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Why the UK is the Best Place to Improve Your English

There’s no shortage of ways to learn a new language today. Apps, audio CDs, school – some people even cultivate international friends and jump on weekly Zoom calls for the sole purpose of learning a new language. 

Yet despite the choice people have and the convenience of digital...

Working Students and Occupational Stress

Occupational stress is the reason why one-fifth of company employees do not want to go to work. The source of stress can be anything: a demanding client, a marriage at work, a frantic pace of task changes, anger management, you trying to combine work and study and so on. The employee becomes...

9 Safety Tips for Nurses

With so many occupational hazards in nursing, you must be well-prepared to safeguard your well-being as a nurse. This calls for awareness of the dangers in your work environment and strict adherence to the industry’s safety policies at all times. This article outlines nine safety tips for...

How Reading Prepares Children for Success in Life

According to the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, about 32 million adults in the United States cannot read. In fact, 50% of U.S. adults cannot read an eighth-grade level book. 36 million US adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain...

Two, Too, To – Common Mistakes in English as a Second Language (ESL)

Two, too, and to are rhyming English words that have different meanings but cause some errors among learners of English as a Second Language precisely because of their similar pronunciations.

They are so common and frequently found in English text that knowing how to correctly use them would help...