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In one of my classes, I was asked why 'police say' is used instead of 'police says'. Is it a mistake? Is it really a mistake? While 20 years ago the word 'police' was perceived as a singular noun, res
Like in any other language, Spanish has words that are used only in the plural form. This is referred to as Pluralia tantum (from Latin). In dictionaries, it is abbreviated as plt. For example: gafas,
Learn once and for all when to use ß and when ss in German. This article will walk you through a simple rule that will help you.
Here is what made my smile in this rainy morning: A man was pulled over for driving too fast, even though he thought he was driving just fine. Officer: You were speeding. Man: No, I wasn't. Officer: Y
Times are changing and this is inevitable. Everything around us is changing. We cannot stop this, but we can respond to the changes. Undoubtedly, one of the broadest sectors in our country's economy i
Phrasal verbs are quite a difficult part of learning English (not to mention one of the most difficult!!!). There is no easy way to learn them. You simply have to memorize them in sentences and use th
This was the question I was asked this week. Those people who are living in the countries which were British colonies or American colonies can speak English. That means more than 400 million of the wo
It's summer. Warm but bearable. Rainy but tolerable. Green and beautiful, like every summer. And like every summer we dream of the beach, beer with freshly fried fish, romantic nights with the scent o
Let's continue with the topic of the future and how to express it most accurately. In my previous post, I emphasized present continuous for things we have already planned and/or decided on; this time
We often encounter the same words with differences in spelling, but this is not due to any error—rather, they are written in American English. In Kabinata's course, and also at school, we study Britis
Probability in Spanish can be expressed through the following tenses: Futuro simple, Futuro compuesto, Condicional simple, and Condicional compuesto. Each of these tenses conveys a different degree of
Reported speech initially appears quite confusing to English learners. It is difficult to remember changing 'today' with 'that day', 'here' with 'there', and others, and only through extensive practic
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