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Present perfect with a specific time in the past
The present perfect expresses the idea of “an action that was finished at some unspecified point in the past”. Saying “I have done (...)
July 1, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘On time’ vs. ‘in time’ – the difference
The difference between “on time” and “in time” is a subtle one, and the two expressions may sometimes be used interchangeably. (...)
June 30, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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Spanish Conjugation Cheat Sheet
Here you can subscribe to my Spanish mailing list and get free learning materials in exchange. (...)
June 29, 2015 – Jakub MarianSpanish
Origin of the words ‘camelopard’ and ‘giraffe’
Despite David Mitchell’s funny rant about the origin of the word camelopard, an archaic English word for giraffe, camelopard is not a (...)
June 28, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘Wait for’ vs. ‘wait on’ – which preposition?
When you await someone or something, the historically more common way of saying it (before the year 1800) was that you “wait on them” or (...)
June 27, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish

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‘A lot of’, ‘a number of’, ‘a couple of’ – singular or plural verb?
Although “a lot” is, grammatically speaking, a noun in the singular (like “a house” or “a book”), “a lot of” functions as a so-called (...)
June 24, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘Anybody have’ vs. ‘anybody has’ in questions
Have you ever heard someone say, “Anybody have an idea how …?”, and wondered whether it should be “anybody has”? Although “anybody” is (...)
June 21, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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Difference between economics, economy, economic, and economical
The economy is, according to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, “the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a (...)
June 18, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘Alternate’ vs. ‘Alternative’: The Difference
The adjective alternative is used when there are several different options, one of which is more important than the othersthe other (...)
June 17, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish
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‘All those money’ vs. ‘all that money’ in English
Saying “all those money” instead of “all that money” is a common mistake among speakers of languages where “money” is a plural noun, such (...)
June 14, 2015 – Jakub MarianEnglish, Translate Never