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We throw around idioms and sayings every day without stopping to think about how bizarre they actually sound. If you took them literally, half of our casual conversations would sound like surrealist ...

It doesn’t open up the tapestry of human experience — it reads like it was written by a shut-in with Wi-Fi and a thesaurus.

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The Polish nurse at the rehabilitation center asks her to decide. Does Neela want to have an abortion or wait for the ...

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Do you ever worry that your English sounds rude without meaning to? In this video, Claire shows you how small language mistakes can make a big difference in how polite—or impolite—you sound. From ...

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Idioms are an often invisible barrier to understanding and inclusion for second-language speakers because their meanings rely ...