Regras, dicas e curiosidades sobre gramática da língua inglesa
Members of the modern workforce might be surprised to learn that if they use the word “weekend” in a workplace email, chances are they’re sending the message up the org chart. The same is true for the words “voicemail,” “driving,” “okay” — and even a choice four-letter word that rhymes with “hit.” However a new… Read More
Redator publicitário de 26 anos, Gustavo Asth sabe que o brasileiro tem um problema sério quando o assunto é pronunciar um nome de marca estrangeira, de forma correta, então ele acabou criando um Tumbr para ajudar as pessoas com esta tarefa trocando o nome verdadeiro pela pronúncia e virou um sucesso. O resultado é bem legal,… Read More
“The Chaos” is a poem demonstrating the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation. Written by Dutch writer, traveller, and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870–1946), it includes about 800 examples of irregular spelling. The first version of 146 lines of text appeared in an appendix to the author’s 1920 textbook Drop Your Foreign Accent: engelsche uitspraakoefeningen,… Read More
1. Although it doesn’t look or sound right, “stupider” is the standard comparative form of “stupid”: 2. “Dumb” does mean “unable to speak,” but it also is a near-perfect synonym of “stupid.” (However, “stupid” does not share the definition of being unable to speak; its primary meaning is “unintelligent.”) Keep in mind that “dumb” and… Read More
man·splain manˈsplān/ verb informal gerund or present participle: mansplaining (of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. “I’m listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife” Origin early 21st century: blend of man and explain.
If you look forward / forwards it simply means you are looking ahead. For example:- If you look forward you will see St Paul’s Cathedral. Look forward to is a phrasal verb. When you look forward to something, you feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen. For example:- I always look… Read More
What is the meaning of the suffix less? an adjective suffix meaning “without” ( childless; peerless), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to perform or be performed ( resistless; tireless). –less.
What happens when a language becomes no longer a language, but rather a global communication tool? So, you think you speak English? Which English?
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