Wednesday, December 28, 2022

What are pantomimes and why are they important at Christmas?

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    From: https://pixahive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Street-Play-in-Abu-Dhabi-4909-pixahive.jpg   Merry Christmas to you all! I hope yo...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

An unforgettable English pronunciation pattern: double consonants in English prevent diphthongisation

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From: https://writingexplained.org/diner-vs-dinner-difference Hello again! Last August I wrote and prepared this fresh new entry, which I in...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

Capytonims III: other capitonyms

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Hello there! Some time ago this year, I wrote two entries about capitonyms, words whose meaning changes depending on the capitalization of t...
Sunday, August 7, 2022

Some collocations with the word 'heatwave'

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  Hiya! How's your summer going? How are you coping with this sultry weather and sweltering heat? It seems that the world is seeing an u...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Practise your listening: women inventors to celebrate International Women's Day!

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Hiya! Today it's Match, 8th, which means it's International Women's Day. It is crystal clear that we have a long way to go to ac...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

PRACTISE YOUR LISTENING: RIO DE JANEIRO'S CARNIVAL

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  Hiya! How's your Carnival going? Did you enjoy the Carnival parade? Did you dress up for a Carnival party? Did you make your own costu...
Friday, February 25, 2022

It's Carnival! It's about time to dress up and...revise your English vocabulary!

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  Hiya! You're walking down the street in your neighbourhood and you see a lot of children going to or coming back from school in their ...