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Words that remain in Swedish
Most common is that the following words remain in Swedish when used in English. Riksdagen Riksbanken krona kronor An example would be The Swedish Riksdag voted today in favour of abolishing the...
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English Verb Tenses Explained
Past, present, irregular—keeping verb tenses straight can seem daunting. But it doesn’t have to be! Here are the easy explanations and examples for all verb tenses, and how to use them correctly....
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Homophones and Homonyms
Homophones are “one of two or more words, such as night and knight, which are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.” For example: there and their ad and add air and...
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English verb tenses
English Grammar – The tenses One sentence is put into different tenses. You can see how the meaning changes. The words in green are signal words. They tell you which tense you have to use. Tense...
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English Verb Tenses 2
Learning verb tenses is one of the most important tasks in any language learning. There are a number of resources at the site that will help you learn tense rules, practice using verbs in different...
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Parts of Speech
Some people learned their mother tongue in an organic way, even in school. They learned by speaking, listening, internalising and adapting speech to an instinctive rhythm. Others learned their...
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Differences Between Might and May
Q. How do I use the words might and may? A. May expresses likelihood while might expresses a stronger sense of doubt or a contrary-to-fact hypothetical The difference in degree between “You may be...
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Qualifying Absolutes? Don’t do it?
unique fatal surround fill reverse gift free are all absolutes and therefore impossible to qualify. So please NO NO NO most unique more fatal completely surround fill up reverse back free gift...
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Byredo Perfumes
A perfume house I would like to recommend is Byredo. It is a small (though growing) niche brand with the most glorious fragrances. You can buy them online or in their store if you are in Stockholm....
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Describing a process
Using the passive voice first the dish is prepared then the stove is turned on after this the target is set the computer is configured to Using the active imperative voice When you use the active...
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Thoughts
Often the things you have difficulty with in your non-native languages are the ones that don’t exist in your mother tongue. When I speak and write Swedish for example, I am ‘blind’ to ö, ä, å. I also...
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What is ‘The Oxford Comma’
The ‘Oxford comma’ is an optional comma before the word ‘and’ at the end of a list: We sell books, videos, and magazines. It’s known as the Oxford comma because it was used by printers, readers, and...
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Auto-Correct you are a pain in the asp
And it is everywhere – Facebook, on my iPhone, iPad and Twitter. Turning Gunilla in to Gorilla and pen’s into penis. Please – stop it!
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Countable and Uncountable
Many of my students have been having problems with countable and uncountable nouns in class this week. At the same time I have noticed an English-language newspaper writing about ‘a large amount of...
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The Difference Between Illegal and Unlawful
This is something upon which people generally do not agree. Some say they are synonyms, others say there is a legal difference between them. The best explanation I have found is the one I will post and...
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The Schwa
Many people don’t know about the schwa. Native English speakers usually use it naturally but non-native speakers/teachers of English often mispronounce it. In linguistics and phonology, the schwa is...
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Let an English teacher show you how not to get hacked or phished
I hate it when people think you are so stupid as to fall for fake emails telling you to give them your account details. Got TWO of these this morning. They make my blood boil. First off, many companies...
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