Some words ending in –man do not have a common feminine equivalent. Examples are: chairman and fireman. But because most women object to being called… Continue reading
Words ending in -man
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Words confused
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Recent and modern Recent is used to talk about things which happened a short while ago. Modern means ‘of the present or recent times’. Modern… Continue reading
The least and the fewest
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The least is used before uncountable nouns. It is the superlative of little. He does the least work in this office. The least can be… Continue reading
Special uses of some adverbs
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Short and shortly Short is used as an adverb in expressions like stop short (= stop suddenly) and cut short (= interrupt) Shortly means ‘soon’.… Continue reading
Using next and nearest
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Nearest is used for place. It is used to refer to people or things which are most near in space. Excuse me. Where is the… Continue reading
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