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sick vs. ill

March 21, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

When someone isn’t feeling well, in English we can say they are sick or they are ill. Do you know the difference between these two words? Let’s take a look. sick In American English, sick means unwell, for example: I can’t come to work today.…

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Difference between ‘treatment’, ‘cure’ and ‘remedy’

March 20, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Around the world, everybody is talking about the coronavirus. So in the next few posts, we’re going to look at similar words related to health and illness. Do you know the difference between the nouns treatment, cure and remedy?…

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‘tired’ vs ‘tiring’

January 21, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In this post, we will look at the difference between the adjectives 'tired' and 'tiring'.

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‘interested’ vs ‘interesting’

January 19, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

One very common mistake that learners make is when they say "I'm interesting" when they should say "I'm interested". Let's take a look at these two confusing adjectives.

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‘On time’ vs ‘In time’

May 31, 2016 By Nestor 2 Comments

Look at the picture above. Did this man arrive on time or in time? We use both the expressions on time and in time to mean 'not late', but we use them in slightly different ways.

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Common abbreviations in English

December 1, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Are you confused by abbreviations? Here are some typical abbreviations used by native speakers in everyday informal English.

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