Greenland and the Panama Canal. Could we buy the US, though?