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‘Prefer to’ or ‘prefer over’ – which preposition?
“Which preposition should I use after the verb ‘prefer’?” is a common question among non-native and native speakers alike. Long story (...)
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Difference between ‘compute’ and ‘calculate’
Explanation of the difference between “compute” and “calculate” and “computation” and “calculation”. (...)
March 12, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Is it ‘tax haven’ or ‘tax heaven’ in English?
A tax haven is a place where companies and/or individuals pay very low taxes (or no taxes at all). In most languages, such a place is (...)
February 11, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Are ‘lens’ and ‘lentil’ related?
Have you ever noticed that a lens looks like an oversized lentil? The fact that “lentil” and “lens” both begin with “len” is not a (...)
January 19, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Difference between ‘cemetery’ and ‘graveyard’ in English
Some people think graveyard and cemetery mean the same, but, if we want to be a little nitpicky, we should say that graveyard is a type of (...)
January 9, 2016 – 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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“Christmas is” / “Christmas are” – singular or plural?
In some languages, “Christmas” is a plural noun, and since the English word for Christmas ends with an “s”, it sometimes makes English (...)
December 26, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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How often do Europeans speak English?
A detailed map showing how often citizens of the member countries of the European Union use English. (...)
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Origin of the words Christmas and Xmas
Read in detail about the origin (etymology) of the words ‘Christmas’ and ‘Xmas’. (...)
December 8, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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By and large – meaning and origin of the idiom
Let’s be honest, the expression “by and large” sounds weird. It mixes two (seemingly) different parts of speech (one would not normally (...)
November 27, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Practise’ vs. ‘practice’ in English
Why does practice (but not practise) make perfect? The answer depends on the English dialect you intend to write the word in. If you write (...)
November 23, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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