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Pronunciation of English prefixes and suffixes
There are a few English prefixes and suffixes that are an especially common source of pronunciation errors, mostly because they would be (...)
July 25, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“People is” / “people are”, “persons” / “people” in English
If you found this article using a search engine, the odds are that what you really mean is “people are”. Although the word people has (...)
July 23, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“In the case of” / “in case of” in English
It’s easy to make a mistake in this one. If you want to say “if something happens (by chance), then …”, you should use “in case of”, (...)
July 22, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Pronunciation and usage of ‘ton’ and ‘tonne’ in English
Don’t let your mother tongue mislead you (if it is not English); “ton” in English is pronounced with the /ʌ/ sound (as “o” in “come” or (...)
July 20, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Like more’ vs. ‘like better’, ‘like the most’ vs. ‘like most’, ‘like the best’ vs. ‘like best’
Both “like more” and “like better” (as in the sentence “I like apples more/better than oranges”) are widespread, but “like (...)
July 19, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Badder’ sounds the same as ‘better’
As you certainly know, the correct comparative form of “bad” is “worse”, but one can rarely hear also the slang term “badder” (often used (...)
July 19, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Word order in questions in English
Word order in questions in English is something people usually get used to very fast, but it may become confusing in connection with (...)
July 17, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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English words that have two possible pronunciations
There are many English words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. Such words are called heteronyms (more loosely also (...)
July 15, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Suited for” / “suited to” in English
It is hard to make a mistake in this case as both “suited for” and “suited to” are correct (and the same applies to “ill-suited” and (...)
July 13, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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I look forward to hear/hearing from you
The phrase “look forward to” differs from other verbs followed by “to”. This article explains in detail how to use it correctly. (...)
July 11, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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