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Grammar and Vocab  "Hello Diana,I want you to improve my grammar and vocabulary. Hi Komal, Thank you very much for writing me. You have no idea how many people send me ...

BBC (reporter) English  In a post of BBC News, Monday, 22 March 2010
I read the following:

"The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to pass a landmark healthcare ...

question about word POISE   Hi I am from India and English is my Second Language. My name is Amit. I am looking for a job and I need an adjective to describe myself & my skill-set....

EFL Learners - How to Use the Language?  Dear Diana, I've read your page How to Learn English . It's nice! But, it's really difficult figure out how to do it, if you are an EFL Learner, isn'...

What are "Infolinks"?  You may have noticed a new feature on the site called "Infolinks". What are they?

Infolinks are in-text advertising. Text link advertisements ...

Thought of the Day  Which is a correct "Thought of the Day" or Thought for the Day" Hi Pravin, Actually both are correct; they just have slightly different meanings or shades ...

Effective Way to Learn English  I need your help, Diana! My E nglish is very poor and I need some way to improve my english it . After I found finding this website, I realized ...

Why do you Help People for Free?  Why do you help people to learn English for free?
Are all the lessons from here free? Hi Jane, That is a good question. Some websites pretend to be ...

English Reading Skills  Press Play and Listen
Question: I find some difficulties in it difficult to full y understand ing of when what I read. Any suggestions on ...

William Shakespeare  Press Play and Listen! Below, I am pasting the poetry a poem by of William Shakespeare. I couldn't don't understand the meaning of the ...

"Words of the Week" Section???  Your site is absolutely fabulous. I 've discovered it recently and now I am a "Diana-addict":) I would like to suggest a 'Word s Of The Week' section....

How to ask someone to be your friend?  How to ask someone to be your friend. If I would like to ask somebody to be my friend can I say : Can we be friends? Yes you can! It is perfectly ...

Kudos and a Question  When I was searching for the comments reviews on the Prof.Kev Nair Books, I got to found and read your reviews on that them . I bec a me so ...

I'm going to do the TOEIC Test  I would like to be smart in English. Speaking and Writing it proficiently. I would like to get a high score on the TOEIC test. What I should I do?

I ...

"through which" can not pass!  I read the following in Howstuffworks


How MRI Works
(...)
Resistive magnets consist of many windings or coils of wire wrapped around a cylinder ...

Ex-Mizaki Governor or Mizaki ex-governor ?  A Japanese newspaper title goes: "Ex-Mizaki Gov. Ando sentenced to 3 years in prison over bid-rigging scam"

I guess it must be "Mizaki (prefecture)'s ...

I frequently face rejection from Ezine   Hi Diana,
First of all I have to say that "I am impressed". Your explanations and way of teaching is immaculate. secondly Diana i need your help with ...

i like this site  Your site is very useful for me. I really like your site very much. I'm sure, I will look at what's new at this site but I just want to ask something. In ...

RATHER vs RATHER THAN  Do both stand for same thing? Hi Rickey, This is a good question. They share similar meanings but use different forms to achieve them.

Rather is ...

Great advice!  I have read your recommendations, and I got many things from it. I am very grateful that you give such great advice to learn the language...

Thanks ...

How to Learn English  I'm Sara from Sudan. I love your site.

I want to be good in English; what can I do !!!
plz help me.

Thank you Hi Sara, First of all I am very ...

New Website Toolbar!  Have you noticed a blue bar appearing at the top of the homepage?

When you open the homepage, a blue bar quickly drops down and invites you to "download ...

Selling a Service and Making a Deal  I'm going to open the newest branch of an English Course. This Branch is mine, and it has been my dream for a few years. I've prepared everything well ...

English Introductions   Hi Diana, I have a question about introductions and also what to say when you are leaving. Many people say: "myself Amit" is that correct?

Sadly, no....

"I'm Amit" or "My name is Amit"  If I say: "me is Amit", would I be right?

Please tell me. I'm very confused about this. Hi Amit,

I'm Diana and I'd like to help you with your ...

Write with Native Speakers!  I want to write with native speakers. Can you help me? Hi Maria, I have two suggestions for you. The first is to do my free writing lessons . There ...

What are you like?   I have some problems in describing persons' a person's character. I don't have enough vocabulary in this area. Please, help me! Could you write ...

Improve my Speaking and Writing Skills!  I want to know the a good way to learn the E nglish (Speaking and Writing). Hi Wael, This is a very common question. All English learners ...

Lovely website  Here is a lovely message from Yolanda speaking about my website. I really appreciate her kind words and wanted to share them with everyone. Hello Diana,...

How to Impove My English?  I really want to improve my English, but I do not know what I should do to achieve this. Should I read magazines like National Geographic or novels? However,...

Where is Diana Tower from?  Where are you from exactly? The UK? I didn´t find the answer on your website. btw... I really like http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com Keep it up....

Learning English in Madrid  I'm from Spain, and I go to an Academy to learn English once a week, for two hours. to learn english in an Academie . I go every Saturday. Each Saturday ...

Edit my sentence...was I right?  If humans want to enhance their beauty they can use natural products those need no testing. Is this sentence right or wrong?

Hi Anitha,

Your sentence ...

"It is never too late to learn"...  Could you explain the meaning of..." it is never too late to learn ", with an example? Proverbs can sometimes be quite confusing, but luckily this is ...