Monday to domingo; naming the days of the week
The seven-day week is so completely accepted by us that it is easy to forget that it is a human invention. It is thought that people began to use a set of...
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8 English words with native American origins
The English language has a very long history. Like most European languages, it is part of the huge Indo-European language family, which began thousands of years ago in central Asia. Around the 16th...
Quick test of football terms!
When you watch a football match in English do you understand all the commentary? As the World Cup progresses this is the perfect time to brush up on your football lingo. Here’s a little...
Education System or Educational System? A few word choices…
This week we will look at four confusingly similar words, and see some subtle differences. At the end of the article there are some example sentences to test yourself. 1. Complicated or Complex? The...
Homographs! (words that are written the same but sound different)
There are hundreds of words in English that sound the same, despite being written differently; such as right and write. They are called homophones, and this article is not about them. This article is...
