What’s the difference between careful, careless and carefree?

This week we are looking at a few words that could be confusing for some learners of English: careful, careless, and carefree. careful If you are careful, you do something with a lot of attention. She told me to be careful with… Read More

National Grammar Day

Saturday 4 March marks National Grammar Day (henceforth, for brevity, NGD). Time to move into top grammar gear. Are you a tad hazy about the difference between a conjunction and a preposition? And what exactly are parts of… Read More

Spanish word of the week: discutir

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'discutir', a verb meaning 'to argue' or 'discuss'. Read More

St David’s Day/Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

St David and St David’s Day In stark contrast to St George, who was born in modern-day Turkey, died in what is now Israel and never set foot in England, Saint David, or Dewi Sant, the patron saint of Wales, was a Welshman from his tonsure to the calloused soles… Read More

French word of the week: arriver

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 'arriver'. Read More

What’s the difference between aloud and loudly?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused: aloud and loudly. aloud If you read aloud a book or apiece of writing, you say the words while you are reading them. She read aloud to us from the newspaper. If you think… Read More

Spanish word of the week: precioso

This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'precioso', an adjective that means 'beautiful, lovely'. Read More

International Mother Language Day

What and when is International Mother Language Day? It’s a United Nations initiative first celebrated in 2000. It falls on 21 February each year. The day aims to make people more aware of how many living languages there are and to encourage multilingual education based on someone’s own language, the… Read More

French word of the week: en

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 word 'en'. Read More