Mass Nouns
Mass nouns are nouns that refer to a substance that can be divided or measured but not counted, e.g. sugar, water. They do … Continued
Words for World Wildlife Day
The third of March marks the twelfth international World Wildlife Day, set up by United Nations (UN) resolution in 2013.
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Learning French: making a purchase
Our Learning French blog is back, and we’re taking a look at the French phrases that’ll come in handy if you’re popping out to the shops.
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Spanish words of the week: paso or pasa?
It’s that time of the week when we step into the world of potentially confusable Spanish nouns and separate out how a particular pair is used. Today it’s the turn of paso (masculine) and pasa (feminine).
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French word of the week: instant
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 ‘instant’.
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How to use ‘Used to’
The verb used to is a ‘marginal’ modal verb. Unlike the other modal verbs, it is only found in the past tense. Therefore,
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Spanish words of the week: palma or palmo?
It’s that time of the week when we seek to get the measure of two more similar-looking Spanish nouns and how they are used. These are palma (feminine) and palmo (masculine).
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Use of Shall and Will
The normal way to express simple future time in English is using the modal verb will followed by the base form of a main
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French word of the week: monter
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 ‘monter’.
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