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English words with Q not followed by U, with pronunciation
There are only three English words which contain a Q not followed by U that are not borrowed from another language:
qwerty /ˈkwɜrti/ (...)
April 18, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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333 Wittiest Quotable Quotes
Using quotes is a great way to improve your essays, speeches or conversations. The quotations in this book were carefully (...)
April 16, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Talk the talk but not walk the walk’ – English idiom with meaning and examples
If you say that someone talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk, it means that what they do doesn’t agree with what they say. For (...)
April 7, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘All but’ vs. ‘anything but’ vs. ‘everything but’ in English
These three expressions, “all but”, “anything but”, and “everything but”, are among the most confusing in the English language for native (...)
March 28, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Elephant in the room’ – English idiom with meaning and examples
The expression “elephant in the room”, sometimes also “elephant in the living room”, means “a big issue everyone is aware of, but which is (...)
March 22, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Living under a rock’ – English idiom with meaning and examples
Living under a rock is a nice recent English idiom meaning “being oblivious or ignorant to what happens in the outside world”. It is used (...)
March 17, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes about children and relationships
“Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.” (...)
March 3, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Witty and funny quotes about religion
“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank.” (...)
March 1, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Comma before and after ‘etc.’
Should you use a comma before and/or after “etc.”? There’s no definitive answer, because different style guides recommend different usage. (...)
February 28, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Freeer’ vs. ‘freer’ (triple ‘e’) in English
This is a common mistake in English. Since the comparative form of an adjective is formed by simply sticking “er” to the end of an (...)
February 28, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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