On the workbench today are two more similar-looking Spanish nouns with different endings, genders and meanings. These are madera and madero. Let’s split apart their differences.
Spanish words of the week: madera or madero? 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 ‘heure’.
French word of the week: heure Read Post »
While the British and the Americans understand each other the vast majority of the time, there are still many important
British and American English spelling differences Read Post »
In a period of global political and financial upheaval, as well as many armed conflicts, there has been much recent
The Gentle Art of Persuasion: Soft Power in Language and Culture Read Post »
Another opportunity to look at the commonest senses of some similar-looking nouns with different endings and genders and ink in
Spanish words of the week: tinta or tinto? 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 ‘aussi’.
French word of the week: aussi Read Post »
Its and it’s are homophones that are often confused by learners and native speakers of English alike. Here is a
What’s the difference between its and it’s? Read Post »
Here we go: a chance to put to bed the differences between another pair of similar-looking but differently used Spanish nouns. This time it’s the turn of manto (masculine) and manta (feminine).
Spanish words of the week: manto or manta? Read Post »
It’s not every day that a world leader – in this case, US president Donald Trump – declares a somewhat
Seven of the Most Beautiful Words in the Dictionary Read Post »
