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Common English words that also have a second, less common and unrelated meaning
There are a few English words that have a primary meaning (or sometimes several predominant meanings) which is the one you think of when (...)
October 12, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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How to improve your English pronunciation
If you pronounce “bear” (the animal) the same as “beer”, it can lead to a serious misunderstanding; however, it doesn’t really matter (...)
October 2, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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To run the risk – English idiom with examples
If you run the risk of something, it means that you are willing to possibly let something bad happen, usually because you don’t have any (...)
October 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Pronunciation of ‘cent’ in English
The word “cent” often gets mispronounced by English learners. Why? Because it usually exists also in their mother tongue, but pronounced (...)
October 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Pronunciation of ‘Iron Man’ in English
One of the most common pronunciation mistakes among English learners is caused by the spelling of the word “iron”, which is pronounced (...)
October 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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A complete list of English words that contain ‘vv’ (two Vs in a row)
They are not very common, but still there are some English words that contain two Vs in a row. Unlike two Us in a row which are present (...)
September 20, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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To be on the safe side – English idiom with examples
You can be on the safe side in a situation that is potentially dangerous in a way, and it means that you do something to avoid the danger. (...)
September 19, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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A complete list of English words that contain ‘uu’ (two Us in a row) with pronunciation
There aren’t many English words containing the letter combination “uu”. In fact, only 3 of them are used in common speech:
continuum (...)
September 18, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Fast” / “fastly” / “quickly” in English
Many English learners use the word “fastly” as an adverbial form of “fast”, which seems quite logical because this is the way adverbs are (...)
August 22, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Learn how to avoid the most common pronunciation mistakes in English
Has it ever happened to you that you realized you had been pronouncing an English word wrong for years without even noticing it? I (...)
August 20, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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