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Tikka Masala and Pigs in Blankets | Word of the Month

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 11, 2022January 31, 2023

English is increasingly used for communication all over the world. For the latest set of…

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Banh Mi | Word of the Month

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on March 21, 2022July 11, 2022

Scan any recipe site or flick through any cookbook and I’d be surprised if you…

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  • General English

How To Improve Your Grammar Awareness

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on October 27, 2021November 26, 2021

Grammar is always a challenge when learning another language. The rules and structures may be different…

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  • General English

Learning Oxymorons + Take our Quiz!

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on May 20, 2021November 26, 2021

Picture this scenario: you’ve just received a big bonus at work and treated yourself to…

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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

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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  • 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

What’s your OALD story?

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on August 14, 2020September 2, 2020

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) was first published in 1948. Since then, over 100…

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  • General English

Elbump | Word of the Month

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 31, 2020August 28, 2020

As we adapt to living with COVID-19 until we find a vaccine, some people have…

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  • General English

Exploring Metonymy at the Town Hall

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 2, 2020November 10, 2020

It has recently become fashionable within Oxford University Press to refer to its large department…

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