It’s time to play with another couple of similar-looking Spanish nouns with different endings, genders and meanings and to find out how they’re most commonly used. Today’s pair are muñeco and muñeca.
Spanish words of the week: muñeco or muñeca? Read Post »
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 ‘conseil’.
French word of the week: conseil Read Post »
1. You use less in front of an uncountable noun to say that one quantity is not as big as another, or
When do you use ‘fewer’ and when do you use ‘less’? Read Post »
We aren’t exactly branching out this week as we’re again disentangling a pair of similar-looking Spanish nouns with different endings and genders to see if we can twig their differences in usage. This week’s duo are ramo (masculine) and rama (feminine).
Spanish words of the week: ramo or rama? Read Post »
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 ‘loin’.
French word of the week: loin Read Post »
Whose and who’s are homophones that are often confused by learners and native speakers of English alike. Here is a short guide to
Another day and another pair of similar-looking Spanish nouns with different endings and genders whose different meanings and usage may
Spanish words of the week: siglo or sigla? Read Post »
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 verb ‘retirer’.
French word of the week: retirer Read Post »
Many people are unsure of when you can use ‘who’ and when you should use ‘whom’. Although ‘whom’ is grammatically
