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‘Hello’ in European languages
Today’s map shows how to say hello in French, German, Spanish, Italian and other European languages (note that most local languages and (...)
November 21, 2015 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Intensive’ vs. ‘intense’: the difference explained
The difference between “intensive” and “intense” is subtle but important. Let’s take a look at the dictionary definitions of their most (...)
November 20, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Environmental Performance Index in Europe by country
The Environmental Performance Index is a joint project of Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and the Center for International (...)
November 18, 2015 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Out of the blue – meaning and origin of the English idiom
Out of the blue is an English idiom meaning “suddenly and unexpectedly”. You can use it when you are surprised by something that was not (...)
November 17, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Content’ vs. ‘contents’ in English
The distinction between content and contents is a bit tricky. First of all, “content” can be a noun (pronounced /ˈkɒntɛnt/ in British (...)
November 15, 2015 – 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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Index of knowledge of English in Europe by country
Participants of the Eurobarometer 386 survey (organized by the European Commission) answered various questions about their knowledge of (...)
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Should you eat red and processed meat? The WHO report is just the tip of the iceberg
The World Health Organization recently reported that “processed meat is carcinogenic to humans” and “red meat is probably carcinogenic to (...)
October 28, 2015 – Jakub Marian – Blog
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Is American English ‘simplified’ and British English ‘traditional’?
I saw a funny picture today (see below) of an installation process that asked the user whether they would like to continue in “Traditional (...)
October 22, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘In comparison to’ vs. ‘in comparison with’ in English
Although “compare something to something” and “compare something with something” do not mean the same (you can read more about the (...)
October 19, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Be late for’ vs. ‘be late to’ in English
When you want to take part in some activity and you are late, you can say either that you are “late for the activity” or that you are (...)
October 6, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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