French word of the week: devoir
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 ‘devoir’.
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Using semicolons
The semicolon is used to mark a break between two main clauses when there is a balance or a contrast
Spanish words of the week: conducta or conducto?
Our weekly appointment with a pair of similar-looking Spanish nouns with different meanings is here again, so let’s see where a comparison of the commonest senses of feminine conducta and masculine conducto leads us.
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French word of the week: retourner
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 ‘retourner’.
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Using bullet points
Using bullet points in a non-fiction text is a clear way to organize information you wish to present. The types
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Tartan Day and the language of tartan
Think Scotland, see tartan. From shortbread biscuit tins to carpets to the kilts of the Tartan Army, this pattern shouts
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Spanish words of the week: calzada or calzado?
Putting our best foot forward (or even our second-best one) let’s turn to another pair of Spanish nouns that are nearly identical in form, though not in ending or gender, and which have very different meanings.
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French word of the week: sembler
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 ‘sembler’.
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The 8 parts of speech in English
VERBS A verb tells us about an action or a state of being. Ordinary verbs are called main verbs. For example: come, go,
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