Latest Articles from The Vandal AKA Derek Haines

Fun English Language Tongue Twisters For ESL Learners

All languages have silly little irregularities, but English specialises in making pronunciation irregularities a challenge for ESL learners. Try to get your tongue around these tongue twister examples of English pronunciation. 1. The bandage was wound around the wound. 2. The farm was used to produce produce. 3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse. 4. We must polish the Polish furniture. 5. He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8. A bass was

Places

Places I’d like to tell you of the places I’ve been. I’ve been to London to visit the Queen. When I arrived she wasn’t home. I think it’s because I forgot to phone. I went to Memphis to see the King. When I got there he wasn’t in. Someone said the King was dead. But I’m sure he was just asleep in his bed. I flew to Berlin to see the wall, But when I got there, there was nothing at all. Just the Brandenburg Gates big and bold. I’ll search again before I get old. When I went to see the Pope. My luck was out, I felt

Making Money From Writing

Are you making money from writing? Of course, authors should, by definition, be making money from writing books. But this can become a complete furphy when it comes to matters that concern the Internet, and especially when one looks at writing ebooks as against writing blog posts. I do both. Which means I publish ebooks and blog regularly, and both are satisfying and enjoyable in so many ways, but at the same time it can be a bit disheartening. Let me explain. When I write a book or ebook that is, I promote it and people buy it and read it. Some like what I have written, and naturally, some don’t. But, they buy a product and do

Plural Adjectives – An Arts Degree In Grammar

When can you use plural adjectives? So the general rule in English grammar is that we should never use plural adjectives. To make it clear, this is not to be confused with the possessive adjective, which is a totally different kettle of grammatical fish. Therefore, a driver’s licence is not what I am going to go on about. Although, possessive adjectives could occupy me for weeks, due to their exceptional list of exceptions. Why a chair leg is not a chair’s leg, or that a door handle is not a door’s handle, but of course it is a dog’s tail, is all for another time. It’s (no not its) not