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View: 104 | Freitag, 20. Dezember 2024, 03:04
Zach McLaughlin
Holiday decor: Part 2
In Part 1, I introduced some of the most common Christmas decorations, and today I’d like to add a ...
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View: 202 | Mittwoch, 18. Dezember 2024, 04:14
Zach McLaughlin
Holiday decor: Part 1
Photo: My grandmother’s living room, decorated for Christmas. If you’re not accustomed to celebrat...
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View: 128 | Freitag, 13. Dezember 2024, 14:00
Zach McLaughlin
Eggnog
One drink that I only consume during the winter holidays is Eggnog. My father loves it and always b...
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View: 281 | Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2024, 03:14
Zach McLaughlin
The “Tough Guy Santa” genre
Santa Claus has long had the image of a gentle old man with a big smile and a jolly laugh, but in r...
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View: 337 | Dienstag, 3. Dezember 2024, 13:27
Zach McLaughlin
Holiday gift ideas
Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash I have four suggestions for holiday gifts this year, a...
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View: 403 | Donnerstag, 28. November 2024, 02:09
Zach McLaughlin
Talking about your favourite things in English
The weekly column topic is Your favorite place on Earth! this week, so today I’d like to share some...
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View: 312 | Mittwoch, 27. November 2024, 00:43
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: should have vs. should of
Have you ever come across a sentence such as “They should of fired the coach” or “I should of known...
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View: 396 | Samstag, 23. November 2024, 11:32
Zach McLaughlin
Should feeding wild animals be illegal?
For many years I have enjoyed feeding peanuts to the squirrels during my visits to local parks and ...
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View: 545 | Donnerstag, 14. November 2024, 02:07 | 1
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: groups of animals
Did you know that English has many words to describe different groups of animals? Here are the most...
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View: 612 | Samstag, 9. November 2024, 06:25
Zach McLaughlin
It's time to build a puzzle!
Image: The Halloween puzzle that I built this year.I think that building things is a lot of fun! Yo...
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View: 647 | Sonntag, 3. November 2024, 01:47
Zach McLaughlin
A cinematic Halloween
Halloween was unusually warm in Toronto this year, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees Celsius, w...
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View: 747 | Freitag, 18. Oktober 2024, 23:22
Zach McLaughlin
Halloween word origins
Photo: A Halloween decoration in my neighbourhood in Toronto.Halloween is a holiday which has been ...
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View: 813 | Mittwoch, 9. Oktober 2024, 13:00 | 1
Zach McLaughlin
Talking about fall/autumn leaves in English
Fall is here and the leaves are changing colour in Canada, so today I’d like to share some vocabula...
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View: 768 | Montag, 7. Oktober 2024, 22:16
Zach McLaughlin
Northern Ontario road trip
In September, I took a long road trip with my father, driving for 5 days through the province of On...
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View: 839 | Dienstag, 17. September 2024, 00:29
Zach McLaughlin
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: The juice is loose!
The original Beetlejuice movie, a quirky blend of horror and comedy, came out way back in 1988 (whe...
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View: 970 | Donnerstag, 12. September 2024, 06:32
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: slide vs. slider
The word “slider” is sometimes used in Japan to refer to a long, smooth structure that one can slid...
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View: 787 | Donnerstag, 5. September 2024, 04:15
Zach McLaughlin
My top 5 fun activities for autumn
Exploring When the weather cools down in the fall, it’s time to get out and start exploring again!...
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View: 768 | Donnerstag, 29. August 2024, 07:44
Zach McLaughlin
The little monster that’s not so scary
We don’t have a lot of scary or dangerous insects in Canada, but the house centipede is one that mi...
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View: 801 | Dienstag, 20. August 2024, 23:31
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: learn vs. learn about/of
This is a tricky one because both “learn” and “learn about/of” refer to gaining new knowledge/infor...
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View: 688 | Montag, 19. August 2024, 00:50
Zach McLaughlin
No-see-ums attack!
Have you ever heard of a “no-see-um”? Until just a couple of days ago, I hadn’t! They’re tiny insec...
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View: 758 | Dienstag, 30. Juli 2024, 23:15
Zach McLaughlin
Talking about festivals and holidays in English
This week’s column topic is Summer festivals, so today I would like to share some ways to talk abou...
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View: 814 | Montag, 29. Juli 2024, 22:14
Zach McLaughlin
The Canadian National Exhibition
The Canadian National Exhibition is a festival that takes place in Toronto and marks the end of Sum...
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View: 862 | Dienstag, 23. Juli 2024, 06:52
Zach McLaughlin
Summer meals in Canada
People often ask me about the food that is typically eaten in Canada, and I usually answer that Can...
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View: 945 | Montag, 8. Juli 2024, 23:30
Zach McLaughlin
Hot topics in Canada
Photo by Ali Tawfiq on UnsplashIn weather news, heat alerts and warnings have been issued across Ca...
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View: 929 | Dienstag, 2. Juli 2024, 01:09
Zach McLaughlin
Happy Canada Day!
Photo bysebastiaan stam onUnsplash July 1st is Canada Day, so let me share a few facts about my co...
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View: 884 | Freitag, 28. Juni 2024, 05:36
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: pregnancy
As one of my students pointed out to me recently, there are many ways to express the idea of being ...
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View: 901 | Dienstag, 25. Juni 2024, 20:37
Zach McLaughlin
Quick tips: have + time vs. spend + time
To talk about the quality or duration of your experiences, you can use “have + (quality adjective) ...
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View: 833 | Montag, 24. Juni 2024, 03:51
Zach McLaughlin
Visiting Niagara Falls
This week I visited Niagara Falls for just the second time in my life. The bus ride from Toronto’s ...
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View: 947 | Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2024, 05:57
Zach McLaughlin
Canadian sweets: Nanaimo bars
Dating back to 1953, the Nanaimo bar is a Canadian dessert that is named after the city of Nanaimo ...
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View: 864 | Mittwoch, 5. Juni 2024, 04:01
Zach McLaughlin
Plans for summer 2024
The days are getting longer in Toronto (sunset is around 9 pm now) and summer will be here soon. Be...
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