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The English Blog's Top Ten Words of 2009

The English Blog | December 14th 2009

2009 is drawing to a close, and dictionaries and language-related websites are coming up with their Words of the Year. Not wishing to be left out, I thought I would compile my own 'Top Ten' of words that have featured prominently in The En read more

The Challenge to All Theologians

BeDeviant.com | Culture, Faith & Technology | December 14th 2009

Notice to all theologians: Our language is isolating us from the people we are trying to communicate to. That’s a problem. I posted this status on Facebook, “My tolerance for religious vernacular is reaching an all-time low. The challenge read more

A Portrait of the Noughties

The English Blog | December 14th 2009

To mark the end of the first decade of the century, BBC News Magazine has been asking readers to tell the story of the past 10 years, based on five themes: Words, People, News, Objects, and Culture. A panel of five independent experts considered all read more

Words in the News: Sunspot

The English Blog | December 14th 2009

The Independent reports that scientists say that sunspots do NOT cause climate change, debunking a key claim of global warming sceptics. Full story >> VOCABULARYSunspots are dark cool patches that appear on the surface of the sun and last fo read more

Words in the News: Untouchable

The English Blog | December 13th 2009

The Independent calls Tony Blair untouchable, reporting that the former Prime Minister will give his evidence to the Iraq war inquiry in secret. VOCABULARY If you say that someone is untouchable, you mean that they cannot be affected or punished i read more

Como poner la mesa en INGLES

Videos para estudiar, aprender y practicar ingles gratis | December 12th 2009 by Miguel Antunez

SETTING THE TABLESaludos a todos,Hoy les entregamos una forma diferente de usar los videos para aprender inglés. Primero verán un video y despues podrán podrán practicar lo aprendido con un cuestionario.Espero les guste esta nueva forma de aprend read more

Words in the News: Invade

The English Blog | December 12th 2009

The Guardian leads with former Prime Minister Tony Blair saying he would have invaded Iraq even if it was known then that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction. Full story >> VOCABULARY To invade a country means to enter i read more

Llanito Baby Talk Part 2

Llanito | December 11th 2009

el wauwau - dog el vivi - bottle la nana - sleep la pupa - when something hurts el pipi - urine read more

Propriety – Socially correct or Appropriate behavior

WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually | December 11th 2009 by WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually

Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. It comes from Latin root Proprius meaning Appropriate, ownership and is also the root of the word Proper. Pronounced as Pr + Up + Rye (emphasized) + Tee {Listen t read more

Blogging Tag Codes

Spicy Blog Curry | December 11th 2009 by James B. Allen

Blogging Tag Code Use Tips You hear so much about blogging these days on the internet and in media. Anyone who makes a blog is acknowledging its importance in boosting their site on the web. In creating their blogs, they must put blogging tag codes. read more

Business English Jargon Buster

The English Blog | December 10th 2009

Cambridge ELT's Professional English Online site has a useful Jargon Buster section featuring 40 words and expressions from the world of business. Entries include Ponzi scheme, paywall, quantitative easing and credit crunch, all of which have b read more

Homogenous / Homogeneous – Having uniform composition

WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually | December 10th 2009 by WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually

Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. It comes from Greek roots Homo (meaning same) + Genos (meaning kind) = Homogenous (of the same kind). Pronounced as Homogenous: Homo + Jean (emphasized) + Us or H read more

Learn Japanese - Journey to Japan Part 1 by Peter Galante

e-Guru.org | December 10th 2009 by umesh

Learn Japanese effortlessly! You know that you attract more bees with honey. That is, you’ll get what you want by being polite to people. Just think about the last time you flew on an airplane. The attendant didn’t order you to fasten read more

Words in the News: Screw

The English Blog | December 10th 2009

Thursday's newspapers are dominated by the pre-Budget report. The Sun compares the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to golf star Tiger Woods. Full story >>VOCABULARYThe Sun's headline features a play on the word screwe read more

Llanito Words Part 79

Llanito | December 9th 2009

l-ehvehlowpp -envelope la vombilla - light bulb lâ kkartâ - playing cards la varraka - hut (at the beach) la lentexa - lentil read more

Vocabulario de INGLES en el Aeropuerto – Airport Vocabulary

Curso de ingles con audio, podcast de clases de ingles grati… | December 9th 2009 by Miguel Antunez

Curso de inglés gratis en línea- ENGLISH VOCABULARY AIRPORT VOCABULARIO – Vocabulario util en el aeropuerto – VOCABULARIO LECCION 10 Hello everyone, Today we will continue presenting vocabulary that can be useful for you. In this lesson we read more

Gingerly

WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually | December 9th 2009 by WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually

Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Gingerly: Very Carefully, Cautiously Pronounced as Jin + Jer + Lee. Interesting right? Though its origin is uncertain, perhaps came from Old French word – read more

Learn Spanish with a little help from Kurt Cobain in this Bueno,…

Bueno, entonces... Learn Spanish | December 9th 2009

Who doesn’t love a good quote from Kurt Cobain? And, better yet– translated into Spanish. See Jimena show her true Argentine passion by voicing her (very strong) opinion regarding…fishing. Hm. Random, we know, but in return Da read more

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Bermudaonion's Weblog | December 9th 2009 by Kathy

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. If you want to play along, grab the button, and join the fun! (Don’t forget to leave a link in your comment if you’re partici read more

Wednesday's Word: Rimy

Postcards from Hell's Kitchen | December 9th 2009

rimyPRONUNCIATION:(RY-mee) MEANING:adjective: Covered with frost; frostlike. ETYMOLOGY:From rime (frost), from Old English hrim. USAGE: Todd loves winter and prefers his outdoor surfaces to be especially rimy.SOURCE: WordSmith.org read more

Words in the News: Abroad

The English Blog | December 9th 2009

The lead in The Daily Telegraph is that more than one in 10 people living in Britain were born abroad. Full story >> VOCABULARY Abroad is an adverb meaning "in a foreign country". Learning a new language, gaining a greater underst read more

Okay, so… What is “Bueno, entonces…”?

Bueno, entonces... Learn Spanish | December 8th 2009

By now you probably know what Bueno, entonces… is, who we are, and what we do. If you don’t, you’ve got a little bit of catching up to do–but no worries!– just visit our site and it explains everything there. But, what read more

Activate your English vocabulary!

The Learn English Magazine from Prague | December 8th 2009 by David

Whether you live in Prague, London, or Sydney, here are a few ideas on how you can activate, expand and revise your English vocabulary with just a pen and a piece of paper. Don’t have time? The activities below take just ten minutes, and are read more

Eggcorns and Easy Mistakes

BookPros[e] | December 8th 2009 by Peggy Keefe

Have you ever had the disconcerting realization that you’ve been saying a word or phrase incorrectly your entire life? It’s an unpleasant experience, especially for us writerly types who pride ourselves on our way with words. "You mean it’ read more

Palatable

WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually | December 8th 2009 by WeboWord - Vocabulary Visually

Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Palatable: Pleasant tasting (in terms of food). Also means “Acceptable” ~ “Agreeable. Palatable is an Adjective and used in its different meani read more

Dictionary of American English

English 2 Share | December 8th 2009 by Nhan Vu

Longman Dictionary of American English, Special Edition Pearson Education | 2009 | 1200 pages | PDF | 17,5 MB The 4th edition of the Longman Dictionary of American English has been researchedand revised to meet the real needs of learners of English read more