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English has plenty of long words, but once you pass 20 letters, the vocabulary starts getting unusual very quickly. Some extremely long English words come from medicine and […]
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Pronouns are some of the most frequently used words in English. Words such as I, you, he, she, it, we,…
Read guideEveryday and every day look almost identical, but they do different jobs in a sentence. Everyday is usually an adjective…
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The letter P begins a surprisingly large number of useful English nouns. Some are everyday objects, such as paper, pencil,…
Read guideSchool has a vocabulary of its own. Some words, such as teacher, student, classroom, homework and exam, are familiar from…
Read guidePhotography has its own vocabulary, and it can feel surprisingly technical when you first pick up a camera. Terms such…
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