Arvyn has been writing for several years and has been an English teacher for half of those. He has a degree in American & Canadian Studies, along with other teaching qualifications. When he’s not writing, he’s traveling, or looking after his cats.
People say English borrows from other languages, but that’s being generous. English practically steals from them. It takes words, changes them a little, then acts like these same words were…
Let’s be real. Most of us don’t stop to wonder who’s keeping everything running behind the scenes, such as who’s folding all those hotel sheets, or who’s milking cows before…
Sometimes your thoughts don't match how things actually work anymore, although it’s not necessarily because you’re trying to be stubborn or that you’ve aged. You just learned things a certain…
America's calendar of festivals and celebrations isn’t as homegrown as people think, as a bunch of them are actually imported. They came over in suitcases, and, eventually, became part of…
Free perks used to be a nice little touch that we all enjoyed, but now, they’re starting to disappear way too quickly. Companies have cut those extras and turned them…
Boomers have a way of talking that just sticks with you. Many millennials believe that some boomer phrases seem completely outdated—they grew up with group chats & memes, so some…
Texting your friends should be easy because you just type something and press send. But somehow, a few people manage to make it weirdly annoying—it’s not on purpose, yet they…
Your trunk probably has the usual stuff, like a spare tire & maybe some jumper cables, as well as five grocery bags you always forget to bring into the store.…
Some people drive for decades without a single ticket, while the rest of us get pulled over for blinking wrong—what gives? Well, it’s because they stick to a set of…