New words pop up every day and what seemed to be relevant yesterday may disappear for good in our ever-changing world. And also, there are words and phrases that have already existed but a new meaning got attached to them in a new context.
It was about 4 years ago when we posted a blog entry about the big question: ❓ Are human translators still better than computer translators❓
Revision is an indispensable part of learning a language. It helps you remember and reactivate previously covered vocabulary, grammar and structures, thus increasing your confidence, your accuracy and your fluency.
Last week we posted part 1 of our traditional mini-series, Word Of The Year. After 2019’s“climate emergency”, 2020’s “pandemic”, 2021’s “vax”, and 2022’s “Goblin mode”, at the end of 2023, the Word Of The Year was announced by Dictionary dot com: “hallucinate”.
Word Of The Year for 2023, announced by Dictionary dot com, is not a new word. It’s an old word with a new meaning. Each year, trending words and phrases are tracked and analysed. The winner usually sums up in one or two words the most significant event, discovery, crisis or trend of the given calendar year.
It’s one week till Christmas. If you haven’t got to the end of your gift shopping list, you can probably feel the pressure of this countdown.
Get a global look
április 4, 2020
Politico dot com published ”34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come” that is how the present pandemic will change the world.
5 words for people who get on your nerves
március 31, 2020
Merriam-webster.com lists these words (and more) in their „Words at Play” series. Let’s see if you have ever heard them and if you know what they mean.
9 Tips on what to do now
március 28, 2020
FAST ENGLISH WEEKLY TIPS ⏩ ⏩ MAKE THE MOST OF IT Interestingly, it’s Tip Berlin’s website where we found the most practical collection of tips, WRITTEN IN ENGLISH , on what you can do at home during the quarantine…
The future of the English language
március 24, 2020
HOW WILL ENGLISH SOUND IN 100 YEARS? There are several theories on how the English language will evolve in the next 10, 20, 50 or 100 years…
