Thursday, March 31, 2011

A Useful English Dictionary to Learn American English



When people learn English, dictionary is necessary. Many English teachers recommended me to use Webster Dictionary. However, I was sometimes confused when I used it because I learned American English. Actually, the Webster Dictionary is for British English. Therefore, some vocabulary has different meaning form British English.

Therefore, I'd like to recommend a useful dictionary for American English. If you want to study American English, you should use this website(http://www.thefreedictionary.com) instead of Webster Dictionary. The website is very good to learn American English; you can listen to pronunciation of vocabulary you find, and you can also see synonyms and antonyms about vocabulary you find. Moreover, there is a game to learn vocabulary on the website. If you use it, your English will be improved.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

It's the 3H's Today

English has a lot of expressions, so I sometimes feel that "English is Greek to me." :)

Do you know this expression?: it's the 3H's today. When I heard that at first, I didn't understand it at all. Therefore, I would like to let you know it.

3H's means "Hot, Humid, and Hazy." Now, you maybe say "Aha." :) If you listen to this expression later, don't think that it is Gibberish to you as I felt at first. :)