Delirious: meaning, tone, and examples in English
Delirious usually means severely confused and unable to think clearly. It can also mean extremely excited or happy in an informal context.
English for work and meetings
Practice expressions used to talk about work, projects and other people. Try each recording before opening the explanation.
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Despicable meaning: strong criticism and careful use
Despicable means morally very bad and deserving strong disapproval or contempt.
Discourse markers: guide a conversation naturally
Choose a discourse marker for the job it does in the conversation. Use markers such as well to begin a response, actually to correct or clarify, however to show contrast, and anyway to return to a main point or move on.
Effective or efficient: choose the word for results or method
Effective means successful in producing the intended result. Efficient means able to produce a result with little waste of time, effort, or resources.
English for job interviews
In an English job interview, give a direct answer first, support it with a specific example, and connect that example to the role. Use polite questions to learn about the work and the team.
English language for meetings
Use a short phrase for the meeting task, then add the detail that the group needs to discuss, decide, or do.
English verb patterns: verbs followed by objects and clauses
After a main verb, choose the form that belongs to that verb. Decide and hope are often followed by to plus a base verb. Enjoy and avoid are followed by an -ing form. Ask and tell can take an object plus to plus a base verb. Say, think, and wonder can introduce a clause.
Foreign phrases used in English: meaning, tone, and everyday use
A foreign phrase used in English is an expression borrowed from another language and used with an established meaning in English. Learn the phrase as one unit and check whether a plain-English option suits your audience better.
Future perfect continuous: describe duration before a future time
Use will have been plus the -ing form to show how long an action will have continued before a future time. Include for or since when you want to name the duration or starting point.
Future perfect tense: actions completed before a future time
Use the future perfect for something that will be finished before a future time or event. Make it with will have plus a past participle. Time phrases such as by Friday, by then, and by the time often show the deadline or later event.
Glance and glimpse: understand the difference
Use glance for a quick act of looking, usually with at. Use glimpse for a brief or partial view, often with catch or of.
Indian English idioms: understand local expressions with context
Indian English expressions are words or phrases used in Indian English that may have a different meaning, frequency, or level of familiarity in other varieties of English.