How to Talk About Groups of Fruit & Vegetables

How to Talk About Groups of Fruit & Vegetables

There are quite a few foods whose “group words” are irregular or surprising, which can confuse learners. For example, how would you refer to the cherries in the picture below? There are two of them, but they are attached in one… what? If you’re not sure, read on.

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Word of Year: Rage Bait

Word of Year: Rage Bait

It’s that time of year again when we look back to see which word has been crowned Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press. Last year, it was brain rot, and this time, social media is in the spotlight again. Rage bait is the Word of the Year 2025. In this post, we’ll explore exactly what it means and learn how to use it naturally. Read on for its meaning in context and common collocations.

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Articles: Expanding the Nuance

Articles: Expanding the Nuance

Welcome back to our series on articles. Today, we continue exploring these sometimes seemingly insignificant, yet incredibly useful and genuinely fascinating little functional words. Be sure to check out our first post on the rules governing their usage, along with the follow-up exercise post. Then dive deeper with this new article. That way, you’ll be fully prepared for this material, which builds on the concepts covered earlier.

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