For this one, I am going to use an excellent explanation from grammarist.com ability vs. capability vs. capacity Ability, capability, and capacity are synonyms in many of their uses. All are frequently used to refer to one’s power to perform an action. For… Read More ›
Vocabulary
One of my favourite smells
My others are just-mowed grass sheets after having dried in the sun freshly-brewed or ground coffee freshly baked bread plastic dolls sun tan lotion Vicks Vaporub Johnson’s baby powder
The rise and fall of slang over 900 years
I read an interesting article recently about the rise and fall of slang words throughout history. There is even an interactive chart where you can see words in different areas that have come and gone over time. The English language… Read More ›
Origin of the word ‘selfie’
It seems almost certain the selfie originated in Australia with a young drunk first using the word to describe a self-portrait photograph more than a decade ago. Oxford Dictionaries revealed this week the earliest known usage is from a 2002… Read More ›
Swearing in English
Swedish swearwords (or profanities or cursing if you prefer) tend to seem quite mild compared to the English. They tend to reference hell and the devil whereas the really bad English swearwords tend to reference sex. When hearing very… Read More ›
