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Bottling factory - Orange juice bottling line for processing and bottling juice into bottles. Selective focus.

40 Things You Didn't Know Had a Name

The most practical vocabulary lesson of your life.
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Portrait of beautiful cheerful girl smiling and looking at camera. Happy african woman in casual standing on blue background. Brazilian stylish woman with crossed arms and curly hair isolated with copy space.

Cut These 20 Negative Words from Your Life

You'll feel instantly happier.
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friend explaining book to classmate in library

35 Words We Totally Stole From Other Languages

Thank you Germany, Japan, and Spain.
donkey
donkey

How 17 Commonly Confused Things Are Different

There is a difference between shrimp and prawns.
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woman reading a book in a library

40 Words That Didn't Exist 40 Years Ago

It wasn't long ago that "photobomb" wasn't a word.
40 Facts About Words That Will Blow Your Mind
40 Facts About Words That Will Blow Your Mind

40 Facts About Words That Will Blow Your Mind

What you never knew about the words you use.
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modern young student learning on line at the coffeehouse

15 Surprising Things That Were Named for Someone

Inventors don't always make a name for themselves.

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Young caucasian girl is lost in Japan and asking local mature woman for help

Things That Have Different Names Throughout the U.S.

Asking for a "pop" in New York won't get you soda.
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young latino man reading a book by himself in the park

50 Synonyms You Can Use for Everyday Words

Transform into your own thesaurus!
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A serious young female creative professional sits at a conference table during a staff meeting next to an unrecognizable coworker. She frowns in disbelief as she listens to him.

Similar Words That Aren't Actually Synonyms

Don't mistake these commonly confused words.
confused woman hard words to pronounce
confused woman hard words to pronounce

14 Words You're Probably Mispronouncing

These everyday words are total tongue twisters.
man car surprise shocked
man car surprise shocked

What the Acronyms You Use Daily Stand For

OMG, you won't believe this.
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Resentful young man and woman look away from each other on couch

These Body Language Cues Mean Your Relationship Is Doomed

Those crossed legs are not always a sex invite.
nonbinary
nonbinary

People Refuse to Acknowledge My Pronouns. Here’s What That’s Like.

For those who aren’t trans and for those who feel comfortable with male or female...
40 compliments
40 compliments

Read Your Partner’s Mind with These 10 Body Language Signs of Attraction

According to Dr. Albert Mehrabian, author of Silent Messages, just 7 percent of any message...
Letter Z on a Keyboard Why Z is Pronounced Zee
Letter Z on a Keyboard Why Z is Pronounced Zee

Why the World Pronounces “Z” as “Zed” And Americans Don’t

In America, there’s only one way to pronounce the letter Z: zee, of course. However, head...
girl reading book or dictionary, new words coined
girl reading book or dictionary, new words coined

The Buzziest New Word Coined the Year You Were Born

With nearly a million words estimated to be in the English language, it may seem...
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female wearing white T-shirt, feeling guilty, confused, making helpless gesture with hands, having Oops expression on her face. Human emotions and feelings, math jokes

Stop Using These Phrases to Sound Instantly Smarter

Though the English language contains hundreds of thousands of words, there are certain expressions and...
woman laughing to herself
woman laughing to herself

17 Puns About Puns That Are Pun-Believably Hilarious

Puns are some of the best—and also worst—jokes on the planet. You can make a...
Jewish Grandma Talking Yiddish Words
Jewish Grandma Talking Yiddish Words

30 Useful Yiddish Words Anyone Can Use

If you grew up in a Jewish household, then it’s likely that you already use...