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Vocabulary

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10 festive English idioms everyone should know
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To truly perfect your English, you need to know your idioms. Idioms are phrases used to describe a feeling or situation, and often mean something enti...

How to memorize new vocabulary faster: 9 tips
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No matter how good your grammar is, if you don’t know any words that you can use it with, you (literally) won’t get very far with your language skills...

50 unforgettable books to read in your lifetime
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There's something special about losing yourself in the pages of a good book. Reading is a powerful way to broaden your horizons, especially when l...

10 of the hardest English words to pronounce
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English is a fascinating language, full of quirks and complexities that often leave even native speakers scratching their heads. One of the most diffi...

20 words and phrases you didn’t know Shakespeare invented
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William Shakespeare was an incredible writer and poet, but did you know he also single-handedly added more than 1,700 words to the English language? S...

'90s English slang terms to start using today
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From baggy jeans and crop tops to chunky sneakers and those oh-so-tiny sunglasses, '90s fashion is back in a big way, baby, and it’s time to perfe...

10 (more) weird words in English
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There are over 171,000 words in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. With that many to choose from, you can be sure that ...

10 Spanish expressions everyone should know
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Spanish is one of the world’s most widely-spoken languages and Castilian (the version spoken in Spain) charms expats and tourists as quickly as the co...

10 English slang terms you need to know in 2024
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As we welcome another fresh year, it’s only right that we open our arms to a variety of new English slang. With TikTok acting as a modern-day hub for ...

8 festive books to help you learn English
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This holiday season, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit (and improve your English vocabulary skills) than by reading some festive novels...

8 dystopian books to help you learn English
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If you’ve ever been morbidly fascinated with what the future might look like if pressing societal threats are left unaddressed, then dystopian literat...

False friends: Spotting and avoiding common linguistic traps
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You’re reading a book in a foreign language that you’re trying to learn, and you spot a familiar word. It’s similar to one in your mother tongue, so i...