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A pair of pears Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː More homophones here.

Let's face it. English is changing.

Never mind learning by doing, how about learning by dreaming? According to a study carried out at Harvard Medical School, dreaming is the brain's way of learning and making sense of the world.  People who nap and dream about a task they have just learned perform it better when they wake up than those who […]

Crack up Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː To crack up has several different meanings:- From the Free Dictionary:- 1. To praise highly: He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.2.a. To damage or wreck (a vehicle or vessel): crack up a plane; crack up a boat.b. To wreck a vehicle in an […]

As a follow on from today's listening practise, here's a video:-