ฤitajuฤi tekstove na engleskom, svako malo moลพete da naiฤete na skraฤenice poreklom iz latinskog jezika. Neke od njih su karakteristiฤne za struฤnu literaturu, ali neke su postale visokofrekventne i sasvim odomaฤene, ฤak i u kolokvijalnom jeziku, a da izvorni govornici najฤeลกฤe ni ne znaju kako glase puni latinski izrazi (sem ukoliko nisu uฤili latinski u …
How to describe a painting in English?
Working with students, Iโve realised many of them struggle with tasks connected with art. They are often reluctant to approach the subject because they donโt know much about the history of art, or they feel they lack relevant vocabulary. As they tell me, they wouldnโt know how to describe a painting even if they had …
Kako opisati umetniฤku sliku na engleskom?
[Za verziju ovog teksta na engleskom, kliknite ovde.] Mnogima koji uฤe strani jezik, ฤak i na viลกim nivoima, teลกko je da piลกu i govore na temu umetnosti i umetniฤkih dela. Nerado rade zadatke na ovu temu, delom zato ลกto se baลก ne razumeju u materiju, ili oseฤaju kako im nedostaje adekvatan vokabular - ne samo …
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Pagan origins of English weekday names
The names of the days of the week are among the first words English learners get to learn, but probably few ever wonder about their origins and actual meaning. In this post weโll delve into the etymology of this segment of vocabulary, with a little help from cultural history and mythology.
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