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Grammar or vocabulary? A blurry line

January 10, 2019

This article has been written by Julie Moore, who is an ELT materials developer and lexicographer, and originally appeared on … Continued

December 1, 2018

Trawling through news headlines, even when it’s only in search of new and interesting vocabulary, can be a depressing task,

November 22, 2018

Our colleagues over on the Collins ELT blog have written an informative article on where to start when softening your

November 7, 2018

Single-use has been announced as the Collins Word of the Year 2018. Discover the rest of the words in this

November 7, 2018

Some people get hyped for Halloween, others are crackers for Christmas. Here at Collins Dictionaries, Word Of The Year is

November 7, 2018

It’s the most wonderful time of the year once again, Collins Dictionary have announced the 2018 Word of the Year

November 1, 2018

October is the “scary month”, and I have scary news. No, it’s not Brexit. That’s for next year. It’s a

October 30, 2018

It’s that time again: the clocks have just made the (welcome) move back to GMT, the coats and jumpers have

October 25, 2018

Say again, ‘The Schwa’? The what? When reading our colleague’s post over on the Collins English Language Learning blog, I