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

The Rugby World Cup and South African language

Well, that was a cliffhanger and a half, wasn’t it? South Africa has been buzzing with elation ever since the Springboks’ historic victory in the RWC final. They took the title for the fourth time, thereby not only repeating their triumph at the 2019 World Cup but also placing themselves… Read More

Gute Besserung! – Get well soon! 

Trips to the doctor’s or the hospital are not on anyone’s itinerary while travelling abroad. However, if you do happen to fall ill or need medical advice in Germany, this blog will give you the confidence to talk to a doctor, dentist or pharmacist to help you get what you… Read More

What’s the difference between latter and former?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: latter and former. latter The latter should only be used to refer to the second of two things or people which have already been mentioned. Given the… Read More

French word of the week: lieu

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 'lieu'. Read More

The acceleration of AI and other 2023 trends

Did you worry quite so much about a robot takeover before the advent of ChatGPT? The revolutionary AI-powered language model burst into the public consciousness in late 2022, wowing us with its ability to mimic natural human speech.  It could do much more than that, actually – need copy for… Read More
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