Various English Learning Posts

Here you’ll find various interesting facts, mind maps, word comparisons, and other helpful posts that can help you improve your English.

19/07/26: What “get wind of something” means, and where it comes from
19/07/26: Belief vs. believe: what is the difference?
18/07/26: May I or can I: permission, ability, and real usage
18/07/26: Efficacious vs. efficient, what is the difference?
18/07/26: What “get the short end of the stick” means and where it comes from
18/07/26: What “get the sack” means and where it likely comes from
17/07/26: Apposite vs. opposite: what is the difference?
17/07/26: Actual vs. current: what is the difference?
17/07/26: Why English Uses Double Possessives Like a Friend of Mine
17/07/26: Why “pwned” looks wrong, but is a real word online
16/07/26: What “get the boot” means, and where it likely comes from
16/07/26: Temporal vs. temporary: what is the difference?
16/07/26: Its vs. it’s: the apostrophe trap
16/07/26: How moving only changes a sentence’s meaning
15/07/26: Wary vs. weary: what is the difference?
15/07/26: Gratuitous vs. grateful: what is the difference?
15/07/26: The Oxford comma: tiny mark, big arguments
15/07/26: Nauseous can mean nauseated
14/07/26: Who vs. whom: when the old object form still matters
14/07/26: Adequate vs. sufficient: what is the difference?
14/07/26: What “full tilt” means, and where it comes from
13/07/26: Momentarily: soon or briefly
13/07/26: Venal vs. venial: what is the difference?
13/07/26: Coherent vs. cohesive: what is the difference?
13/07/26: Lie vs. lay, the verb pair that catches everyone
12/07/26: What “full of beans” means, and where it may come from
12/07/26: Graceful vs. gracious: what is the difference?
12/07/26: Biweekly has two accepted meanings
12/07/26: Why choir looks nothing like it sounds
11/07/26: Why “try and” is not a mistake
11/07/26: Defer vs. postpone: what is the difference?
11/07/26: Tortuous vs. torturous: what is the difference?
11/07/26: Nother is a real word, and it has a history
10/07/26: What “foul play” means, and where it came from
10/07/26: Exalt vs. exult: what is the difference?
09/07/26: Ask vs. aks: the old history of a stigmatized pronunciation
09/07/26: Why asterisk means little star
09/07/26: Observant vs. observational: what is the difference?
08/07/26: Reluctant vs. reticent: what is the difference?
08/07/26: What “a fork in the road” means and where it comes from
08/07/26: Restive vs. restless: what is the difference?
08/07/26: The exclamation mark: once called the note of admiration
07/07/26: Either and neither: why both pronunciations are accepted
07/07/26: Why “a baker’s dozen” means 13
07/07/26: Mandatory vs. compulsory: what is the difference?
07/07/26: Often: should the t be silent?
06/07/26: Regime vs. regimen: what is the difference?
06/07/26: What “for the birds” means, and where it likely came from
06/07/26: Why English has two common pronunciations of schedule
05/07/26: How brainstorm changed meaning over time