The Origins of Christmas Words
Christmas is right around the corner, and as keen readers will know we like a good holiday here at ELB. Christmas is a holiday with deep and diverse historical roots, and the language surrounding it reflects this: while the name very clearly evokes the Christian...
Should you write “all right” or “alright”?
In today’s new article I’m taking a look at the difference between ‘all right’ and ‘alright’, something which has come up a few times for me in my editing work and a point I’ve considered probably more than I should have in my...
The Brown House Ghoul – Halloween Reading/Tenses Exercise
It’s October, which means it’s time for another Halloween-themed article! This year, I’ve gone with a tenses/reading exercise again; you can enjoy this just for the reading practice, to see some Halloween English in use, or you can test yourself on the most...
What are prefixes and why is it useful to know about them?
When it comes to studying vocabulary, it’s worth knowing how words can be broken down or how they are formed. One of the structures that can help form words is a prefix – simply, any letters that appear before the root of a word. Prefixes can be used before many...Want to Master English?
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