Inflammable, flammable and combustible are adjectives that can cause confusion, even for native speakers of English. Let’s clear things up! … Continued
Inflammable, Flammable or Combustible? What’s the difference? Read Post »
Students of Spanish quickly discover that two Spanish verbs correspond to the English verb to be, and they are not interchangeable. These are ser and estar.
Learning Spanish: ser Read Post »
Entry and entrance are easy to confuse because they share similar meanings. However, they are used in different ways. Let’s
Entry or Entrance? Here’s the difference! Read Post »
Another Monday, another French blog. This week, we’ve chosen to explore the word effet in detail. We know that it
French word of the week: effet Read Post »
It’s time to get to the bottom of some differences in usage between another two similar-looking Spanish words, gaining in-depth
Spanish words of the week: fondo or fonda? Read Post »
Elicit and illicit are homophones – words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Even native speakers
Elicit or Illicit? Read Post »
One of the questions that learners often ask is: “What is the difference between whether and if?” It is a
Welcome back to our blog! For this week’s vocabulary booster, we’ve chosen the word stage. As you might recognise this
French word of the week: stage Read Post »
In this blog post it’s the enduring qualities of Spanish verb durar that we’re putting to the test: how you can use it and how it differs from tardar, another verb we’ve looked at recently and which takes a little time to separate out.
Spanish word of the week: durar Read Post »
