Learning a new language is very similar to embarking on a journey: difficult but rewarding. I hope I can help you through your own travels. Welcome to the beginning of this road. I am Rodney, your patient teacher and fellow journeyman. Together, we might just discover new, intriguing, and useful things in this place called the English language. I hope that I am not boring you with the metaphors, though. Shall we start our journey right away, then?