Author: Jakub Marian

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“Classic” vs. “classical” in English
The word “classic” can be either an adjective or a noun. There’s a beautiful and witty quote by Mark Twain explaining quite well what the (...)
January 19, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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Each other’s vs. each others’ in English
Learners of English (and native speakers alike) sometimes wonder whether they are supposed to write each other’s or each others’ (or even (...)
January 15, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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Pronunciation of the letter ‘Z’ in American and British English
In short, the British pronounce “Z” as /zɛd/ (zed) whereas Americans pronounce it as /ziː/ (zee). Note that the same pronunciation is (...)
January 15, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘Learnt’ vs. ‘learned’ in English
Both “learned” and “learnt” are considered correct as the past tense and past participle of “learn”. However, take a look at the following (...)
January 15, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
Unobtrusive marketing with Amazon Affiliate links – the way to monetize educational blogs
As a user and blog reader, I regard ads as something distracting. But the only reason is that publishers have gone way too far in terms of (...)
January 14, 2014 – Jakub MarianBlog

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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The name of the dot above “i” and “j”
This article could have contained just one word: tittle. Tittle, unsurprisingly pronounced /ˈtɪtl/, is the name used in typography for (...)
January 13, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish, Typography
Indefinite integration without variables
In this article, I’ll assume you have already read my article on differentiation without variables. Just as a quick reminder: \iota (...)
January 12, 2014 – Jakub MarianMathematics
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‘Matter’ vs. ‘question of time’ in English
The equivalent to the phrase “a matter/question of time” in most European languages is literally “a question of time”, e.g. una cuestión (...)
January 10, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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Pronunciation of ‘Edinburgh’ in English
Edinburgh, the name of the capital of Scotland, has slipped into many other languages in an almost unchanged written form, but its (...)
January 9, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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List of words with a silent ‘h’ in English
First, let me note that some people use “an” as the indefinite article form before “historic”, “horrific”, “hotel” and a couple more words (...)
January 8, 2014 – Jakub MarianEnglish