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New Words and New Meanings

Words are made up all the time by different groups of people, but only if they are used widely over a period of time will dictionary makers put them in their reference works.

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Metaphorically Speaking

Inventing metaphors stretches the imagination! Take a list of objects and try to relate them to something completely different.

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Making Words Mean Different Things

Languages change with circumstances, often unexpectedly, and we adapt to and integrate these changes into our speech and writing.

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Affect or Effect?

Affect and effect are two words that are easily mixed up – even native speakers of English get them confused!

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Intentionally Passive

The passive voice can be useful in specific contexts as when we don’t need to mention who did the action.

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