Abbreviations: Commercial English
Confusing words: Big, Great, High, Large or Tall?
Word Explanation Example big large in size, degree or amount a big stone great much bigger than average a great success a great time high measurement from the bottom to the top; greater than normal a high mountain a high level large big in size and quantity a large country a large number of people… Read More
Erros comuns em inglês de alunos brasileiros + 100 exercícios + gabarito
É absolutamente normal alunos traduzirem diretamente do seu idioma para o inglês. Isso acontece não somente no Brasil, mas em todos os países onde se aprende inglês. No caso de alunos brasileiros, é possível identificar alguns desses “portuguesismos”: Nós estávamos sem carro. O que os estudantes brasileiros costumam dizer: They were without a car. O correto é: They didn´t have a car. Eu estava com frio. O que os estudantes brasileiros costumam dizer: I was with cold. O correto é: I was cold. Eu fiquei esperando por ela durante uma… Read More
The Storm…
A very unusual sentence
There are teachers, and then there are educators…
Good Night’s Sleep Improves Learning
Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found that successful long-term learning happens after classroom teaching, after the learners have slept on the new material. Academics from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway taught a group of people new words from a fictional language, which unknown to them, was characterised by a rule… Read More
Ambiguity in Language: the Advantage
Cognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings. Why did language evolve? While the answer might seem obvious — as a way for individuals to exchange information — linguists and other students of communication have debated this question for years. Many prominent linguists,… Read More
How to make money from NOT rearing pigs
The names have been deleted to protect the cheeky: Rt Hon David Miliband MP Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR 23 April, 2015 Dear Secretary of State, My friend, who is in farming at the moment, recently received a cheque for £3,000 from… Read More
Just Toilet Paper?
Toilet paper is a soft paper product (tissue paper) used to maintain personal hygiene. It differs in composition somewhat from facial tissue: most modern toilet paper in the developed world is designed to decompose in septic tanks, whereas some other bathroom and facial tissues are not. Most septic tank manufacturers advise against using paper products… Read More
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