Not every word in English has its plural form written by adding an -s. In fact, English has a lot of important, everyday irregular plural nouns. These are words that have their plural forms built by adopting strategies other than adding the prototypical -s. However, as you’ll see in the list, some plural nouns can […]
Do you know what homophones are? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, homophones are words that are pronounced the same as other words but have different meanings or spellings, or both. You’ve probably noticed that you can find many everyday words that are homophones in English. Knowing homophones help you improve your pronunciation by relating […]
If you’re here, chances are that you already know what swear words (or cuss words) are. But if you don’t, here’s an explanation: they are words that you should never use unless you want to offend someone. As a polite person, you don’t want to do that, do you? However, it’s important to know how […]
Adverbs of frequency express the frequency with which something happens. They can usually be used when answering questions that start with How often…? QUESTION ANSWER How often do you work out? I always work out How often do you call your friends? I seldom call my friends How often do you study English? I often […]
Have you ever read an email or seen an Instagram account in which people used something like [he/him/his], [she/her/her] or [they/them/their]? Do you know what it means? Do you know why you should pay close attention to it? Here you’ll find the answer to all these (and other) questions regarding gender neutral pronouns. What Gender-Neutral […]