Know your Latin
Here are some popular Latin words and expressions you should know.Unexpected origins of everyday phrases
You might have thought you knew what these phrases really meant, but you might have been mistaken…FUN WORDS to liven up your vocabulary
Here are some fun words you might not use every day to add to your vocabulary!Acronyms and Initialisms
You see them all the time, all over the place but how well do you know your acronyms and initialisms?Scary Words You Might Encounter at University
You’re likely to face some very strange and long looking words during your time at university (particularly Latin ones). Here’s a list of some universal University words and terms you should beware of.Ten useful words for academic writing
Academic writing can get very cerebral very quickly. It’s always important to be eloquent in writing – to say the most with the least. Lecturers don’t want literary firework displays just plain simple truth that sparkles. Here are some useful words that may help you...Non-English words that are now used in English
While it is certainly old and established, English is certainly far from being a pure language (very few are). Here’s a look at words from other languages which have been adopted by English.More Commonly Confused Words
With our first Commonly Confused Words Infographic we distinguished some words that can quite easily get muddled up. Unfortunately there are still so many confusing words out there – fortunately we’ve created a brand new infographic to help you take care of them!...Key Exam Question Words
Exam questions don’t just ask for a specific area of information- they ask for that information to be given in a specific way. There’s a difference between name and describe or analyse and discuss. To really nail an exam it’s not just about having the answers; it’s...Commonly Confused Words
There are a lot of words out there. In fact there are at least a quarter of a million distinct English words -and when you add on inflections, local vocabularies and words that are now obsolete, there are probably closer to three quarters of a million. So it’s not...Demystifying Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionaries recently named selfie as their 2013 Word of the Year. The choice sparked a rash of comments wondering whether people were becoming more self-centred. But why selfie? Many people would say it’s slang, and slang doesn’t belong in a...
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