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‘I am agree’ vs. ‘I am of agreement’ vs. ‘I agree’ in English
Saying “I am agree with you” is a common error among native speakers of Romance languages. For example, when you want to say that you (...)
April 30, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Average hours worked per day by country in Europe (map)
The following map shows the number of hours an average worker in the given country works each day (not just on working days), on average. (...)
April 28, 2015 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘I just did it’ vs. ‘I have just done it’ – present perfect or past simple?
The traditional (but now somewhat outdated) rule dictates that “just” is to be used with the present perfect, not the past simple, as (...)
April 26, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Nouns ending with -heit and -keit in German
All German nouns that have the suffix -heit or -keit are feminine (i.e. have the article die), without exception (which is something we (...)
April 25, 2015 – Jakub Marian – German
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Comma before ‘that’ and ‘which’
What distinguishes English from most other languages is its use of commas before a dependent (subordinate) clause. Dependent clauses (...)
April 22, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Difference between ‘go’ and ‘walk’ in English
When you travel from one place to another, most languages require that you use a verb based on how you travel, such as “walk” (which means (...)
April 18, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Literally’ and ‘figuratively’ in English
The adverb “literally” means “in the literal or strict sense”. For instance, it is commonly used when translating between two languages (...)
April 13, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Interested in doing’ vs. ‘interested to do’ in English
Some English teachers claim that “interested to” is always wrong, but this claim is not substantiated by actual usage. The fact is, the (...)
April 11, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Shall’ vs. ‘will’ in English
The traditional rule says that “shall” indicates the future tense for the first person (I shall, we shall), while “will” indicates the (...)
April 4, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Did he died’ vs. ‘did he die’ in English
The phrase “Did he died?” is a running joke in the comment sections of YouTube and similar websites. People use it when something mildly (...)
March 27, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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