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Why Does English Have So Many Food Idioms?
Written By : Tio Ramadhan What Are Food Idioms? Food idioms are idiomatic expressions in English that use food-related vocabulary to express meanings that are figurative rather than literal. These expressions function as fixed units of meaning , meaning their interpretation cannot be derived from the individual words alone. Food idioms are commonly used to describe: emotions and feelings, situations and conditions, evaluations and judgments, abstract ideas in everyday comm


Semantic Shift: When Words change their meaning over time
Written By : Fhaliq Enriya Zubahda
Did You Know? Words Can Change Their Meaning Over Time 👀


ONOMATOPOEIA
Written By : Alifah Kahillah Almaira Title: Onomatopoeia: Words with a sound effect. Sub-title: hear the buzz, bang, and splash of...


EUPHEMISM : THE SOFTER SIDE OF LANGUAGE
Written By : Annisa Nur Inayah “He’s dead” “Wait, weren’t that too blunt and harsh?” “Better use the phrase ‘passed away’, but why?”...


ACCENTS AND DIALECTS : WHY ENGLISH SOUNDS SO DIFFERENT AROUND THE WORLD
Written By : Karenina Fernandya Why Does English Sounds Different? Why does English in Sydney, New York, or London sound so different?...


MODAL VS SEOM
Written By : Calistha Naisyila Ilfiansa What is Modal? Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that modify the main verb in a sentence,...


ABLAUT REDUPLICATION IS WHY 'TIC-TAC-TOE' SOUNDS RIGHT-AND 'TAC-TIC-TOE' DOESN'T
Written By : Kamillah Fahrudin Have you ever stopped to think about why we say tic-tac-toe in that exact order? Or caught yourself...


CONTRONYMS
Written By : Alifah Kahillah Almaira What are Contronyms? Contronyms are words that have two meanings that are the opposite for each...


THE INFLUENCE OF LITERATURE : ENGLISH WORDS CREATED BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Written By : Karenina Fernandya Do you know that lyrics like “All’s well that ends well” from Taylor Swift is originally from William...


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (COVER)
Written By : Rizky Lizardo English is a global language spoken in various countries, but not all English speakers use the same version...


LOANWORDS : WORDS THAT ARE BORROWED FROM OTHER LANGUAGE SUBTITLE: HOW LANGUAGE BORROW AND NEVER RETURN, OR FOREIGN WORDS THAT FEEL RIGHT AT HOME
Written By : Fhaliq Enriya Zubahda What are Loanwords: Loanwords are words that are taken from another language that is used like...


WHAT IS A TONGUE TWISTER?
Written By : Muhammad Nabil Pratama Tongue twister is a word or sentence that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly because...


REPORTED SPEECH
Written By : Ria Khoirunnisa What is reported speech? Reported speech is the transformation of a direct speech sentence into an...


CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Written By : Calistha Naisyila Ilfiansya WHAT IS CONDITIONAL SENTENCES? A conditional sentence is a complex sentence that is in the...


ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION
Written By : Chairunnisa Nur Zahra What is an Elliptical Construction? An elliptical construction is a compound sentence where two or...
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