Idiomatic expressions are phrases where the meaning is derived not from the individual words but by their symbolic nature. In idiomatic expressions, the arrangement of words matter more than the literal meaning of the constituent words. For an example, “crocodile tears” is an idiom which means “to show insincere sorrow”. Here, the expression is not […]
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As As similes are a great way to display one’s knowledge of the English language. So, what is an “as…as simile”? A simile (pronounced see-me-lee) is a figure of speech used in English to compare one thing to another. “As something as something” is a very common simile structure although there are many types of
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English has borrowed a ton of words and phrases from foreign languages. Some of these foreign words in English are so commonly-used that you are expected to understand them in normal academic or social situations. A very high score in the IELTS or the PTE test is reserved for someone who can skillfully use less
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A research has found that there are 570 words which form the basis of academic English. These words and their variations are the most important English words which have to be understood for a proper comprehension of academic English. The Academic Word List, a list of 570 headwords, was published by the Victoria University of
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