A bit of English every day
Welcome to my English learning support space! Here you’ll find some written explanations, as well as videos to help you become familiar with the sound of English from all around the world. Some of them are about learning the English language, but you can also find videos about traveling, cooking, music and many other topics. You’ll find shorts, reels, and longer videos so you can choose the format you like best. Just make sure you have your computer or phone settings on English in the language section! Learning to communicate in English with confidence can be a challenge, but there’s a secret to making it easier: put a little bit of English into your everyday life.
What comes first - first name or surname?
In Italian the surname often comes before the name, but in English it hardly ever does. In this entertaining interview of Elton John, Rowan Atkinson forgets all about the music - all he’s interested in is the question of the name. Why is it inverted? If John is generally a first name and Elton a surname, shouldn’t it be John Elton?