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Everyday Words: Money and Mortgages 51 weeks 6 days ago

Where did the words "Money" and "Mortgage" come from? This is an article in a Series on etymology, interesting words and their origins. Follow the Series to learn about the origins of words we use every day!

Some English Words and their Change of Meaning 2 years 24 weeks ago

The gradual change in the significance of the words is the most common factor of the human language. We try to meet the continually occurring needs of expression by using words in temporary deviations from their ordinary senses. And in most of these deviations the new born sense gets the permanence and the primary sense dies out. There are several methods by which the meanings of the words have changed. The principal methods of the changes of meaning are—generalisation, specialisation, elevation, degeneration, polysemy, transference, euphemism, and others.

Homophones: Words That Sound The Same 1 year 7 weeks ago

Words that sound the same but are spelled differently are called homophones. Homophones are a type of homonym. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. The English language can be challenging with these tricky words to consider.

List of Commonly Confused Homophones

The following is a list of homophones and their first meanings or common meanings according to Merriam-Webster dictionary:

* aisle, I'll: aisle is a passage; I'll is a contraction of the words I and will or I and shall

25 of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words 1 year 50 weeks ago

Anyone who writes comes across words that are difficult to spell. Relying on spell check can lead to problems. Know commonly misspelled words to reduce spelling errors.

The American English language can be a difficult one to learn in all aspects. Commonly misspelled words are part of the problem. Some words drop letters when a suffix, or an ending, is added. Some words have double constants and others have a single constant leading to spelling mistakes if a person tries to always follow the same spelling rules.

I am so happy 2 years 33 weeks ago

Linguistic Observations

Linguistic observations lead to interesting discoveries about the nature of language and how its origins and shared attributes play a major role in characterising and changing people from different nations. Could language be the secret to finding a nation's true identity?

One nice day, in the car, I began to sing and say silly things as you do, like: ‘I’m happy, oh so very happy’. I uttered these feelings in different languages while mimicking the enunciation of the words.