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The difference between…

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 30, 2026March 22, 2026

I did not know the difference between a hare and a rabbit, or a prawn…

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Why do people in old movies speak funny?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 28, 2026March 23, 2026

Someone asked me this in one of my classes today. The accent they mentioned is…

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Calques and loanwords

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 18, 2026March 13, 2026

One of the accounts I follow on every medium I can is The Language Nerds.…

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Interesting

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 19, 2025June 13, 2025

The EF English Proficiency Index 2024 remains a key reference point for understanding global English…

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About English

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 24, 2025March 21, 2025
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BC/AD and BCE/CE – what is the difference and how do I write it?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 4, 2025June 3, 2025

I have been asked this several times by students recently. BC (Before Christ) and AD…

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Dinner, supper or tea?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 1, 2025December 30, 2024

Following on from entrée vs entrée, there is the tea divide in the UK and…

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English contradictions

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 14, 2024December 8, 2024

act naturally exact estimate found missing fully empty liquid gas only choice open secret original…

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Why English is so hard to learn

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 5, 2024September 6, 2024

…although, to be fair, I think all languages have something that is difficult to learn.…

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Names of things you probably didn’t know

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  • Posted on September 8, 2024August 10, 2024
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