Posts Tagged ‘synonym’

  • Language tip of the week: names

    Posted by on January 31, 2012

    In this weekly microblog, we bring to English language learners more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary. These tips are based on areas of English (e.g. spelling, grammar, collocation, synonyms, etc) which learners often find difficult. This week’s language tip helps with key words which are used for talking or writing about names. first name / given name: a [...]

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  • The (poor) language of journalism – a lot less bad?

    Posted by on April 08, 2009

    Why is it that journalists seem to think that they are allowed the greatest licence when using the English language? Why do they not feel bound by the same linguistic restraints as the rest of us? Often they make up brand new words to describe something in a way they feel that no existing word [...]

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