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A colon has more than one job

March 23, 2026 -

A colon does more than introduce a list. Learn its other common uses, with short examples that make each pattern easy to spot.

March 23, 2026 - C1

Level C1. Topic: tricky zero article in advanced use, including institutions, meals, languages, abstract nouns, and set phrases.

March 23, 2026 - C2

Level C2. Topic: layered reporting, attribution, and distancing in formal and journalistic contexts. Exactly 12 items, 3 options each.

March 23, 2026 -

English still has a real word for the day after tomorrow: overmorrow. It is uncommon today, but it has a long history in the language.

March 23, 2026 -

English once had a letter called thorn, written þ, to represent the th sound. Learn where it came from and why it disappeared.

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