Learning English

“Which preposition should I use after the verb ‘prefer’?” is a common question among non-native and native speakers alike. Long story (...)

Explanation of the difference between “compute” and “calculate” and “computation” and “calculation”. (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

In some languages, “Christmas” is a plural noun, and since the English word for Christmas ends with an “s”, it sometimes makes English (...)

A detailed map showing how often citizens of the member countries of the European Union use English. (...)

Read in detail about the origin (etymology) of the words ‘Christmas’ and ‘Xmas’. (...)

Let’s be honest, the expression “by and large” sounds weird. It mixes two (seemingly) different parts of speech (one would not normally (...)

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 (...)