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Pearson Brown - collected works ;-) » Cool tools http://pearson-brown.com the nice stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:02:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Co-Working: The Pros and Cons http://pearson-brown.com/195/co-working-the-pros-and-cons/ http://pearson-brown.com/195/co-working-the-pros-and-cons/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:02:39 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=195 Continue reading →]]> Do you work from home? Great, isn’t it? Except you miss out on all the social side of work. Co-working is a way of overcoming this. Groups of home workers meet up and work together for a short period of time. With the idea of co-working, people who would otherwise be working from home (independent contractors, freelance writers and telecommuters) gather together in an office setting with each other. The idea is to foster an environment where you can be around other like-minded professionals

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We can use for to mean ‘because’. We only use this in very formal English.

The divers have to be careful for a sudden change in conditions could be dangerous.

Read the instructions carefully for you will only get one chance to enter the information.

We can use for to talk about a purpose or a reason.

What did you that for?

What is that for?

Thank you for your letter.

I don’t have enough money for the ticket.

I need treatment for my bad back.

For can mean that you are in favour/favor of something.

He is for the idea of cutting taxes.

I am for this change in the way we do things.

You need to stand up for what is right.

We can use for with expressions of time and distance.

I walked for miles.

I waited for a long time.

We will be away for the next week.

Sometimes we can omit the for completely in these expressions without changing the meaning.

I walked miles.

I waited a long time.

With the present perfect, for refers to a length of time. Since refers to the starting point.

I have studied English for seven years.

I have studied English since I was 12.

Here are some useful expressions using for

I enclose a cheque/check for 100 euros

What’s another word for stupid?

I’ve known him for ages.

I am all for making this change.

Get ready. -What for? -Anne is coming.

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/193/for-part-2/feed/ 0 Bordeaux http://pearson-brown.com/191/bordeaux/ http://pearson-brown.com/191/bordeaux/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:51:21 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=191 Wouldn’t it be nice to spend a few days wining and dining in a Bordeaux

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/191/bordeaux/feed/ 0 Walking keeps you sharp http://pearson-brown.com/189/walking-keeps-you-sharp/ http://pearson-brown.com/189/walking-keeps-you-sharp/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:06 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=189 Walking keeps you mentally alert. We all knew that didn’t we?

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]]> http://pearson-brown.com/187/sharing-the-space-on-london-roads/feed/ 0 Even the young are worried http://pearson-brown.com/185/even-the-young-are-worried/ http://pearson-brown.com/185/even-the-young-are-worried/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:41:42 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=185 I am so glad I am not young. Imagine worrying about retirement when You are 20. retirement

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/185/even-the-young-are-worried/feed/ 0 Get the beers in http://pearson-brown.com/183/get-the-beers-in/ http://pearson-brown.com/183/get-the-beers-in/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:34:24 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=183 Here is a great list of special event in pubs in February in London London pubs February

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/183/get-the-beers-in/feed/ 0 Growing greens in your kitchen http://pearson-brown.com/181/growing-greens-in-your-kitchen/ http://pearson-brown.com/181/growing-greens-in-your-kitchen/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:30:13 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=181 Nothing like fresh greens in your kitchen, as long as it is not mould. greens in your

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/181/growing-greens-in-your-kitchen/feed/ 0 New tax. And everybody is happy http://pearson-brown.com/179/new-tax-and-everybody-is-happy/ http://pearson-brown.com/179/new-tax-and-everybody-is-happy/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:35 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=179 Starks is on his way out but he has made a move that appeals to most French people. Tax the bankers

Robin Hood

]]> http://pearson-brown.com/179/new-tax-and-everybody-is-happy/feed/ 0 A tunnel under the Alps http://pearson-brown.com/177/a-tunnel-under-the-alps/ http://pearson-brown.com/177/a-tunnel-under-the-alps/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:24:30 +0000 admin http://pearson-brown.com/?p=177 A new TGV line is to be built between Lyon and Turin. France is great when it comes to big projects. Tunnel under the

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