Vocabulary For Basic Emotions: Fear

Vocabulary For Basic Emotions: Fear

Welcome to the latest entry in our series of posts dedicated to basic human emotions, and, more specifically, the English vocabulary we can use to describe them.

We’ve already covered anger and sadness, and today it’s time to explore another essential emotion we’re all familiar with: fear. Happy Halloween! 👻

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Travel, Trip, Journey… What’s the Difference?

Travel, Trip, Journey… What’s the Difference?

World Tourism Day is celebrated every year on September 27, and what better way to mark the occasion than by inspiring a little wanderlust? 🌍✈️

Today, we’re exploring the many words we use to talk about travel – from journey and trip to tour, excursion, outing, and voyage – and discovering what makes each one unique.

To travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen
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How to Describe Extremely Hot Weather. Part 2

How to Describe Extremely Hot Weather. Part 2

It’s been two years since we published “How to Describe Extremely Hot Weather,” but this topic remains, well, hot every summer, especially when the sun chooses violence.

In our first post, we explored adjectives and synonyms for hot and the subtle differences in their meanings. This time, we’re diving into funny and colorful ways to describe scorching heat, so let’s get right to it.

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