tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73635562929688160472024-02-21T07:12:37.588+01:00Ana Bueno's English CornerIf you want to keep your English alive and continue learning outside the classroom, this is the place for you!Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-41852387800652187382014-12-01T07:00:00.000+01:002014-12-01T07:00:01.497+01:00When do I use capital letters?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rules for using <strong>capital letters</strong> are different between languages, so here you have the rules for English!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you like to practise a little bit? Try this exercise on <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/caps01.html"><strong>capital letters</strong></a>. If you want something a bit more difficult, try this exercise to revise the <a href="http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/langan/sentence_skills/exercises/ch19/p4exk.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">rules for capitalization</a>!</span></div>
Ana Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08401439195588360652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363556292968816047.post-91235679379820949052013-12-02T14:39:00.002+01:002014-10-17T12:56:55.913+02:00The 50 most common spelling mistakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">While the Spanish strive to learn English... Cambridge University reveals the 50 most common spelling mistakes we make. See if you can find them! <span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>(The answers are at the end)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">becouse</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tipical</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">embArraSsing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reponsIbilities</span><br />
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