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‘Boring’ vs. ‘bored’ in English
My mother (who learns English as a second language) asked me how to use words like “bored” and “boring”, “annoyed” and “annoying”, etc. (...)
May 18, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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“You and I” / “you and me” in English
Should you always say “you and I” and avoid “you and me”? Some native speakers will tell you so, but not only does no such rule exist, but (...)
May 17, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Second’ vs. ‘other’ in English
Imagine the following scenario: you are sitting next to a relative at a family gathering. There are two bottles that you cannot reach, and (...)
May 10, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Subtract / subtraction’ vs. ‘substract / substraction’ in English
I have heard a lot of people using the word “substract”, respectively its derived form “substraction”. Long story short, the correct forms (...)
May 9, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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“A couple things” / “a couple of things” in English
Some people will tell you that it’s completely fine to say “a couple things”, others that you cannot use “a couple” without “of” at all. (...)
May 5, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes by Woody Allen
My love life is terrible. The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty. (...)
May 3, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Germanish – English with German grammar – verbs and pronouns
As a funny mental exercise, I wanted to try to see what English would look like if it used German grammar, but with English vocabulary (...)
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Witty and funny quotes by Winston Churchill
“The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative.” (...)
April 28, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes by Oscar Wilde
“The play was a great success, but the audience was a total failure.” (...)
April 24, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes by Mark Twain
“I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying approved of it.” (...)
April 21, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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