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‘At school’ vs. ‘in school’ in British and American English
There are no definitive guidelines to the distinction between “at school” and “in school” because the terms are used in a different way in (...)
January 3, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Make homework’ vs. ‘do homework’ in English
First, let me note that “homework” is an uncountable (mass) noun in English. It is a common mistake, even among some non-native teachers (...)
December 27, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Comparison of the largest star (UY Scuti), the Solar System, Sun, Jupiter, and Earth
Some objects in the Universe are huge, but it is hard to imagine how huge they really are. To help my readers with that, I made the (...)
December 26, 2014 – Jakub Marian – Physics
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Irregular English verbs: -aught and -ought
A large class of irregular English verbs are characterized by having /ɔːt/ in their pronunciation in the past tense and past participle. (...)
December 9, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Household debt in Europe by country (2012)
There is a worrying tendency among households in European countries to spend more than they can afford. The following map shows the (...)
December 8, 2014 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Irregular English verbs: bleed, feed, lead…
A common pattern among irregular English verbs is characterized by the change in pronunciation /iːd/ → /ɛd/ in the past tense and past (...)
December 7, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Translate to’ vs. ‘translate into’ in English
It is sometimes hard to tell whether to use “to” or “into” in English, and I am afraid people have to learn it by heart in most but the (...)
December 4, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Articles before possessive ’s
Students who are unsure whether to use the definite or the indefinite article before a noun often try to camouflage this by using (...)
December 2, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Milk consumption in Europe in liters per year per capita
There seem to be vast differences in milk consumption among European countries, and if you live in one of the countries shown below, I (...)
December 1, 2014 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Splitting phrasal verb and preposition (particle) in English
Why do we say “he let her down” but not “he looked her after”? It has nothing to do with the fact that the first sentence expresses (...)
November 28, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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