Welcome to our first blog post of 2024! Here are 3 word lists that will sharpen your spelling skills this month: Janus Words Words with double meanings can be tricky. Janus Words, or contranyms, are words that contradict themselves. The word dust, for example, can mean ‘to remove particles’ or ‘to sprinkle them’. These linguistic quirks show how one word can play both sides. 20 Sentence Starters to Help You Introduce, Expand, and Illustrate Ideas Starting a sentence right matters. Our list of 20 Sentence Starters is here to help you do just that. From additionally to whereas, these sentence starters are tools for introducing, expanding...
For this month's 10 Words feature, we’ve chosen the word very. We use the word very to emphasise the description that follows it. Don’t forget that the alternate words we share in these articles aren’t always direct swaps. Make sure you read the example sentences to see each word used in context. You can find links to previous 10 Words articles at the bottom of the page. Here are 10 alternatives for very: 1) Abundantly - in an abundant manner, with great quantity She made it abundantly clear that she hated his taste in music. 2) Disti...
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