by Mike Simpson | Jan 23, 2022 | Canada, COVID-19, Culture, Recreation, Sports
The Olympic Games start on Feb. 4th! That’s just two weeks away! Lots of stories are circulating and some of them are serious and some are super fun. Compare the bleak outlook from this article about the cautious worlds of athletes before they take off to...
by Mike Simpson | Jan 23, 2022 | COVID-19, Culture, English, Health, Vocabulary
I stumbled upon an interesting article about the “Word of the Year: for 2021 and I wasn’t surprised what it was: vaccine. Vaccine was on the lips of millions, and eventually into the arms of millions too, including me and my family in Toronto, Canada. It...
by Mike Simpson | Oct 2, 2021 | Culture, English, Languages
What are the roots of Latin in English? How common is it? Latin is a fundamentally important historical language that has contributed to the development of many other languages around the world. According to dictionary.com: “Over 60 percent of all English words...
by Mike Simpson | Sep 24, 2021 | Blogging, Canada, Culture, Goals, Social Media, Software, Teacher Tutor, Technology, Writing
Journaling! Start your draft with pen and paper and then go digital! Image credits: Unsplash / Brad Neathery + Hannah Olinger Start a blog or write using social media – it will change your life! And you might have fun doing it 👍 I’m passionate about...
by Mike Simpson | Sep 22, 2021 | Canada, Culture, Geography, Holidays, Photography, Seasons, Toronto, Travel, Uncategorized
Feature image: my photo of the University of Toronto campus in downtown Toronto (photo taken at Trinity College looking south toward Soldier’s Tower) Fall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be epic. It’s a beautiful time for a road trip or local outing to...
by Mike Simpson | Aug 18, 2021 | Art, Canada, Culture, Education, ESL English, Greetings, Languages, Teacher Tutor, Toronto
Bonjour! Hola! Privyet! Hi! Welcome to my site. Please note canadatutor.ca is now myenglishtutor.ca. Above are greetings in a few of the languages I have familiarity with. The first is French: Bonjour! The second Spanish: Hola! The third the informal...
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