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Patrons rarely appear in society, much more often people prefer to be a little greedy and save once again. But what if the craving for hoarding goes beyond all reasonable limits? At this moment, a true curmudgeon is born. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In the modern Russian language there are a number of words, the meaning of which is not always clear to the layman. In this article we will try to decipher the meaning of the word "pool" and talk about the many varieties of this concept. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Music is a great way of self-expression, creativity, which is not given to everyone to do, but each of us probably wants to enjoy music. What does the term "toccata" mean and why even music listeners, non-professional amateurs should know it, you will learn by reading this article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The topic "Degrees of comparison of adjectives" in English requires special attention and careful study. Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

When learning English, many students panic when they realize that in English there are not three, but twelve tenses of the active voice! Each of them has its own form, its own words, indicators and situations in which it is used. Present Continious Tense (Present Continuous) is the present tense that is used if the action is happening at the moment, that is, right now (now, at this moment). Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Language is a living being that constantly grows and develops, new words appear in it and obsolete, irrelevant expressions cease to be used. A couple of decades ago, we did not know what an oligarch is … Indeed, what is or who is an oligarch?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What does the word "wang" mean? Where did it come from? In what cases can it be used, and in what cases it should not be used?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

When we are told "companions", it immediately conjures up thoughts of uncles in good suits who do common business. That is, people who are in the same company. Today we will interpret the noun and find out if it is so bad. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Some words came into everyday colloquial speech from various professions, for example, from military vocabulary. One of these words is the noun "line". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Today we will look at an amazing expression - gave a strekacha. Many people understand what it means, but one of its elements is obscure and incomprehensible - “strekach”. In the course of the study, this question will certainly be answered. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Russian language, like all other languages of the world, has its own we alth, and it is passed down from generation to generation. This value is stable expressions, the meaning of which has been laid down for a long time and is clear to everyone: proverbs, sayings, phraseological units. Each language has its own sayings, and sometimes the same proverb is translated from one language to another, even changing characters. Recently, in politics, to describe the situation in the world or in a particular country, the saying “and the wolves are full and the sheep are safe” is used. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

A phrasal verb is a combination of several words, the final meaning of which differs significantly from the meaning of the words separately. Often the essence of English phrasal verbs is difficult to explain or guess, it remains only to memorize. This greatly complicates the study of the language, because if you take at least the common phrasal verbs bring, you need to take into account that there will be many examples of use and meanings. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

In the language of the famous England there is a very difficult topic in grammar, which is connected with the topic of verbs and their changes and use in different tenses. There are 16 tenses in the language, but 9 of them are the most used and studied. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The word "arrow" at first glance is quite easy to understand. This is an ancient weapon, a reduced copy of a spear with blades at the end - to improve aerodynamic properties. However, this word in modern Russian has other meanings. The etymology of this term is considered below, as well as synonyms are selected for it. To illustrate the use of the word in different meanings, examples of its use in daily speech are given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Many rules of the Russian language cause difficulty even for native speakers, not to mention foreigners. How to spell finish or end? Are these two verbs interchangeable, is there a difference between them? Detailed answers to these questions are contained in the article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This article discusses the idiom "no hesitation". Its interpretation, history of origin and scope are given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Simplifying languages and theories, summarizing books and using emoji… Man can't resist his desire to optimize and make his life easier. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is the passive voice? How does the passive voice of English differ from Russian? Passive voice in past perfect tense. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The phrase "old bastard" is well known to native Russian speakers. The part "old" raises no questions for anyone, but what does the mysterious word "hrych" mean in itself? And why is it sometimes useful to look into the dictionary. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

"Chinese letter" - with these words, a Russian person, without hesitation, will indicate something difficult to understand. Chinese characters really sometimes scare with their intricate appearance. What are the most complex symbols in the writing of the Celestial Empire?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What does the Chinese character for "water" look like? How did he appear? What meanings, in addition to the literal, are embedded in it? Is the same character used for the concept of water in Chinese and Japanese? An attempt to briefly answer all these questions. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

Africa is striking in its linguistic diversity. There are more than five hundred vernaculars in Nigeria alone. Of these, Hausa is one of the most common. The article will help you get to know this language, and also find out what it has in common with Arabic and how the Latin alphabet is associated with fraud. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Literary language is a processed form of the national language, which has written norms. It is the language of every manifestation of culture, which is expressed in verbal form. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Communion is an opportunity to convey both an action and its sign at the same time. It is often used to “lighten up” a sentence and translate it from a complex structure into a more concise version of it. For example: A fairy tale is a literary source that helps a child develop fantasy. A fairy tale is a literary source that helps a child develop fantasy. There are real and passive participles of the present and past tenses. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

In the course of studying morphology, schoolchildren pass the topic "Suffixes of real and passive participles." Let's take a closer look at the intricacies and features of this group. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The permanent features of the adjective name are their division into three categories: qualitative (hot coffee), relative (winter walk) and possessive (daddy's tie). They are based on a meaning that necessarily correlates with the noun. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is a foreign land? Is it someone else's or someone else's? Object, phenomenon or substance? This article will tell about it. In addition, we will consider the morphological characteristics of this word, select synonyms for it and study several examples. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

It is believed that there are between 2,500 and 7,000 different languages in the world. The views of scientists on their total number differ due to the lack of a unified approach to what is considered a language and what is a dialect. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

It's time to talk seriously about a word that no-no, but worries everyone, because it can often be found. There are many such words. So we need specifics. The participle "previous" is our object of study. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Describe the escalation of the conflict from the outside will help the theory developed by the scientist G. Bateson, which is called the theory of symmetrical schismogenesis. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Russian language is great, multifaceted and very complex. According to the recognition of many foreigners who comprehend different dialects and dialects, it is he who is one of the most difficult to learn, and he is inferior only to Chinese and Japanese. And, like many other cultures of speech, our language has a huge number of words with an interesting etymology or history of origin. The word "fastidious" is just one of those. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Let's talk about how it happened and what the word "appeal" means, and why it is impossible to appeal with words. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Concise statements are characteristic of impulsive people who cannot restrain their emotions and try to speak directly in any situation. But is it possible to call someone an "urka" without consequences? So, to indicate the attitude, but not to offend?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Almost everyone aspires to become one. But not everyone gets out. The failed one has to be satisfied with the role of an ordinary performer. Probably enough to confuse the reader and catch up with the fog, today we are considering the noun "as", and it will be interesting. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Despite the fact that ammonites existed many millions of years ago, nature was able to transfer and preserve them through all this time. Fossils are able to surprise any person with their extraordinary beauty and splendor of the semi-precious stones that they contain. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Each language is rich in phraseological phrases, fusions, words with figurative meaning and other subtleties, often understandable only to the native speaker. Often, when faced with such expressions, we are perplexed, because the literal translation does not give the slightest idea of the meaning of the phrase. What do the most popular German phraseological units mean and where did they come from?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This structure has a very controversial reputation among our compatriots. In the Soviet period, she was associated exclusively with war crimes and the bloodied hands of her soldiers. Today, this idea is also partly present, but on the whole it has softened. Let's try to figure out what it is. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Where did such a delicious and well-known salad as vinaigrette come from, and what does this word mean? Read all this in this article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

How often do we, Russian speakers, think about such an important moment as the history of the emergence of the Russian language? After all, how many secrets are hidden in it, how many interesting things you can find out if you dig deeper. The Russian language is not only our spoken language. And yet: how did the Russian language develop?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The word "taschemta" quite often flashes in Internet forums and is heard in oral youth slang. Who invented it and what does it mean? Author's neologism or long-existing but forgotten phenomenon? Let's try to answer these questions in our article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01