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“Majority is” / “majority are”: Collective nouns in English
“Majority” is one of a few nouns in English that can be used
either with a singular or a plural verb. These nouns are called collective (...)
October 17, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Bells and whistles – English idiom with examples
The phrase bells and whistles refers to features of an object which are not essential to it, but which make it attractive or special. Its (...)
October 15, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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The best online resources for translation between English and German
Translating texts between languages often takes more than just translating the words. Some words like “table”, “house”, or “carpet” (...)
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Common English words that also have a second, less common and unrelated meaning
There are a few English words that have a primary meaning (or sometimes several predominant meanings) which is the one you think of when (...)
October 12, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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To run the risk – English idiom with examples
If you run the risk of something, it means that you are willing to possibly let something bad happen, usually because you don’t have any (...)
October 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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Pronunciation of ‘Iron Man’ in English
One of the most common pronunciation mistakes among English learners is caused by the spelling of the word “iron”, which is pronounced (...)
October 1, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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A complete list of English words that contain ‘vv’ (two Vs in a row)
They are not very common, but still there are some English words that contain two Vs in a row. Unlike two Us in a row which are present (...)
September 20, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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To be on the safe side – English idiom with examples
You can be on the safe side in a situation that is potentially dangerous in a way, and it means that you do something to avoid the danger. (...)
September 19, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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A complete list of English words that contain ‘uu’ (two Us in a row) with pronunciation
There aren’t many English words containing the letter combination “uu”. In fact, only 3 of them are used in common speech:
continuum (...)
September 18, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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“Fast” / “fastly” / “quickly” in English
Many English learners use the word “fastly” as an adverbial form of “fast”, which seems quite logical because this is the way adverbs are (...)
August 22, 2013 – Jakub Marian – English
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