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‘Wptexturize’ (smart quotes) not working in WordPress
I have recently noticed that smart quotes (aka “curly quotes”) stopped working on my blog (they were replaced by the ordinary (...)
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Pronunciation of ‘fertile’ in English
Interestingly, pronunciation of the word “fertile” in British English and in American English is different:
In British English it is (...)
December 16, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Information is” / “informations are” – is information plural or singular in English?
This is one of the most common mistakes among English learners. There’s nothing wrong with saying “Informationen” in German or (...)
December 3, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Different from” / “different than” / “different to” in English
Prepositions are a common source of errors for non-native speakers, but fortunately, this should not be one of them because all three (...)
December 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Effect’ vs. ‘affect’ in English
Both “effect” and “affect” can be used as a noun or as a verb. If you have found this page using a search engine, the odds are that if you (...)
December 1, 2013 – 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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“News is” or “news are” – singular or plural?
Several English words end with an “s” in their singular form. Most of these don’t pose any problem; few people would say “the kiss were (...)
November 30, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Tall Poppy Syndrome
Tall poppy syndrome is a (usually) pejorative term used in most English speaking countries except the US. It describes a common social (...)
November 28, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes about life by Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin and more
“There is nothing so annoying as to have two people go right on talking when you’re interrupting.” (...)
November 27, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes about science by Wilde, Edison, Einstein, Asimov, Feynman, Clarke and more
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.” (...)
November 25, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Would of” in English
The expression “would of” is a common mistake. People who learn English mainly by ear (including many native speakers, unfortunately) (...)
November 24, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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