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#English words
languageboutique · 1 year
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nemralam · 6 months
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-Majnuu
Story of Layla and Majnun // October 11, 2011 ~ ecstasyoflove
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unscramblerer · 1 month
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Todays word of the day is: Quandary
Origin of the word is traced back to the 16th century. It stems from the Latin word "quandō," which means "when".
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jolikmc-thoughts · 13 days
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... what the ██ is "stimming"? The act of applying a stim-pack?
Wiktionary, help me out here.
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What the absolute ██?! Yo, people need to stop ███ violating the English language like this. There's already a perfectly fine word for this kind of thing: "fidgeting".
Why the hell do people keep doing this ██? Seriously…
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thewitchesbrewletter · 3 months
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German Words
Some English words are borrowed or taken from German.
Kindergarten – a school or class for young children
Hoodlum – a petty criminal
Delicatessen – prepared food sold in a shop serving
Glitch – minor hitch, lazy person
Loafers – casual leather slip-on shoe/imported or unusual foods; such a shop
Glisten – to shine
Pumpernickel – a dark, dense, sour bread
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tipsforstudents · 2 years
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Commonly Confused English Words
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drlinguo · 2 years
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's a green-themed idiom to celebrate 🇮🇪💚
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loveliveanddream · 2 years
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cepheusgalaxy · 9 months
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Hey americans what is the difference between "these" and "those"????
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languageboutique · 2 months
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fleetinglanguages · 10 months
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Lumine - m/f (English) the principle or medium of light. The luminiferous ether. To illuminate, to give light to, to throw light upon, to adorn.
This is a modern but rarely used English word.
From Middle English illuminen, which is from Old French illuminer, which is from Latin illuminare, "to illuminate".
Photo by Jonas Ferlin from Pexels
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pythiaswine · 2 years
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my current top ten favorite words:
10. devour
9. dissent
8. creature
7. lament
6. ruse
5. agony
4. lithe
3. godless
2. desire
1. ACHE.
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manganjiiji · 2 years
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word test 😑😑😑 all questions are my problems. 3 Oct 22
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it-s-a-me-oli · 2 years
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rough? tough? where's the f you ghuckers
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