The Word

The Word is an online educational resource for people studying English. It was originally published daily from... fb.me/3A4qvXaiY

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It's Friday, and the final day of contronym week where we look at words in English with contradictory meanings.... fb.me/10W9dk8Vz

Some words in English have contradictory meanings - we call them contronyms. One example of a contronym is left.... fb.me/2ATbXhDTc

Are you enjoying contronym week? Today our contradictory word is give out. To give out is to share something - My... fb.me/Nk3aSdtC

Welcome to contronym week! We are looking at words with contradictory meanings. Today, help! Of course help... fb.me/238CfVLip

Yes it is. No it isn't! Do you like to be contradictory - disagreeing with whatever anyone says, just because you... fb.me/2YlFfbYs4

Don't know if anyone is following (or cares about!) the US government shutdown, but it happened in Australia once... fb.me/6uWtyDkCd

Read our Poetry Day article Friday! RT @nprnews: Book News: Forward Prize For Poetry Goes To Michael Symmons Roberts n.pr/16Y3bYW

It's Friday, the last day of 'There's a word for that?!?' week. Let's look at the confusing worlds of homonyms... fb.me/2xydiKiZA

This can be a confusing one for English language learners. A contranym is a word that can mean the opposite of... fb.me/2JBbbdcvX

It's 'There's a word for that?!?' week at The Word. Today's word is one for the teenagers amongst us: Tmesis is... fb.me/6uxUMqmJF

We like to talk about new words at The Word, and did you know there's a word for a newly named word? It would be... fb.me/2FwWs5TMV

There's a word for that?!? Yep, that's the game we will be playing this week! First up: Bet you didn't even know... fb.me/Tp6Et2Qa

Final tricky English tip of the week: Like vs. as 'Like' is a preposition and 'as' is a conjunction. 'Like'... fb.me/PqrSvA7u

Tricky English week continues! We've talked about this one before, but it's still a toughie. Affect vs. effect:... fb.me/1SZ72iuFF

Could you care less about tricky English? Well, it depends. Many people say 'I could care less' with the meaning... fb.me/2HWLA4MeX

We are talking about common English errors this week. Today: Irregardless. Simple solution: This word doesn’t... fb.me/YDDfPXxT

Tricky English Week! Yep, let's look at common errors in English. Fewer vs. less: In general, 'less' refers to... fb.me/15yxwwVpV

Interesting 'did you know' to remember: Got vs gotten: Got is the past participle used in British English. Gotten... fb.me/2HXi5eCJN