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5 Words to look out for in 2021

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on December 15, 2020November 26, 2021

The English language has evolved this year, global events have opened the door to new…

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  • General English

What is a ‘Freegan’? Understanding Dietary Vocabulary

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

Wind the clock back twenty years and most people, except perhaps a small proportion of…

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  • General English

Latinx | Word of the Month

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on November 27, 2020April 13, 2022

If you read our recent blog post, Gen Z: generating change, you may already be…

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  • General English

What is Neurodiversity? Understanding Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on November 20, 2020February 1, 2021

I think most people would agree that 2020 isn’t a year that anyone is likely…

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  • General English

Go from ‘Basic’ to ‘Fire’! Learn Gen Z Phrases and Slang

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

A language glow-up: how to go from basic to fire in minutes with our guide…

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  • General English

What does ‘Permaculture’ mean? Understanding ‘Portmanteau’ words.

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on November 10, 2020February 1, 2021

Climate change and organic have become household words, but are you familiar with a related…

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Gen Z: generating change

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on October 26, 2020February 1, 2021

Can you name which generation you belong to? One of the things that even I,…

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  • General English

What does ‘Ghosting’ mean?

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on October 23, 2020February 1, 2021

Have you ever been ghosted? Or perhaps you’ve been the ghoster? If you haven’t come…

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  • General English

Wellness: it’s worth celebrating

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on August 28, 2020February 1, 2021

You might agree that 2020 has been a difficult year, with month after month of…

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Modal verbs: Has their use declined?

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on August 27, 2020September 4, 2020

Modal verbs: how their use has declined in recent times As is well-known, English has…

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