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It's been claimed that the Inuit languages of North America have over 50 different words for snow. You may be surprised to learn that English comes pretty close: if we include all the regional variants and dialects, the list gets pretty long! But don't worry, in this post we'll only look at the most common …
There are many words in English that we can use to say that something looks attractive: from 'pretty' and 'beautiful' to strong adjectives such as 'stunning', 'fascinating' or 'captivating'. In this post we'll look at the interesting background of another one of those, namely 'mesmerizing'. Firstly, what exactly does this adjective mean? The Cambridge Dictionary …
As Iโm writing this post, itโs typical November weather in my part of the world: gray and rainy. I actually happen to love it, and so Iโve been thinking - what better vocabulary topic for this week than - rain! Letโs start from the beginning. When the weather is very cloudy and dark you can …
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[The following post is also available in Croatian. Please click here to access.] In case the ongoing stream of various global disasters hasnโt been enough to spook you, here are a couple of suggestions as to how you might spend your evenings this Halloween season โ or, if youโre anything like me, most evenings during …
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