Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

These three words are a red flag that you might be dealing with a text scammer. Here's what you need to know. You weren’t born yesterday, so you know to delete a threatening text message that claims ...

This article is part of a series examining how Oct. 7 and its aftermath have changed the Jewish world. You can see the complete project here. Wars and crises shape language, in both profound and ...

“Birds of a feather flock together.” You’ve heard this phrase hundreds, or maybe even thousands of times — but do you know what it means? Do birds of a feather really flock together in nature, or is ...

WASHINGTON — You’ve seen the video. Big-rig driver Harjinder Singh tries to make an illegal U-turn on a Florida turnpike. The semi-truck jackknifed and blocked all lanes of traffic. Those in the ...

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.” These phrases might sound off to the ears of most English-speaking Americans In Miami, however, they’ve become part of the local parlance. According ...

As someone who runs a small business, it can be challenging to get away. Even if I take a vacation, the temptation’s always there to check email, make sure everything is running smoothly, or step in ...

In April 2024, Edebiri commented on an Instagram post from actress Hunter Schafer promoting Schafer's horror film Cuckoo. At the time, Edebiri wrote, "I'm seated. The theater employees are scared and ...

Heinz has left people in stitches with their latest advert, which seems to include a huge error. The company, known for their baked beans and mammoth range of ...

ChatGPT is evolving into much more than a text-based search engine, with OpenAI announcing today that it’s adding new voice and image-based smarts to the mix. The wildly popular generative AI ...

The two frontrunners for the White House in 2024 are tied in a hypothetical rematch. Congress is paralyzed. Every big election seems to be decided by razor-thin margins. By almost any measure, the ...

You know 'time'! You go to school at a certain time, check the time on your phone or watch and you know how much time this lesson takes – not long! There are some English phrases with the word 'time' ...