Your English Test guide

🐄 The Bovine View It’s Friday… and a slightly special one — it’s my birthday 🎂 So today, we’re looking at something we all say without thinking: 👉 Happy birthday Simple, clear, universal. But English, being English, has other option, different ways to say Happy Birthday. One of them is: 👉 Many happy returns (of the day) You’ll hear it less often, and it sounds a bit more formal or old-fashioned. So what does it actually mean? At first glance, it sounds like something to do with… returning th...

Today is Tolkien Reading Day 📚 If you want to read more about it, click here 👉 Tolkien Reading Day Most people have at least heard of J. R. R. Tolkien — the writer behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien Reading Day is held every year on 25 March, a date chosen by the Tolkien Society because it marks the fall of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings. The Society has organized it since 2003. Tolkien was not only a famous author. He was also an English linguist and university professor. H...