Today’s Word of the Day is: “to complicate” (v.) Transcription: [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] Translation: усложнять, осложнять Meaning: to make something more difficult to deal with or understand Example: Changing jobs now would complicate her life. – Смена работы сейчас усложнит ее жизнь. Synonym: make difficult
Nouns. Tip#1: Types of Nouns A noun is a word that names something: either a person, place, or thing. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.Types of NounsNouns form a large proportion of English vocabulary and they come in a wide…
The remote Arctic village of Chikinskaya has been catapulted into the pages of Vogue Italia after providing the latest exotic location for the magazine’s high-style photo shoots. Shot by British photographer Johnny Dufort and starring (в главной роли) Turkish model Günce Gözütok, the photos are set to feature in the September issue (выпуск) of the…
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out. Tip#3: Find Something to Look Forward to Think about your career goals or how you make customers’ lives better—any part of your day that can give your work meaning. Finding the areas where you make a difference or that are helping you toward your goals can give you…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “acorn” (n.) Transcription: [ˈeɪkɔːn] Translation: желудь Meaning: an oval nut that grows on oak trees Example: From the tiny acorn grows the mighty elk.- Из крошечного желудя вырастает могучий дуб.
Beside vs. Besides—How to Use Each Beside and besides are quite commonly confused with one another despite their different definitions. Even though they are spelled almost the same, they are not used in the same way.The Basic Difference Between “Beside” and “Besides” Beside, without the s, tells us the location of something. Besides, on the…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “touching” (adj.) Transcription: [tʌtʃ.ɪŋ] Translation: трогательный Meaning: making you feel sadness or sympathy Example: It was indeed a touching moment for the entire population.- Это был поистине трогательный момент для всего населения. Synonyms: affecting, heart-warming
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out. Tip#2: Disconnect Every Day The perils of our “always-on” culture are well-documented. Finding windows of time to disconnect every day and recover reduces stress and enhances engagement, says organizational psychologist Marc Prine, PhD, founder of MIP Consulting, LLC, a workplace consulting company based in Philadelphia.Finding recovery time may…
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Singular Nouns Treated as Plural Some singular nouns can be used with either a singular or plural verb. The commonest of these are the collective nouns which stand for a group or collection of people or things. These include words such as audience, committee, crew, family, government, group, team, and many others. So, both these…