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You might know the word bueno but how many other Spanish adjectives do you… One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as well as in German grammar. They’re so common that … Read more
Want to say “my love” in Italian? The most literal translation is amore mio—but… One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as well as in German grammar. They’re so common that … Read more
Learning English idioms helps you understand a lot more about the language. Discover these common English idioms about sports, animals, love, and more. One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as … Read more
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Learning the German possessive pronouns can feel like juggling new terms, numbers, German cases,… One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as well as in German grammar. They’re so common that … Read more
When you look up a verb in the dictionary, you might only see the… One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as well as in German grammar. They’re so common that … Read more
One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,”… One key reason we communicate is to describe how the world around us “is,” “was,” or “will be.” These “to be” verbs are a Swiss army knife of linguistics in English as well as in German grammar. They’re so common that … Read more
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