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How English has changed over the past 1000 years

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 7, 2024August 10, 2024
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The idiosyncrasies of English

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  • Posted on April 18, 2024February 25, 2024
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Difference between Trafficking and Smuggling

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  • Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

My students ask this question fairly often so I am going to post some information…

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English is a weird language

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 3, 2023February 27, 2023

     

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How English has changed

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 19, 2022October 20, 2022
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Eggcorns

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 20, 2022May 27, 2022

The misuse of certain phrases in English is something that really gets my goat. Some…

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Why English is hard to learn

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 28, 2022February 24, 2022
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English…

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  • Posted on January 16, 2022January 8, 2022

for more like this, here is a great article  

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Different words for cleanse-tone-moisturise across cultures

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 3, 2021October 2, 2021

  I find it interesting how different countries use different terms for that cleanse-tone-moisturise thing…

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Language as art

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  • Posted on October 3, 2021August 22, 2021
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