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Does that ring a bell?
This favorite idiom is probably one you know: Does that ring a bell? It loosely translates as Připomíná ti to něco? and is often used to describe a vague memory or familiarity. A: Have you heard about… more →
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Does that ring a bell?
wrote 2 weeks ago: This favorite idiom is probably one you know: Does that ring a bell? It loosely translates as Připom … more →
Are you Putin’ me on?
wrote 3 weeks ago: For some reason, the Internet is obsessed with the name of Vladimir Putin. Here is the best collecti … more →
What are dogs and cats telling you?
wrote 1 month ago: This great infographic from PETA goes over the basic expressions, gestures and moods your dog or cat … more →
Small talk for an time of the year
wrote 3 months ago: Small talk is a polite conversation about nothing important or personal. Using small talk, we can sh … more →
Rocks in the Sky
wrote 3 months ago: After a meteorite hit Chelyabinsk in Russia last week, there has been a lot of confusion around thos … more →
As you wish
wrote 4 months ago: Did you know that the word as can be used as three parts of the speech? preposition, conjunct … more →
Full of yourself?
wrote 4 months ago: This idiom might not mean anything pretty, but that doesn’t mean we should not be aware of what it m … more →
Why is six afraid of seven? Learn English by laughing at simple jokes
wrote 4 months ago: I really like classic American jokes for children. They are so simple, everybody knows them, but for … more →
Happy New Year
wrote 4 months ago: Here are some useful words connected with the beginning of the new year. New Year’s Eve – silvestr ( … more →
How we rationalize our small cheating
wrote 5 months ago: The researcher Dan Ariely has been focusing on what drives and motivates our decission process. For … more →
Tired vs. tiring
wrote 7 months ago: We talked about the difference of bored vs. boring: This lecture is so boring. I am bored because of … more →
Before it was cool
wrote 8 months ago: “Before it was cool” is a common phrase used to express a slight irritation that something you liked … more →
Interesting history of interest
wrote 8 months ago: I found this interesting fact today. Did you know that the word interest comes from Roman law, and i … more →
Hot date
wrote 9 months ago: The joke on how to pick up chicks was one of the most popular articles on this blog, so I thought a … more →
Seal of approval
wrote 10 months ago: Let’s talk about one of the lesser-known homonyms. seal, noun pronunciation = sýl pečeť – A di … more →
This is going to be a hit
wrote 11 months ago: Let’s have a look at few idioms involving the word hit: hit a home run – to succeed with some … more →
Everyone, Every One, Everybody
wrote 11 months ago: These two – everyone, everybody – are almost synonymous, so I usually decide which one t … more →
Marketing
wrote 11 months ago: Three steps to a successful commercial: Draw the viewer’s attention to their small wound or scar. Ru … more →
Desert and dessert
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wrote 11 months ago: This is a fun pair of words: desert (noun)- barren, desolate area, often dry and sandy (poušť) desse … more →
