In real life, it is more common to say, "It is cold this month." You could say, "This is a cold December." In this case, I am comparing this December to past Decembers.

It has two meanings: This is completely my fault. and All of this is my fault.

You have two choices: How do you say it? What do you say? In the first sentence, you want to know the method. (How do you say ______?) For example, "How do you say 'computer' in French?" or "How do you pronounce 'can' in English?" In the second sentence, you want to know the thing that you say. For example, "What do you say when you bump into someone by accident?" You say, "Excuse me." We also use "What do you say?" when we want someone's opinion. "Let's eat sushi. What do you say?"

There are three ways to talk about the future: will ______ be going to ____ ____ing They have the same meaning: I'll visit my doctor next week. I'm going to visit my doctor next week. I'm visiting my doctor next week. How about this one? I'm visiting my doctor. It could be right now, or it could be the future. In conversation, the meaning will be clear. I ask my friend "Hey, what are you doing next week?" He says, "I'm going to take the kids hiking." I say, "Oh, cool. Where are you going?" He says, "We're camping in Big Bear."

Usually, we use "on" for flat things: (on T.V., on the grass, on Earth, on the table, on a ship, on a stool) We use "in" we mean "inside": (in a book, in the bathroom, in a rowboat, in China--countries are like rooms, in Los Angeles-cities, too, in his chair--a chair has sides, so you can sit in it.) We use "at" for places. Confusing, right? We can say "at the stadium" or "in the stadium." Both are correct. I'm at the stadium--I'm at that location If my friend calls me and says "Where are you?" I will say, "I'm at the stadium, watching Real Madrid." I'm in the stadium--I'm not outside, I'm inside If my friend calls me and says, "Hey, I'm in the parking lot. Where are you?" I will say "I'm in the stadium. Come inside." This is one of the hardest skills in English. I made a video about some common mistakes, if you want to take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjQJHkODzq4 Have a good one. -Dan

I'll give you an example: "Hi, I'm Dan, reporting from Beverly Hills, California. Everyone knows that the recession hasn't hurt all Americans equally. Nowhere is that more apparent than here." What is the meaning of "that"? "Nowhere is (the fact that the recession hasn't hurt all Americans equally) more apparent than here." However, the sentence is still confusing. It is very formal, and uncommon in conversation. If we change the order, the meaning is clearer: "(The fact that the recession hasn't hurt all Americans equally) is more apparent here than it is anywhere else in the world." Basically, Beverly Hills demonstrates the fact better than any other place on Earth. "That" must be a fact that you already mentioned.

"Frogs' legs" and "frog legs" are both correct, but "Frogs' legs" is the most common. "Frogs" is a plural noun. When we talk about their legs, we need a possessive. When a plural noun ends with "s," we only add an apostrophe: "Frogs' legs" A lot of my students asked me about this English skill, so I made a video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hY0_re-1k I hope that it's helpful. "Frog legs" is also correct. We use "Frog" like an adjective, but it's a not an adjective. It's a noun. We call it a noun modifier. "Frog's legs" is incorrect. "Frog" is a singular noun. I could say "A frog's legs" (It means "One frog's legs."). That is correct. However, we usually don't say "I ate one frog's legs last night." A little bit strange, right? Instead, we say "I ate frogs' legs last night." I'm telling you a story about the kind of food that I ate (general), not about one poor frog!