Sharing is caring! Share Pin According to yougov.com, the TV game show “Jeopardy!” is considered the most popular contemporary TV show, and it also has the enviable position of being the tenth most famous. Fans of the show will describe it as entertaining, engaging, educational, well-researched, and timeless. That last descriptor, timeless, carries all the …
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Propelled by the mutual and collaborative effort of human beings, the world has become more complex than ever. Collaboration is characterized by seeking and providing services for one another, which essentializes the use of polite communication strategies. Gratitude expressions are tools in reciprocating acts of kindness provided by another party for the benefit of another …
Some English words have a notorious history of being misused. For instance, people commonly confuse homophones like “accept and except,” “affect and effect,” and “ principal and principle.” On the other hand, a pair of words could be confusing because they have similar or related meanings, which is the case with “imply and infer,” “historic …
If you were new to English, and I used the expression “to bite the bullet” without further explanation, you probably would have no idea what I’m talking about. After all, “biting a bullet” makes no real sense when you think about it. However, if I gave you a little historical context and told you that …
To know how to use a word in a sentence, we need two things. Firstly, we need to understand its meaning clearly. There can be no ambiguity in its definition. Secondly, we need to know which part of speech it belongs to so as to know where it belongs in a sentence. With that in …
The English language pulls words from all over the place. In that sense, it’s a lot like today’s word: eclectic. How do you use “eclectic” in a sentence? The word “eclectic” is an adjective meaning that something such as a book, system or method combines practices or theories from different religions, philosophies, systems or …
Gratitude plays a pivotal role in society as it reinforces positive effects on the physical, psychological, and social welfare of human beings. This means that gratitude is a major building block in daily human interactions, which is key in holding society together. Gratitude can be expressed in several ways in the form of gestures, compliments, …
In English speaking countries, some expressions are so ubiquitous that it seems you run into them everywhere you turn. And, if you don’t know what they mean, you can be left scratching your head, feeling that there is some vital piece of information you’re missing out on. One such expression is “opening hours.” You see …
For some people, grammar is a rigid structure that does not change over time. They believe that it consists of a set of logical rules that are as constant as the rules of maths and physics, and these tend to be the same people who are easily offended by any grammatical infraction, believing that it …