Everyone has read or heard a story about mistakes in translation. But what is the greatest mistake in translation, and the most lethal too?
Better English
The Better English category features all blog posts related to improving your English. There are tips on spelling, grammar, syntax and punctuation.
The World’s Smallest Book On English – This should give you some good excuses to spice up your next conversation.
Do you know the difference between ghost and ghoul?
A ghost, or spectre or phantom, is an apparition of a dead spirit or a soul.
A crocodile is the name we use to talk about a family of crocodilians such as the Nile crocodile, Caiman etc.
What is the difference…?
Inverted commas or quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs to mark off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word.
The OED states the meaning of tittle, a singular noun as a tiny amount or part of something. Although there is another meaning of tittle! One I never knew until now. The tittle, or the superscript dot, is the distinguishing mark that appears above both lowercase i and j in writing and print. Yes, there’s a word for those small dots. Amazing!
You see these signs everywhere you go: To Let, To Rent, For Sale, etc. But what’s the difference between to let and to rent? Isn’t letting the same as renting?
Unlawful versus Illegal.
In the office recently we had a discussion around the two terms. In relation to a recent political decision around Brexit in the UK, Boris Johnson’s actions were said to be unlawful. What does that mean?
What English word sounds the same after you take away four of its five letters?
