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Dracon and Draconian

In the 7th century BC (BC = before Christ or AC) there was an Athenian (ateniense) ruler called Dracon (sometimes written as Draco), and he

5 de agosto de 2019

Superfluity

“Superfluity” (la superfluidad) is a mistake. Why? It should be obvious. By being superfluous, you are likley to bore your reader or listener, and they

25 de julio de 2019

May I or Can I

Have you heard this question before (perhaps when someone comes to your home or office): Can I sit down? What does it mean? “Can” is

22 de julio de 2019

Do you use litotes?

The answer is probably yes. Consider this: how are you? Not bad (= I am quite well). You have just used a litote (the word

16 de julio de 2019

What maddens you?

“Mad” you may know. Someone could be mad (demente) or insane, according to doctors. You could do a mad thing (a very stupid thing) or

11 de julio de 2019

¿Are you stuck in a rut?

First, “rut” as a noun. A “rut” is a furrow (surco) made by a wheel. A car can get “stuck in a rut”. It is

3 de julio de 2019

Iron

“Iron” (hierro) you may know. An iron (plancha) is what is used to smooth clothes after washing them. So you “iron out” the creases. Here

24 de junio de 2019

Fill out or fill in?

These two phrasal verbs are often used wrongly. In the English language we “fill in” (rellenar) forms (formularios, impresos). It is wrong to say (as

21 de junio de 2019

Crass

If something is “crass”, it is stupid, usually very stupid (extremo, craso). A person can be crass, (maleducado, grosero) meaning that his behavour or character

10 de junio de 2019

Core

“Core” is a noun, part of a compound (compuesto) noun and a verb. First, as a basic noun. Fruit such as apples have a core

3 de junio de 2019

Moon

“Moon” (luna) you may know, and you may have heard someone say there is a “full moon” (luna llena). When we want to speak about

27 de mayo de 2019

Racket?

“Racket” is both a noun and a verb. You may know that it is used in tennis (raqueta). That is easy. “Racket” has other uses.

22 de mayo de 2019

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Dracon and Draconian

Superfluity

May I or Can I

Do you use litotes?

What maddens you?

¿Are you stuck in a rut?

Iron

Fill out or fill in?

Crass

Core

Moon

Racket?

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