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French word of the week: cas

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French noun 'cas'. Read More

French word of the week: près

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French adverb 'près'. Read More

What’s the difference between collaborate and cooperate?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: collaborate and cooperate. collaborate When people collaborate on a project, they work together in order to produce something. For example, two writers can collaborate to produce a single piece of… Read More

French word of the week: savoir

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French noun and verb 'savoir'. Read More

What’s the difference between generally and mainly?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: generally and mainly. generally Generally means `usually’, `in most cases’, or `on the whole’. Paperback books are generally cheapest. His answer was generally correct. mainly Use mainly, rather than ‘generally’, to say that… Read More
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