Know Your Waves - Part 1
The word wave in English has several different meanings. Let’s explore a few of them. The first...
Know Your Meals - Part 2
Finishing our series now on the three main meals of the day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, let us...
Know Your Meals - Part 1
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are a bit different in some countries. Although Europeans and Americans...
Eye Out, Eye On the Ball - Part 2
Finishing our series on the use of the word eye in several expressions, let’s review a few more of...
The word ”eye” is used several different ways in English
The word eye is used in several different expressions in the English language. Let’s quickly review...
Just for Kicks, Kicking It
The word kick has several different meanings in the English language depending on how it is used....
Here Come the Trekkers - Part 2
The original TV series Star Trek first made its debut in the 1960s. Way ahead of its time in both...
Knowing Your “Shakes” - Part 3
Continuing our series on exploring the word shake, let’s review a few more definitions of this word...
Do You Know “Shake”? - Part 2
Continuing with our review of the word "shake," let’s explore a few more definitions of this word...
Do You Know “Shake”? - Part 1
The word shake has several different uses in the English language, more than people might think....
Touring Our Solar System - Part 2
Continuing our tour through the solar system, in this series let’s briefly review some of its...
Our Solar System - Part 1
The universe. The cosmos. Our solar system. The planets. How well do you know these things, and can...
“To Boldly Go...”
This upcoming Saturday, Metropolitni Expres will be attending the Czech Trek convention here in...
Greeting People in English - Part 2
When you are greeting people, it is always important to consider things like culture, the status or...
Greeting People in English - Part 1
There’s a popular expression in English which says that you only have one chance to make a good...
Legend: Luciano Pavarotti
The world has lost one of its greatest voices, ever. The legendary Italian tenor, Mr. Luciano...
Dust mites: how to protect yourself from them - Part 2
As we discussed in Part I of this article, dust mites not only live in everyone’s home, but do so...
Meet Those Dust Mites
Dust Mites exist in your home and can cause allergies - Part 1 They look like something that’s...
Do You Know “Canned”?
In the English language, the word can, like many words, has more than one meaning. Let’s review...
Know Your Beans - Part 2
Continuing with our examination of the word bean, let’s review a few more of its definitions and...
Do You Know Your Beans?
The word bean has many uses in English, quite often in distinctly different ways. Let’s explore a...
Know What Lean Means - Part 2
The word lean has several different meaning in the English language. Let’s review a few more of...
Knowing Your “Leans”
The word lean has several definitions in English, let’s explore some of them. The first definition...
Knowing Your “Prunes”
The word prune has several definitions in English. Let’s briefly review some of them. The first...
Speaking in Public - Part 7
Continuing our series on giving good presentations in English, here are some more useful tips. In...
Speaking in Public - Part 6
As we have discussed in this series on how to give compelling presentations in English, we have...
Speaking in Public - Part 5
In this series on giving good presentations or speaking in public, we’ve talked about the need to...
Tips for Public Speaking - Part 4
In this series, we’ve been discussing some of the basics which are necessary for effective public...
Tips for Public Speaking - Part 3
As we discussed in Part II of this series, it is vital that you always make eye contact with your...
Tips for Public Speaking - Part 2
In this series on speaking in public, we examine some handy tips which can help you. According to...
Tips for Public Speaking
Speaking in public or giving a presentation before a live audience, is one of the greatest "fears"...
More English Mistakes
For today’s column, let’s review another common mistake people make when trying to speak and write...
Force, Force, Force, Force, Workforce
The word force has several definitions in the English language. Let's explore a few of them. The...
Bubble, Bubbling Over
The word "bubble" has several meanings in English. Let’s explore them. The first definition of this...
Snow, Snow, Snow
The word "snow" has several uses in English. Let’s review just a few of them. The first definition...
The word “tight” has several definitions
The word "tight" has many different uses and meanings in the English language. For today’s column,...
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