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[The following post on contronyms in the English language is in Croatian. To access the English version, please click here.] Tijekom uฤenja engleskog, moลพda ste primijetili neobiฤne rijeฤi koje imaju po dva meฤusobno suprotna znaฤenja. Primjerice, glagol to bolt moลพe znaฤiti priฤvrstiti, spojiti (vijkom) ali i odjuriti, pobjeฤi - imamo, dakle, dvije posve razliฤite ideje. …
Regardless of whether you believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life, aliens and unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or not, you have to admit itโs a fascinating subject. It has an equally fascinating history, too. The obsession with UFOs, in particular, was a remarkable aspect of popular culture during the Cold War. It amplified fears of …
Students at the beginner level often confuse the use of โbecauseโ and โbecause ofโ. In this post Iโll briefly explain the difference between the two, and at the end youโll find the link to an online grammar exercise on this. BECAUSE The word โbecauseโ is a conjunction. It introduces a clause, which is a whole …
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Born in Concord, Massachusetts, on 12 July 1817, Henry David Thoreau is one of the key figures of 19th century American literature. A prolific writer, transcendentalist philosopher and naturalist, Thoreau is now best known for his two-year experiment in minimalist, hermit-like living in a small cabin by the shores of the Walden Pond, eloquently described …
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