Languages 2024, November

Reading A. Pisemsky's "The Stirred Sea": "Your language seems to be boneless, since it bends to every word…" Who or what is the writer talking about? The meaning of the phraseological unit "language without bones" will help to understand

What does the word "equilibrium" mean? The first association is a well-known film of the same name about utopia, a certain ideal world of the future. And the second … Here we will not get ahead of ourselves, but consider everything in order

Night, honorary, enhanced, solemn, round-the-clock, on foot … So you can list indefinitely. But will it help to understand what a guard is? More likely no than yes. Therefore, it is better to turn to numerous dictionaries for help

The verb "read" is something that may be interesting, but completely incomprehensible. So much the better, which means that the word can be made the object of research, albeit a small one, during which the origin of the verb will become known, as well as the meaning used now

The article presents a reasoning algorithm for the correct spelling of participles with a negative particle not

Any social opportunities are built on the ability to make an acquaintance, win over an interlocutor, please him with an appropriate joke or compliment. Alas, arrogance often becomes a stumbling block in communication. What is it, and how to avoid it? Find out in the article

In this article you will learn about the meanings of the word "proof", slang proof and its types. And also learn about the areas of its use in social networks. It's hard to keep up with the speed of new words, this article will help you catch up to some extent

Surely, many people thought about how to write “signor” or “senior”, and maybe “seigneur” correctly? And what is this word and where did it come from? How to spell "senor", the origin of the word and its meaning will be discussed in the article

It takes a lot of time and effort, rules and exercises to speak English competently. Knowing the order of words in a sentence brings you closer to the end point of language learning. It improves not only grammar, but also spoken language

In any science, key personalities stand out. Speaking about linguistics, we can name such names: Victor Vinogradov, Baudouin de Courtenay, Lev Shcherba and many others. And let's also name our Russian scholar Sergei Ivanovich Ozhegov, to whom this article will be dedicated

The origin of language is an interesting question that worries many scientists. There are many theories about its origin. Let's get acquainted with the main

Vocabulary is the totality of all the words we use. Old words can be considered a separate group in the vocabulary. There are many of them in the Russian language, and they belong to different historical eras

Literacy is an integral part of a progressive society. The article deals with what this concept includes, what factors affect the intellectual development of a person, and what should be paid attention to when raising a child

It is often difficult to remember the right epithet. And this significantly complicates the process, for example, writing an essay, a poem or an article in a journalistic style. For this reason, in the material below, we will present epithets for the word "eyes". Of which one can really enumerate a great many

A brief description of the mountain system of the Caucasus and mountains-laccoliths. Features of mountain formations, their location and origin

Profanation is not the most popular word in the world. So the question arises, what does it mean? Let's talk about the meaning and synonyms

Unpretentiousness is almost always considered a virtue. After all, it’s good when a person or thing requires little attention to itself. Therefore, consideration of the adverb related to the noun also promises to be easy and pleasant. It's hard to say how unpretentious it will be, but we will try to match

Not only Russia is rich in criminal talents. In all countries there are people who believe that an honest life is not what Mother Nature created them for. Let's talk about the rogue today. Who is that? Quite an interesting character for our article

In our everyday life, the word "harsh" is often found, it has many meanings, synonyms and phraseological units. So what does it mean?

In our time, knowing English is, if not necessary, then very, very desirable. After all, if you want to travel abroad or communicate with business partners from other countries, you cannot do without it! Or maybe you need to read literature in the original for work, or you are a novice specialist and plan to get a job in the office of a foreign company - these are also reasons to start increasing your knowledge right now

In any language, there are phraseological units, understanding the meaning of which causes a lot of problems for foreigners. To translate them, one has to look for analogues in other languages. As an example, let's find out the meaning of the phraseological unit "cannon fodder". In addition, consider its history and what options this idiom has in other languages

Let's talk about a phenomenon that people despise, but it can be either difficult or impossible to get rid of it. It is, of course, about cowardice. Today we will reveal the meaning of the concept of "coward". This object of study is not as straightforward as it might seem at first glance

The article contains useful and most common phrases in Korean. For easy assimilation of the material, a transcription is selected for each phrase and a translation is indicated

Now is the real era of tenderness. The Internet is replete with pictures over which both old and young can shed a tear. Therefore, parsing the verb will not seem like something incredible. To be touched is about us, users of the World Wide Web. Consider the meaning of the verb, its synonyms and sentences with it

From ancient times, people united in groups in which a clear leader was sought. He managed his wards, directed them and helped to solve various socio-economic problems. As soon as signs of the first statehood appeared, the leader of the group became the king or other governing person. In the technological age, curators claim the role of local managers. These are people who are responsible for someone or something

A preposition is a part of speech without which few sentences can be coherent. That is why a lot of time is devoted to the study of this topic

Curiosity is a manifestation of great interest in knowledge and science. It is believed that this quality helps people a lot throughout their lives. An inquisitive person has a huge store of knowledge, which undoubtedly helps him in various life situations. Many people think that curiosity is curiosity, but in reality it turns out that these are two completely different concepts

Often in daily speech we hear words that we do not understand clearly enough. Absurdity is one of those obscure terms. What is the meaning of the word "absurd"? Where did it come from and how to use it correctly in your speech? All this will be discussed below

What does the word "ranger" mean? For the majority of domestic citizens, this question would be a mystery if it were not for the television of the nineties. After all, it was it that introduced viewers to such American serial projects as Walker, Texas Ranger and Power Rangers

Modern speech is becoming more monotonous and even scarce. But there are catchphrases that allow us to convey some information in a more interesting way. For example, the well-known expression "Trojan horse". The meaning of phraseology is that they are trying to deceive you with something external, while the real goals are completely different

The correct spelling of complex words indicates the cultural level of a person, his education. It is not surprising that even when applying for a job, they take into account the absence of errors in the resume. In view of the importance of literacy, it is worth figuring out how to spell "vice versa" and whether it is separated by commas in the text

Does a comma precede "or"? You will find the answer to the question posed in the materials of this article. In addition, you will learn about whether to put commas before "what" and "how"

The infinitive can act as a subject, object, complement, second complement, definition or sign, take four aspects and two voices and split. In addition, there is Bare infinitive, or, as it is also called, the basic form

Fans of historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz have often come across in them such a concept as "gentry". The meaning of this word, however, was not always clear from the context. Let's find out what this noun means, and also consider the history of the phenomenon called this name

We often wonder why this or that situation happens, why various incidents happen all over the world. Thus, we have the ability to build conjectures. What exactly is the meaning of this word and how often do we allow ourselves to draw conclusions based on speculation?

The number of dialect words in Russian is incredible. Therefore, remembering each of them can be quite difficult even for professional linguists. Going to the southern regions and want to replenish your vocabulary? Want to make sure what "bets" means? Read the article

The noun "side" belongs to the category of words that foreigners don't like very much. The fact is that it is used in the Russian language in eight meanings. Understanding what exactly it means in this particular case is sometimes very difficult. Let's find out all these ways of interpreting this term

The word "commander" is on the hearing of the Russian people. Although its foreign origin is palpable in the very structure of the word. The first thing that comes to mind with this word is some kind of military rank. Below we will consider the history of the origin of the term. Let's look at the lexical meanings of the word. Let's find synonyms for it. And at the end we will give examples of its use in the context

Encyclopedic dictionaries interpret the concept of "alliance" as a union or association of organizations, political parties or states on the basis of stipulated contractual obligations. An alliance is also a community of individuals united with each other to achieve some common goals. Consider the essence of this concept and its types

Informative article about the Kurdish languages with a description of the alphabet, script, grammar and territory of distribution