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Category Archives: English
How to say “ough”
The hardest word in the English language for non-native speakers?
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This is edited from a TV Show called “Modern Life is Goodish“, by Dave Gorman.
The full, unedited, episode is available on …
Equinox
Today is the Spring Equinox.
equinox /ˈɛkwɪˌnɒks/ (noun)
An equinox is when “the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day of approximately equal length (12 hours) all over the earth”. Due to the
Tired
Word of the day, 8th March 2015
I have been inexplicably /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbliː/ extremely tired /tʌɪəd/ this weekend, which is why I am afraid I missed writing a word for yesterday. I will try to do a bit of catching up …
TLAs
Word of the day, 6th March 2015
“What does ‘TBA’ mean?” I was asked.
So the word for today is not a word, but a few related TLAs.
TLA = “Three Letter Acronym”.
Acronym /ˈakrənɪm/ (noun)
an abbreviation formed from …
Distracted
Word of the day, 5th March 2015
distracted /dɪˈstraktɪd/ (adjective)
From Latin, dis- “away” + trahere “to draw” = “to draw away”.
So to be “distracted” is to be drawn away from one thing (usually what you should …
Condescend
Word of the day, 4th March 2015
condescend /kɒndɪ’sɛnd/ (verb)
This word was suggested to me, and it is actually quite a tricky word, the most difficult for me to write about so far.
For those who want a short …
Concise
Word of the day, 3rd March 2015
A friend commented that yesterday’s word for the day explanation was too long… so today’s word is easy to choose:
Concise /kən’sʌɪs/ (adjective)
Concise means “giving a lot of information clearly and …
Running late
Word of the day, 2nd March 2015
“Running late”
This morning I was “running late“.
Although it is not one word, I have decided it will be my “word” for today, because I expect that, to …
Crucial
Word of the day, 1st March 2015
Today’s word is one that my pastor used in this morning’s sermon:
crucial /ˈkruːʃ(ə)l/ (adjective)
This describes something that is decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.
Usage example:…