The guillotine was named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin, who promoted its use in France, even though he was not the machine’s inventor.
Why the guillotine is named after Guillotin, even though he did not invent it
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Possessive Adjectives Exercise
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Level A1. Focus on possessive adjectives in simple everyday sentences.
Funner is a real word, why dictionaries include it
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Funner appears in major dictionaries as an informal comparative of fun. Learn why it is accepted, and when more fun may fit better.
Present Continuous (Negative Sentences) Exercise
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Level A2. Focus on present continuous negative sentences with everyday verbs.
Why the word sandwich comes from a person
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The food name sandwich comes from John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, whose title became the name of a bread filled meal.
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