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9 12, 2015

A Whole New Ballgame – Sports Idioms
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A Whole New Ballgame – Sports Idioms

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A Whole New Ballgame – Sports Idioms

2017-03-23T06:46:30-05:00By John Atchley|

In today’s idiom post we are going to be examining the meaning and origin of the phrase “ a whole new ballgame.” A common variation of this phrase is "a whole 'nother ball of wax." While the latter phrase is certainly more formal, they both used to emphasize the sharp contrast between one or more [...]

12 12, 2013

Accent Reduction: American Idioms part 21

2017-03-23T06:47:12-05:00By John Atchley|

Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who come in for accent reduction sessions, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]