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Tuesday, 25 February 2025

The Simple Grammar Rule That's Not So Simple

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Grammar

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The Tricky Exceptions to the "A" vs. "An" Rule

We're taught in grade school to use "a" before words beginning with consonants and "an" before words that start with vowels. But this simple grammar rule is more complex than it seems.

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Vocabulary

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Beyond "Dickensian": 7 Quirky Words Created by Charles Dickens

From "whizz-bang" to "comfoozled," discover the quirky words that actually sprang from Charles Dickens' imagination.

Accents, Diacritical Marks, and Glyphs Concept on letter A's

Language

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Why Doesn't English Have Accent Marks?

While accent marks provide clear pronunciation guides in many world languages, they're conspicuously absent in English. Why don't we use these marks?

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Slang

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Do You Follow This Digital Communication Etiquette?

Communication etiquette has changed with the rise of the digital world. Here's a look at some of the biggest changes during the last 30 years in digital communication, including ALL CAPS, extra exclamation points!!!!!!, and a lack of punctuation

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Idioms

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Take the Bull by the Horns and Learn These Animal Idioms

With at least 25,000 known idioms in English, it's no surprise that thousands are based on animals. So, why does it rain "cats and dogs" and not "zebras and giraffes"? Make a "beeline" to these explanations.