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Author: Jean Rene Watchou

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Learning ‘American’ – American Proverbs

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:October 20, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to move through life. These sayings are called "proverbs". It's helpful to know the common American proverbs because…

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Learning ‘American’: Some Common American Slang

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:October 17, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

English is hard, and conversational American English is even harder because we use words in all kinds of informal and unexpected ways. To help you adjust to American English, we've…

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Learning ‘American’: Idioms using “Up”

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:October 13, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

On top of the all the words in English, and their strange spellings, there are all the phrases Americans use informally. These casual sayings are called idioms, and learning them…

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Learning ‘American’: Bird Idioms

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:October 3, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

On top of the all the words in English, and their strange spellings, there are all the phrases Americans use informally. These casual sayings are called idioms, and learning them…

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Learning ‘American’: Weather Idioms

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:September 26, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

On top of the all the words in English, and their strange spellings, there are all the phrases Americans use informally. These casual sayings are called idioms, and learning them…

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American Slang for Students

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:September 19, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

As the school year begins, it may be helpful to learn some of the common  slang terms used by American students in college. On top of the daunting task of…

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Learning ‘American’: Baking Idioms

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:September 13, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

On top of the all the words in English, and their strange spellings, there are all the phrases Americans use informally. These casual sayings are called idioms, and learning them…

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Foreign Student Visas are Down 40% in the US

  • Post author:Jean Rene Watchou
  • Post published:September 5, 2019
  • Post category:Blog

The processing time for student visas has gotten significantly longer, largely due to screening procedures setup by the Trump administration. The result is far fewer student visas being granted, over…

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