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Got a question about English? Whether you want to know about grammar, vocabulary, speaking, punctuation - or something else - you've come to the right place.

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This series has now finished, but if you've got a question for us, you can send it to Ask BBC Learning English

As...as expressions

What and which

Pop in, pop out, pop round

Bored and boring

When to add 'to' after verbs

Adjective order

How to use 'worth'

How to use 'likely to'

'Actually', 'in fact' and 'well'

'Let's' and 'it's high time'

How to use 'have something done'

How many times? How long?

'Wanna', 'gonna', 'gotta'

'How are you?' and 'How do you do?'

2 uses of 'would'

Commas, semicolons and colons

Future tenses: present continuous, 'be going to', 'will'

'This', 'that', 'these' and 'those'

Every cloud has a silver lining

When does 'zero' mean 'no'?

'Owe', 'lend' and 'borrow

'Better off' and 'well off'

How to use 'yet' and 'not yet'

'Wear', 'put on' and 'dress'

'When', 'if' and 'in case'

How to use 'though'

'Suppose' and 'supposed to'

The past simple and past perfect tenses

'Assure', 'ensure', 'insure'

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