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A literate person is highly valued by society. Usually he is provided with a good job, he has developed self-esteem and there are many more advantages. Enriching vocabulary is one way to improve literacy. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Often the solution to a problem comes at the most inopportune moment - on the way to work, on the subway, at a business meeting, or even while going to bed. In order not to miss a valuable thought, you should always keep a pen and notebook at hand. After all, an idea that was not written down will be forgotten in the shortest period of time. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Let's get acquainted with another language borrowing that has enriched the "great and mighty" slang of today's youth. So, meet - drop. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Current native speakers often find it difficult to explain: who is the ignoramus? They confuse it with another word close in meaning and meaning - ignoramus. Let's try to shed light on an entertaining riddle. To do this, look in the dictionary. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Mignon - this word came to us from the French language. It is used today as a designation for something cute or tiny. The word has a similar meaning to the Russian "cute". The word has many meanings. Let's figure out which. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is the advice? These are statements of one's opinion about a certain situation, and the interlocutor himself must decide whether to take it into account. This is not an order that your friend must certainly listen to and follow. The interlocutor decides for himself whether you are competent enough in this matter to take your experience on trust. And depending on whether you want to help someone who asks for your advice, or harm, they distinguish between useful tips and those that are better to beware of. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

A second is something we usually don't pay attention to in our daily rush, considering it to be something small and frivolous. Meanwhile, the most powerful minds of the past worked to learn how to correctly determine its length. So let's try to take a closer look at the meaning and origin of this term. After all, it has not one, but several interpretations at once. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In the modern world, a person who does not know or at least does not want to learn English is considered simply uneducated. Too many methods have been invented to comprehend languages and gnaw through the granite of English grammar for a beginner to navigate this wide variety of ways, different schools, courses, textbooks and video lessons. Let's deal with one of these methods - learning English through listening to radio stations. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

One of the most common types of analysis in Russian language lessons is linguistic text analysis. Its purpose is to identify the main stylistic features of the text, their functions in the work, and also to determine the style of the author. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Linguistics is a science that studies different languages, establishes relationships between them and their development. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Cyrillic is an alphabet used in some Slavic countries and created by the Bulgarians Cyril and Methodius. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Of course, few people can boast that they know the meaning of all the words in the language. In addition, many of them can have several meanings. In order to understand this, there are dictionaries. They also help broaden your horizons. In the article we will try to consider the meaning of the word "gradation". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Everyone must have heard the word "loser". Who is this, do you know? This word is of English origin. "Loser" is translated into Russian as "loser". Everything seems to be clear here. But it is not so. Ideas about what the word “loser” (loser) means are completely different for everyone and everywhere. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Heroism - what is it? Despite the fact that this word can often be heard on TV or on the radio, not all people are aware of its true meaning. This happens either because of the usual misunderstanding, or because of the wrong interpretation that they heard from the outside. In our article today, we will try to give a complete and detailed answer to this question. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Palindrome (Greek - "running back") - these are words, texts or some verbal constructions that are equally (or with some allowable deviations) spelled from left to right and from right to left. Shifting words are quite common in Russian. Most often, these are nouns that carry a serious semantic load: pop, Cossack, radar, lump, stomp, revolver, etc. Literary works are created from palindromes: poems, poems, even novels. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

How do you feel about masks? Psychologists say that when a person covers his face, he symbolically relieves himself of responsibility for his actions. Therefore, when bandits use, for example, hats pierced in appropriate places, this is no accident. But we will talk, of course, about more pleasant things, although not far from criminals. We are concerned with the question of what is a mask. We'll figure it out today. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Spoken language is not the only way we communicate. In addition to our usual conversation, our speech can be divided into different categories. What are the types and forms of speech?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The English infinitive is a very capricious indefinite form of the verb. If you ever decide to learn the language of the inhabitants of Foggy Albion, then you cannot do without basic concepts about the functions, forms and rules for using the infinitive. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

The article a, an, the is a service part of speech in English. The rule of use will help to understand the issue. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

For every literate person, there is hardly a specialist philologist more authoritative than Dietmar Rosenthal. More than one educated generation grew up on his textbooks. And while someone is wondering: Dietmar Elyashevich Rosenthal - who is it, we can safely say that this person was able to slightly change the world for the better. Partly thanks to his work, students in the USSR showed such a high level of literacy. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about what words can end with -ing. Ending in English, rules of use and examples. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In simple everyday speech, the word "correlated" can be heard extremely rarely, we either replace this concept with a simple synonymous one, or do not use it at all. The concept of "correlation" is widely used by journalists, scientists and political scientists. Let's figure out why. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

