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English words that change their meaning depending on stress placement
English orthography is often ambiguous. For example, the word “read” can be pronounced either /riːd/ (“reed”) or as /rɛd/ (“red”) (...)
November 27, 2017 – Jakub Marian – English
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Equivocal – a confusing word
The word “equivocal” looks like “equally vocal”, and, surprise, surprise, it does come from Latin aequivocus, meaning “of equal voice” or (...)
June 4, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Difference between ‘particular’ and ‘concrete’
The words “concrete” and “particular” get commonly confused by English learners. Of course, we are not talking about “concrete” in the (...)
May 25, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Graphics is’ vs. ‘graphics are’ – singular or plural?
There are many singular English nouns that end with an “s”, such as mathematics, physics, or politics. Those are typically names of (...)
May 11, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Dwarves’ or ‘dwarfs’ – which spelling is correct?
It may come as a great surprise to the fans of The Lord of the Rings, but the correct traditional spelling of the plural of “dwarf” is (...)
May 6, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Difference between ‘go’ and ‘walk’ in English
When you travel from one place to another, most languages require that you use a verb based on how you travel, such as “walk” (which means (...)
April 18, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Shall’ vs. ‘will’ in English
The traditional rule says that “shall” indicates the future tense for the first person (I shall, we shall), while “will” indicates the (...)
April 4, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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Difference between ‘super’ and ‘superb’ in English
Both “super” and “superb” are common, but they are not completely interchangeable. Super is used nowadays mostly as an adverb meaning (...)
March 24, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Make a photo’ vs. ‘take a photo’ in English
When you use a camera to “capture” a picture of something, lots of languages describe the situation using the verb “make” (e.g. ein Foto (...)
March 22, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Happy about’ vs. ‘happy with’ in English
The distinction between “happy about” and “happy with” is a subtle one, and sometimes the two expressions are quite interchangeable. As a (...)
March 19, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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