April 2018

  • A brief guide to….Raise vs Rise

    A brief guide to….Raise vs Rise

    The words Raise and Rise are often confused and in fact they do mean the same thing – to move upwards. Raise (Regular, transitive) Raise, Raised, Raised, Raising Rise (Irregular, intransitive) Rise, Rose, Risen, Rising However, there is a distinct difference. Raise is a transitive verb meaning it must have a direct object. “The restaurant…

  • Expressions related to the end of a job

    Expressions related to the end of a job

    Whether we choose to leave a job or the decision is made for us, there are a number of English expressions we use to describe what happened. The Sack – This slang expression is used when you are removed from a job, usually because you did something against the rules or the boss just wasn’t…