So, choose one or two and write in the comments section all of the words you can think of that come from them. Join us again soon when we will discuss suffixes and prefixes. Learning common roots, prefixes and suffixes will help you become an expert in deconstructing the meanings of English words and constructing a strong vocabulary. Load more comments. Search Search. Audio menu. Learning English Broadcast. Previous Next. November 28, See comments Print.
Embed share The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard. No media source currently available. So what should you do in the face of such confusion? One option is to…let it go. What a headache! Who knew such a little word could be so confusing!
But how can you tell which one you need? Handy trick: both words end in m. This is a pronunciation bungle for many students! And who could blame you? Then, English pinched the word for itself, before finally both the French and the English switched back to its original borrowed spelling and the English to a whole new pronunciation. Feeling a bit nonplussed after our brief trip through linguistic history?
What kind of judge would you like on your case? A disinterested or uninterested judge? I hope you chose the former! While an uninterested judge would be yawning and flicking through their phone, a disinterested judge would be far more likely to hear all sides of your case and rule objectively.
It seems simple enough. Another military term to confuse us! While both locations have kept the same spelling — you know, just to make it interesting! Get the latest on travel, languages and culture with our newsletter. We send it out once a month and you can opt out anytime. Gobbledegook Gobbledegook is incoherent babbling in a fashion that makes no sense amounting to random words and noises to your listeners.
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