When learning the Russian language, you come across a lot of terms. In the "Vocabulary" section, there are more than two dozen terms that allow you to explain various phenomena in the vocabulary of the Russian language. The difference between polysemantic words and homonyms is described later in this article. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

A good knowledge of the Russian language is impossible without studying the historical laws of its development. The processes that have taken place and entrenched in the language for a long time are very important for its study. Turning to history will help explain what, at first glance, defies explanation. All of the above fully applies to the stated topic of the article, which will focus on what full agreement is in Russian. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

If you have made a decision in favor of learning the culture of other peoples by learning the language of a particular country, then congratulations to you. As they say, how many languages you know, so many times you are a person. One of the fundamental principles of learning a language is mastering its grammar. So let's understand what grammar is. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

If you do not exactly know the definition, and are not a fan of solving crossword puzzles, then it is unlikely that you will answer the question - "What is a hangar?" the first time. And if, when you hear the word "angar", the Angara River in far Siberia comes to your mind, then that's not bad either - your geography teacher deserves praise. What is a hangar? Let's figure it out. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is called an atoll? Features of the structure and stages of formation of the coral island. How does vegetation and fresh water appear on the atoll?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The position of the Serbo-Croatian language in linguistics. The existence of the Serbo-Croatian language of the former Yugoslavia and its disintegration into several independent ones. Languages of the republics of the former Yugoslavia, their similarities and differences. Alphabet in Serbian and Croatian, differences in vocabulary. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The system of tenses in English is significantly different from Russian, so this causes some difficulties for students. This article talks about the rules for using Present Simple and Present Continuous. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This article details the Future Simple formula - the simple future tense in English. Simple examples of use and precise schemes for compiling all types of proposals are given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The culture of oral and written speech is a reflection of a person's thoughts and opinions in the form of sounds or in a graphic display. The creation of signs depicting the elements of sound required a lot of time. There was a formation of writing. Oral speech arose much earlier than its written representation. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Everyone who is familiar with the basics of the English language has come across its tenses. It is on them that the whole grammar of English is based, and it is they that cause difficulties in learning for many. The most used tense is the simple (indefinite) present tense (Present Simple). The table usually makes the learning process much easier. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

Regular, regular, constant, daily… The list of definitions can be continued if desired. But not necessary. It is better to deal with him, as they say - eye to eye. But not for an unpleasant conversation, but vice versa - to find out better, and in case of an unexpected meeting, no longer be afraid. So, get acquainted, Present Simple time. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

In the modern world, the need to learn English is very acute, since it is not only the language of international communication, but also one of the most common languages in the world. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Each part of speech in Russian is unique in its own way: some words are declined, others are conjugated. But there are also those who do not want to change in any way, preferring to be unchanged. It is to these parts of speech that the adverb belongs, which tries not to lose its originality in writing: the adverb is written with a hyphen, together and separately. What is an adverb from the point of view of the science of language?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

One of the oblique cases in Russian is the dative case. It occupies a special place in comparison with other indirect cases, since it is opposed to them by having its own semantics. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In order to understand what type of declension an adjective has, you need to pay attention to the words accompanying it. If there is no such word, then this is a strong declension. If there is, you should look at its gender, number and case. When the accompanying word unambiguously shows them, then we have a weak declension, but if it is difficult to determine these signs, it is mixed. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In linguistics, there is a whole section that deals with the study of phraseological units or phraseological turns - phraseology. Therefore, one can only imagine how deep this phenomenon is in its essence and wide in application. So, science offers us the following interpretation: phraseologism is. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Once a famous philologist was asked how many languages he knows. He pointed to thick dictionaries in Russian and replied that he did not know any, because he could not master his own perfectly. That is why literacy is even more important for native Russian speakers than for a foreigner. A person who does not know foreign languages is ignorant. A person who does not know his own language is a traitor to the Motherland. So, consider the participial turnover, the commas associated with it, and the rules for its use. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

A linguist is a person who professionally studies the creation, development and change of a particular language or a whole group. A specialist can find application for his knowledge in various fields of science and education. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01