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The difference between ‘repeat’, ‘review’ and ‘revise’

October 22, 2014 By Nestor 2 Comments

Are the students 'repeating' their notes or 'reviewing' their notes? Many languages use the same word for repeat, review and revise. So in this post, we are going to look at the differences between these English verbs.

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What’s the difference between ‘economic’ and ‘economical’?

October 18, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

The words economic and economical are often confused by English learners and used interchangeably. In fact, these words are quite different in meaning.

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British and American English spelling

October 17, 2014 By Nestor 1 Comment

Do you know if your spelling is more British or American English? The tables below show some of the the main differences.

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How to use ‘job’ and ‘work’

October 16, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Look at the man in the picture. Does he have 'a hard job' or 'hard work'? In English, the nouns work and job can have similar but also quite different meanings. Let's look at the differences and then answer the question.

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How to use ‘bored’ and ‘boring’

October 7, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

The adjectives bored and boring are often confused by English learners. In fact, the meanings of these two words are very different as we will see in this post.

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Do we say ‘different than’, ‘different from’ or ‘different to’?

October 6, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Many learners of English (and native speakers!) want to know which expression is correct: different than, different from or different to. In this post, we will look at these confusing phrases.

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