Here you’ll find various interesting facts, mind maps, word comparisons, and other helpful posts that can help you improve your English.
- What “in a pickle” means, and where it comes from
- Equivocal vs. ambiguous: what is the difference?
- Perspective vs. prospective: what is the difference?
- Why the bikini got its name from Bikini Atoll
- What “in a jiffy” means, and where it came from
- What “knee-high to a grasshopper” means and where it comes from
- How torpedo changed from electric ray to naval weapon
- Snuggery: a cozy room or private retreat
- Discern vs. distinguish: what is the difference?
- What “kith and kin” means, and where it comes from
- Mayhap: an old-fashioned way to say “perhaps”
- What “in a jam” means, and where it likely comes from
- Why “in a brown study” means deep, gloomy thought
- Credible or creditable: what is the difference?
- All together vs. altogether: what is the difference?
- People vs. peoples: What is the difference?
- Why radical originally meant root
- Interpret vs. translate: what is the difference?
- Why luxury once meant lust and excess
- Altar vs. alter: what is the difference?
- What “the icing on the cake” means and where it comes from
- Patron vs. client: what is the difference?
- What “kick up a stink” means, and where it comes from
- What “hum and haw” means, and where it comes from
- Aisle vs. isle: what is the difference?
- Normality and normalcy: What is the difference?
- Ceremonial vs. ceremonious: what is the difference?
- What “house of cards” means, and why we say it
- Where “call the shots” comes from
- What “hot potato” means and why we say it
- Elflock: the old word for mysteriously tangled hair
- Eatable vs. edible: what is the difference?
- Allowed vs. aloud: what is the difference?
- Khaki: from dust colored to a clothing staple
- Where “butter someone up” comes from
- Why we say “bury your head in the sand”
- What “hook, line, and sinker” means, and where it comes from
- Whole or hole: what is the difference?
- Latest vs. last: what is the difference?
- What “burn your boats” means, and where it comes from
- What “burning the candle at both ends” means, and where it comes from
- Farther vs. further: How to choose the right word
- What “hold your tongue” means, and where it comes from
- Purposely vs. purposefully: what is the difference?
- Hogwash: from pig feed to nonsense
- Where “bring home the bacon” comes from
- How “fneeze” became “sneeze”
- What “hold your horses” means, and where it comes from
- Vulnerable vs. susceptible: what is the difference?
- Why “break a leg” means good luck
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