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‘At school’ vs. ‘in school’ in British and American English
There are no definitive guidelines to the distinction between “at school” and “in school” because the terms are used in a different way in (...)
January 3, 2015 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Make homework’ vs. ‘do homework’ in English
First, let me note that “homework” is an uncountable (mass) noun in English. It is a common mistake, even among some non-native teachers (...)
December 27, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Irregular English verbs: -aught and -ought
A large class of irregular English verbs are characterized by having /ɔːt/ in their pronunciation in the past tense and past participle. (...)
December 9, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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Irregular English verbs: bleed, feed, lead…
A common pattern among irregular English verbs is characterized by the change in pronunciation /iːd/ → /ɛd/ in the past tense and past (...)
December 7, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Translate to’ vs. ‘translate into’ in English
It is sometimes hard to tell whether to use “to” or “into” in English, and I am afraid people have to learn it by heart in most but the (...)
December 4, 2014 – 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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‘Consumer’ vs. ‘customer’ in English
English learners sometimes confuse the words “consumer” and “customer”. Although they look similar and the distinction is not important (...)
November 22, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Block’ vs. ‘bloc’ (vs. ‘blog’) in English
Ok, the “blog” part of the title was a joke; most people know that blogs are websites like this one used to publish articles (usually (...)
November 12, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Right side’ vs. ‘right-hand side’ in English
The expressions “right side” and “right-hand side” (and, correspondingly, “left side” and “left-hand side”) are interchangeable in most (...)
November 9, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Half five’, ‘half seven’, ‘half ten’… what does it mean in British English?
The standard way to tell the time when it’s X:30 is “half past X”. For example, 5:30 is “half past five”, 7:30 is “half past seven”, and (...)
November 5, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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‘Hearable’ vs. ‘audible’ in English
Adjectives expressing the ability of a thing to be perceived using a sense are often derived from a root that differs from that of the (...)
October 31, 2014 – Jakub Marian – English
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