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Difference between ‘dated’ and ‘outdated’ in English
Both “dated” and “outdated” can be used to describe things that are out of date, but the difference is that “dated” usually refers to (...)
August 4, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Pleaded guilty’ vs. ‘pled guilty’ – which one is correct?
If you “plead guilty”, it means that you state in court that you are guilty of a crime. So far, so good, but what if the action took place (...)
August 3, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Most common surnames by country in Europe
Onomastics is a fascinating area of linguistics concerned with the study of the history and origin of proper names. Today’s map lies on (...)
July 31, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Blend words (portmanteaus) in English
English speakers are very creative when it comes to making up new words by combining parts of words that already exist. For example, most (...)
July 28, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Best countries to live in Europe, 2016 map
It is becoming more and more clear that GDP (gross domestic product) alone is not a good indicator of a country’s performance. For (...)
July 26, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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The ‘day of the week boy or girl’ paradox explained
There is a well-known result in probability theory that seems to defy common sense. Note that in the problem statement we assume that the (...)
July 25, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Mathematics
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Immigration in Europe: Map of the percentages and countries of origin of immigrants
Migration is a common phenomenon in Europe. The growth in the number of migrants has been even more pronounced after the formation of the (...)
July 18, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘To my ear’ vs. ‘to my ears’ in English
If you are wondering whether you should say that something sounds “good to your ear” or “good to your ears”, rest assured that either (...)
July 17, 2016 – Jakub Marian – English
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Country adjectives in English (map for European countries)
Each country name has a distinct adjectival form in English, which is used when speaking about something related to the country, e.g. (...)
July 10, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Double letters in Italian
It is very common to find double consonants in Italian. They have a different pronunciation than single consonants and usually change the (...)
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