by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 8, 2012 | English, Language, Learning Skills
If you are struggling to make sentences using a foreign language, why not try this secret technique? It is so simple yet many of us take it for granted. It is a personal secret of mine which has proven successful regardless of age and language. Share it with your friends, use it to teach your toddlers and make use of it when you are speaking a foreign language for the first time. It works like magic.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 17, 2011 | English, Language
Some of us may remember these comedians Abbott and Castello. This particular comedy sketch is very useful to learn what homophones, homographs and homonyms are all about.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 11, 2011 | Chinese, English, Language
In my country, it is common to receive letters our mailboxes which are written in at least 3 languages. It is handy to know all the languages!! Here is a typical note from a person looking for a place to rent. It has been written in English and Mandarin. If you read...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 8, 2011 | English, Language
From a wall post on Facebook: I’m good at pretending, I put on a smile and no one knows I’m crying on the inside, or maybe it’s just that no one cares? Response: That’s called perseverance. Almost every person will go through this experience...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 12, 2011 | English, Networking
One of the followers of Success With Languages, Jonathan Senior, Director of Sharpend Training UK sent this tweet to me a few days ago. RT @businessgp Beyond English – what is the ‘must have’ business language? < < Ask @hiannie I have pondered...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Sep 23, 2010 | English, Internet, Language, Learning Skills
Is it now perfectly all right for the words iPhone, iPad, iTune, iPod to be spelt with small letters ‘i’ at the beginnning even though they are proper nouns? Notice that in the title “Have You Got The ‘i’ Factor – iPhone, iPad,...
