Category: English Language
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What to say: Cuisine, Dish, Food or Meal?
The differences between “food,” “dish,” “meal,” and “cuisine” are not always clear to those learning English. While they all have to do with food and eating, the context in which we use them varies greatly. CUISINE The term “cuisine” is used to refer to a particular style of cooking. In most cases, we pair this…
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The Ultimate list of Commonly Known Synonyms in English (G-N)
Synonyms are the words that have the same or very similar meaning. Word Synonym garbage trash get receive glad happy glitter sparkle go recede good fine grab seize great noteworthy gross improper grumble grouse hall corridor handsome good looking happily fortunately happy pleased hard difficult hate despise have acquire hazard danger help aid/assist hide conceal hint…
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What are Root Words in English?
Prefixes and suffixes are added to many basic words to create new words in the English language. These basic words to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added are called root words because they form the basis of a new word. For example, the word lovely consists of the word love and the suffix -ly Root words and base words are often…
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A to Z of Commonly Known Manias
Mania is characterised by episodes of excessively heightened, dramatic changes in mood, emotion, energy, or activity. Everyone around you should be able to tell that you’re not normally as active and alert. Here we have given a list of commonly known manias👇🏾 Ablutomania – washing or bathing 🛁 Acaromania – itching Acromania – heights or…
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What are Kangaroo Words in English?
A kangaroo word is a word which contains letters of another word, in the same order and with the same meaning. For example, CHICKEN contains its synonym HEN (cHickEN)ACRID contains it synonym ACID (ACrID) And to add a bit of wit to this pun, the shorter synonyms that make up a kangaroo word are referred to as joey…
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Commonly Used Contractions in English Language
A word or phrase that has been condensed by omitting one or more letters is known as a contraction. Using an apostrophe indicates the missing letters in writing. It is common practice to use contractions in speech (written dialogue), informal writing, and in advertising. The most common contractions are made up of verbs, auxiliaries, or…
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The Ultimate list of Commonly Known Antonyms in English (A-F)
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of the other word. For example, night and day are antonyms of each other. Word Antonym above below absent present abundant scarce accept refuse accidental intentional accurate inaccurate achieve fail active lazy add subtract admit deny advance retreat advantage disadvantage affirmative negative afraid confident after before…
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60 Words that Americans and British Pronounce Differently
Anyone who has travelled between the United States and the United Kingdom can tell you that the first thing most people notice is the difference in accents and the way people say words. They use a lot of the same words, but the way that Americans and British say some words is very different. Words…
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British and American Spelling Differences
There are several areas in which British and American spellings are different. The differences often appear because British English has kept the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French and German), while American English spellings reflect the way in which the words actually sound when they’re spoken. Words ending in –re…
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The Ultimate list of Commonly Known Synonyms in English (A-F)
Synonyms are the words that have the same or very similar meaning. Word Synonym abroad overseas accord agreement admit confess agree consent alike same allow permit amazing incredible amount quantity angry mad answer response ask inquire attire dress away absent awful terrible baby infant bad depraved beautiful pretty becoming fitting beg implore begin commence belly stomach…
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