Expressions are funny things. Some expressions and proverbs teach us fundamental life lessons. After all, we all know that “talk is cheap” and “actions speak louder than words.” Also, the television shows we watched as kids taught us that “fortune favors the brave” and that “knowing is half the battle.” These proverbs all make us …
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One of the lovely things about modern technology is that it makes once-tiresome tasks a piece of cake. Don’t like talking on the phone? You can text someone! Don’t like writing long messages? Twitter is great for that! Sometimes, though, technology can hinder almost as much as it helps. While online grammar checker Grammarly is …
Have you ever taken a pause while writing utterly ordinary phrases to contemplate whether or not a comma should be shoved in? And, have you ever deliberately consulted Dr. Google for these types of writing concerns? One such phrase that often causes trouble is the well-known “Happy birthday phrase.” People seem to be confused about …
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things just don’t go your way in life. For example, you may have studied hard and tried your best to earn a good score on a research paper. However, when the professor finally returned it, you saw that the score was much lower than you had expected. Other …
Metaphors are part and parcel of any language. Most of the time, we don’t even realize we’re using them to communicate with one another. We tell each other that we need vaccines to fight a disease, that someone gave us a warm greeting, and that some responsibilities can be hard to bear alone. Moreover, some …
Learning English means having the burden of going through grammar whatnots, which includes remembering one too many complex principles. Plus, concepts being called in multiple variations makes English a huge and bitter pill to swallow. Couldn’t agree more, could you? One of these things I’m referring to is what we call “relative clauses,” which may …
“I know what pronouns are, but I’m kinda confused about the idea behind relative pronouns and I have no clue on how to punctuate sentences containing relative pronouns. If that’s totally you, you’ve certainly come to the right place. But don’t worry, Linguaholic got you covered! You’re welcome. You can thank me later for writing this …
English has a lot of words that have similar, but slightly different meanings. Learning all these options, and how to use them in a sentence, can be a great way to build your vocabulary and add nuance to your expressions. Today, we’ll learn about the word “benign.” How do you use “benign” in a …
“There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” This is an old proverb that dates back to 1854, when it was used by Seba Smith in “Way Down East or Portraitures of Yankee Life.” The proverb means that there are several ways to achieve the same thing or attain the same goal. And, that …