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Definition of ‘cousin once removed’ in English
Two people are “first cousins once removed” when their relationship is that of first cousins plus one generation. In particular, this (...)
September 16, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Percentage of population with completed tertiary education by region in Europe
As the job market for unqualified workforce shrinks, more and more people realize that completed secondary (high school) education no (...)
September 14, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Disposable income (PPP) per capita by region in Europe
Disposable income is defined as income (from employment, business, property, or social security) minus taxes and social security (...)
September 12, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Suicide rates by country in Europe
People from Nordic countries have a reputation for being suicidal, but the data by WHO (World Health Organization) from 2012 show that (...)
September 8, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Origin of the phrase “Roger that” in English
Roger that or usually simply Roger (nowadays also often spelled in lower case) is a phrase used in aviation and the military to confirm (...)
September 7, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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By the way, have you already seen my brand new web app for non-native speakers of English? It's based on reading texts and learning by having all meanings, pronunciations, grammar forms etc. easily accessible. It looks like this:
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Difference between ‘anybody’ and ‘anyone’
Short answer: “Anyone” and “anybody” mean the same, perhaps with one exception. Long answer: Some authors ascribe slightly different (...)
September 5, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Orient’ vs. ‘orientate’ in English
The noun Orient comes from Latin oriens, which means “east”. The word was introduced into English as a general designation for countries (...)
August 30, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Number of Nobel laureates per capita in Europe (map)
The following map shows the number of Nobel laureates per 10 million inhabitants in European countries (the smaller caption shows the (...)
August 29, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Number of European gold medals by country in Rio 2016
The Summer Olympic Games are over, and we will have to wait another 4 years to see Olympic athletes compete in the same sports again. In (...)
August 22, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Difference between a dialect and a language
Whenever I publish a language map, such as the one of the languages of Europe, I get comments claiming that “Xyz is not a language”. For (...)
August 16, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Language learning
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