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PL. I Lend vs Borrow: Who Has the Money?

Common Mistakes

Lend vs Borrow: Who Has the Money?

A student needed a pen and asked, very politely, "Can you borrow me your pen?" The politeness was perfect. The direction was backwards.

September 14, 2026
PL. II Say vs Tell vs Speak vs Talk: Four Verbs, One Fix

Common Mistakes

Say vs Tell vs Speak vs Talk: Four Verbs, One Fix

A student begins: "My boss said me that..." and a small alarm goes off. Four verbs, one persistent mistake, and a single pattern that fixes it.

August 19, 2026

 Easy English
PL. III "I'm Boring" and Other Ways You're Accidentally Insulting Yourself

Common Mistakes

"I'm Boring" and Other Ways You're Accidentally Insulting Yourself

A lovely, very smart student arrived on Monday looking tired. I asked how she was. She sighed and said, "Oh, I'm so boring." She meant the other one.

August 12, 2026

 Easy English
PL. IV Make vs Do: The Rule Nobody Teaches Properly

Common Mistakes

Make vs Do: The Rule Nobody Teaches Properly

The teacher wrote make and do on the board and gave you a rule. Then you met "make the bed" and "do your hair", and the rule quietly died.

August 3, 2026

 Easy English
PL. V Affect vs Effect: When to Use Which

Common Mistakes

Affect vs Effect: When to Use Which

Native English speakers get affect and effect wrong constantly. Not occasionally, constantly. Here is the one test that settles it every time.

May 13, 2026

 Easy English