Level C1. Focus on advanced concession markers and contrastive linking in formal and semi-formal contexts.
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How garbage went from animal entrails to everyday trash
“Garbage” first meant the entrails and waste parts of butchered animals. Later, its meaning widened to include ordinary trash.
Difficult Complex Premodification in Dense Prose Exercise
Level C2. Topic: difficult complex premodification in dense prose. 12 questions, 3 options each. Exactly 2 questions have two correct options.
Easy as pie: what the expression really means
“Easy as pie” means very easy, but its origin is about the pleasure of eating pie, not the difficulty of making one.
Why Uppercase and Lowercase Have Those Names
Uppercase and lowercase began as real printer’s cases. Capital and small letters were stored in different drawers for hand setting type.