“Show your true colors” began with real flags in naval warfare. Today it means revealing your real character, often in a telling moment.
Which in restrictive clauses: allowed, especially after prepositions
“Which” can appear in restrictive clauses, especially after a preposition. “That” is often preferred, but “which” is not incorrect.
Credible vs. credulous: what is the difference?
Credible means believable or trustworthy. Credulous describes someone who believes too easily, often without enough doubt.
Introducing Yourself Exercise
Level: A1 Beginner. Focus: Introducing Yourself. Each sentence has one blank.
Why solecism comes from Soli and what it means now
Solecism is named after Soli, a city linked with mixed or faulty Greek, and the word later came to mean a grammatical error.
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