http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/ Keep up to date with the latest news and information about UsingEnglish.com including new content, features and updates. en Copyright 2007 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Idioms News Feed allows you to keep updated and ensure you are instantly alerted of all the latest idiom definitions added to UsingEnglish.com.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/07/22/new_idioms_web_feed.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/07/22/new_idioms_web_feed.html Site Content Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:38:02 +0000 Just a quick note to say that our Advanced Text Analyser now includes a Graded Text analysis section. You can now compare your text to the BNC and GSL word lists and discover more about the reading level of the text. More information about this will follow shortly. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/06/30/new_graded_text_analysis.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/06/30/new_graded_text_analysis.html Site Content text analyser text statistics Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:58:51 +0000 Idioms Dictionary. Use our simple online form to make your suggestions.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/05/04/submit_an_idiom.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/05/04/submit_an_idiom.html Site Content Fri, 04 May 2007 22:23:29 +0000 Teacher Handouts section which we hope will make it easier to print and use these materials in class.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/04/29/updated_teacher_handouts.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/04/29/updated_teacher_handouts.html Site Content handouts teachers Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:56:35 +0000 Reading Comprehension section has just had a bit of a face-lift. We have now reorganised how the section is presented and made it easier for you to test yourself on specific types of exams.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/04/07/updated_reading_comprehension.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/04/07/updated_reading_comprehension.html Site Content comprehension reading Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:21:17 +0000 Irregular Verb List software to include the complete list of all 618 verbs contained on-site.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/03/31/updated_irregular_verbs_download.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/03/31/updated_irregular_verbs_download.html Site Content irregular verbs Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:14:34 +0000 Advanced Text Analyser we have here at UE. The new version of the advanced analyser is finally here!]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/01/31/advanced_text_analyser_new_and_improved.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2007/01/31/advanced_text_analyser_new_and_improved.html Site Content text analyser text statistics Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:52:24 +0000 Just a quick note to say that we've just added a new area to our Members' Area. It shows statistics about what our members have been looking at, allowing you to see the most popular Members' Area content. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/12/03/whats_hot_for_members.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/12/03/whats_hot_for_members.html Site Content members statistics Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:48:08 +0000 The recent upgrade to our servers is complete, and it was completed (technically) without a hitch. However, there were some problems with some people who were using our forum at the time losing posts. Thankfully this was a temporary problem and the forum is running well again now. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/29/upgrade_complete.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/29/upgrade_complete.html General upgrades Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:58:06 +0000 If all goes to plan, we will be upgrading our server to a new and more powerful machine this evening. Our hosts have agreed to perform the upgrade and 03:00 tonight (I'm guessing that is GMT). We do not expect the site to go offline for very long, however we wanted to warn you in case you find that UsingEnglish.com is unavailable. If you do find that the site is unavailable at times tonight, please bear with us. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/26/server_upgrade_downtime_predicted.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/26/server_upgrade_downtime_predicted.html General downtime upgrades Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:55:08 +0000 Reading Comprehension section. This area contains a selection of text-based reading comprehension exercises, many of which are based on ESL examination questions including Cambridge ESOL, TOEFL, IELTS and other major exams.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/10/new_testing_section_reading_comprehension.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/11/10/new_testing_section_reading_comprehension.html Site Content comprehension efl esl esol exams ielts testing Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:10:13 +0000 We have made a number of improvements to UsingEnglish.com over the last few weeks, some of which have gone unannounced. This is a summary of the main areas which we've added to or updated recently. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/08/22/new_site_updates_for_the_new_academic_year.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/08/22/new_site_updates_for_the_new_academic_year.html Site Content esl teacher upgrades Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:41:59 +0000 What's New area on UsingEnglish.com which allows you to access all of the latest content added to the site. You can view the new content by category or over time. See: http://www.usingenglish.com/whats-new.html]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/08/11/in_with_the_new.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/08/11/in_with_the_new.html Site Content Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:26:47 +0000 Following the tradition of a million other blogs on the net, we're going to be switching our blog and forum RSS subscription format to FeedBurner. This will make the feeds more accessible to the wide variety of readers out there and not limit it to just RSS. It'll also allow us to have click-through analytics on users who come through the feed. I'll keep you informed of our progress by posting updates here. http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/07/26/site_rss_subscription_changes.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/07/26/site_rss_subscription_changes.html Site Content Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:38:34 +0000 ESL Web Directory, which now allows you to review sites and keep a personal list of bookmarks for your favourite sites. You can also subscribe to update newsletters for the whole directory, or for specific categories within it.]]> http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/06/05/upgraded_esl_web_directory.html http://www.usingenglish.com/diary/2006/06/05/upgraded_esl_web_directory.html Site Content esl members web directory Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:09:31 +0000