Dictionary.com defines Karen as a slang for: a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors. As featured in memes, Karen is generally stereotyped as having a blonde bob haircut, asking to speak to retail and restaurant… Read More
O que é uma ‘Karen’, novo personagem no debate racial dos Estados Unidos? Antes de mais nada: este post não tem a intenção de polemizar, mas sim de informar. “Karen” é uma gíria pejorativa para designar uma mulher branca de meia-idade desagradável, irritada e muitas vezes racista que usa seu privilégio para conseguir o que… Read More
Resumo: Os especialistas dizem que as gírias no idioma ingles e os dialetos regionais não devem ser banidos das salas de aula, mas quando você está começando a se familiarizar com um segundo idioma, o quão útil é aprender um jargão diferente do padrão? Muito, diz Sascha Stollhans, do Departamento de Línguas e Culturas da… Read More
Summary: Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you’re getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard lingo? Very, says Sascha Stollhans, of the Department of Languages and Cultures at Lancaster University, who argues that standardised language norms are artificial and… Read More
Woof is the conventional representation in the English language of the barking of a dog. As with other examples of onomatopoeia or imitative sounds, other cultures “hear” the dog’s barks differently and represent them in their own ways. Some of the equivalents of “woof” in other European and Asian languages are as follows: English –… Read More
2021 trouxe profundas mudanças para o aprendizado de idiomas, especialmente no formato dos cursos que passaram de presencial para online, em decorrência da Covid 19. Mas afinal, quais resultados iremos colher? Os cursos de idioma online têm a mesma eficácia dos presenciais? Essas tem sido as perguntas mais recorrentes entre alunos e pessoal de Rh.… Read More
Singular: Plural: abyss abysses alumnus alumni analysis analyses aquarium aquaria arch arches atlas atlases axe axes baby babies bacterium bacteria batch batches beach beaches brush brushes bus buses calf calves chateau chateaux cherry cherries child children church churches circus circuses city cities cod cod copy copies crisis crises curriculum curricula deer deer dictionary dictionaries domino dominoes dwarf dwarves echo echoes elf elves emphasis emphases family families fax faxes fish fish… Read More
Many students who are learning English are very surprised to learn that the words information, knowledge, and jewelry have no plural forms. These are called uncountable noums: Here is my list so far: accommodationadvicebaggagebreadbraverychaosclaritycouragecowardiceequipmenteducationevidencefurnituregarbagegreedhomeworkhonestyinformationjewelryknowledgelivestockluggagemarketingmoneyinsurancemudnewspastapatriotism (and the other -ism words)progressracismresearchsexismtravelweatherwork
The English language has a large number of irregular verbs, approaching 200 in normal use—and significantly more if prefixedforms are counted. In most cases, the irregularity concerns the past tense (also called preterite) or the past participle. A Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle arise arose arisen awake awakened / awoke awakened / awoken B backslide… Read More
From bans on trick or treating to curfews, Halloween 2020 was far from normal. This year, despite the pandemic, the season is looking a little less scary and trick or treating is definitely on the table, according to experts. The hallowed tradition in the time of coronavirus might mean wearing a mask, resisting the urge to eat… Read More
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