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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages plus guidance on how to improve speaking and writing in English.

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5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in English

See, look or watch?

All three involve our sense of sight, but there are differences.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Why I use this quick and easy technique, and you can too

Most days, in 5 minutes, I train with this technique to help me express myself more easily in French.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in EnglishNews

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

Safe vs secure

Sometimes, ‘safe’ and ‘secure’ are interchangeable, but not always.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare English

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

How to learn faster so you can perform better

You can learn a lot from YouTube videos.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceNews

Should your patient lay or lie?

With their similar sounds and meanings, ‘lay’ and ‘lie’ are easy to confuse.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

How to eavesdrop on real conversations

You can give your English listening skills a shot in the arm using the short and sharp approach.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

[more]

Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

“Can you help me with my presentation?”

You’ve been invited to speak at an event about your successful approach to helping people heal.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

Can you assure me that you’ve ensured to insure your hands?

She’s a gifted surgeon whose skills are in high demand.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Could your English benefit from a check-up?

Is it time to take your own medicine?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in EnglishNews

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

A complement or a compliment?

Another common confusion is between these two words which sound the same but confusing one letter changes the meaning

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

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