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Vocabulary

17 articles
False friends: Spotting and avoiding common linguistic traps
4 min read 4 min

You’re reading a book in a foreign language that you’re trying to learn, and you spot a familiar wor...

20 words and phrases you didn’t know Shakespeare invented
3 min read 3 min

William Shakespeare was an incredible writer and poet, but did you know he also single-handedly adde...

How to memorize new vocabulary faster: 9 tips
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No matter how good your grammar is, if you don’t know any words that you can use it with, you (liter...

10 Victorian slang terms to start using today
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Ah, the Victorian Era — a time of corsets, top hats, and strict societal rules. But did you know tha...

10 (more) weird words in English
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There are over 171,000 words in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Wi...

7 common English phrases that even native speakers get wrong
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From a “doggy-dog world,” to nipping problems “in the butt,” these are the expressions you’re probab...

12 funniest words in English
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It’s a slightly bonkers challenge to try to identify the funniest words in English out of a vocabula...

13 medieval words that are ripe for a comeback
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Middle English speakers certainly had a way with words. With dramatic flair and multicultural influe...

10 English slang terms you need to know in 2023
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As we well know by now, slang moves fast. 2022’s terms? Dead and gone. In their place, a whole new a...

9 British slang words you need to know
3 min read 3 min

If there’s one essential thing you need to pack on your trip to the UK this year, it’s knowledge of ...

Aloha! And other useful words for your Hawaiian getaway
2 min read 2 min

You packed your towel, your sunglasses, your sunscreen and everything else for your Hawaiian getaway...

10 weird and totally relatable words in 10 languages
3 min read 3 min

Part of the magic of learning a new language lies within discovering peculiar and unique new words. ...