Let's focus on 20 English words and phrases which are written and read pretty much like in their language of origin - French...
Tag: loanwords
French Words in English. Part 2
The first part of "French Words in English" looked at 20 words of French origin which are commonly used in English nowadays. This blog will focus on the same thing. So, let's switch to French mode!
15 Big Words Worth Knowing
Big words are long, difficult words that express serious or important ideas. Such ideas are great, and it's necessary to be able to discuss them, and they are good way to impress an examiner...
Japanese Words in English
There are numerous English words that are used in everyday Japanese conversations. And even though it's usually possible to do without Japanese loanwords in daily English conversations, there are some words we simply can't help using in certain situations...
Italian Words in English
Italian and English belong to different language groups: Italian is a Romance/Romanic language and English is West Germanic. Even so, they have a lot in common...
German Words in English
English and German belong to the Germanic family of languages. Moreover, they both are Western Germanic languages, which makes their similarity even closer. To begin with, the very basics of the 2 languages are strikingly similar, which is connected with the history of the English language...