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Is the Passive Voice bad writing?

If you’ve read that the passive voice is “bad writing,” you’ve been misled.  In fact, there are many times when it is an essential requirement for “good writing,” for example, in academic work. But, there are certain dos and…
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(Not) Having things in common

Making small talk is always a dreaded topic for many language learners. Going up to (semi-)strangers and making conversation can be daunting in your native language, let alone in a foreign one. In a previous post, we’ve already given you some…
the bees knees
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My favourite english idiom

Was bedeutet bees knees auf Deutsch?
different or other?
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Different or other?

Wie schreibt mann andere auf englisch?
one coffee to go please
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A favourite english expression

Himmel auf englisch, sky oder heaven
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Der Himmel oder der Himmel? The sky or heaven?

Wann benutze ich "sky" und wann "heaven" als Übersetzung für den "Himmel"?
at or with your grandmother
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Bei ≠ by

Wie schreibt man "Bei der Oma" auf englisch? Benutzt man "by" oder "at"?
englisch lernen - oder?
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Du kannst schwimmen, oder?

Wie benutzt man "oder" in Fragestellungen auf englisch?
five-year-old
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Year or years?

Describing someone by their age is always tricky, should I write year-old or years-old?
borrow or lend which one is right

Borrowing and lending

Lend me or borrow me? See which one is correct on our english grammar blog.
they discussed the weather for hours
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Discuss or discuss about?

Discussing and talking are two things we do often, find out how to use these verbs correctly.

She screams and he screams

A sweet way to remember to add the "s" verb ending in english, when you talk about a "she" a "he" or an "it".
Englisch-lernen-hard-oder-hardly

Hard or hardly, what is the difference?

You may know the general rule in english, add “ly” to the end of an adjective to make an adverb, that is a word which describes how a verb or an action took place . Like quiet and quietly, slow and slowly. But hard and hardly are exceptions.
Too many sugar cubes, too much sugar

Much or many? Which word is right?

So when should you say "too much" or "too many" in english?