English tip #2
🕳 Over vs Above
🌕 “The moon is above the house.” → It floats politely. Dignified. Distant.
🛸“The UFO hovered over the house.” → Close. Threatening. Possibly judging your curtains.
Both mean higher, but over suggests position relative to something else.
Above is more abstract, more respectful of your personal space.
🕳 Over vs Above
🛸“The UFO hovered over the house.” → Close. Threatening. Possibly judging your curtains.
Both mean higher, but over suggests position relative to something else.
Above is more abstract, more respectful of your personal space.
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English tip #3
🕳 Into vs In
🌪️“He jumped into the vortex.” → Action. Movement. A decision with consequences.
🌪️“He is in the vortex.” → The consequences have arrived. Possibly spinning.
The difference between into and in is about motion.
🕳 Into vs In
🌪️“He jumped into the vortex.” → Action. Movement. A decision with consequences.
🌪️“He is in the vortex.” → The consequences have arrived. Possibly spinning.
The difference between into and in is about motion.
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English tip #4
🕳 For vs Since (The Time Anchors)
🪵 “I’ve been lost in these woods for 3 days.”
🪵 “I’ve been here since Tuesday.”
For = duration. A measure. (for 3 minutes, for 10 years, for one whole eclipse)
Since = starting point. A moment frozen in time. (since 1999, since breakfast, since you opened that cursed book)
Use wisely. Time notices.
🕳 For vs Since (The Time Anchors)
For = duration. A measure. (for 3 minutes, for 10 years, for one whole eclipse)
Since = starting point. A moment frozen in time. (since 1999, since breakfast, since you opened that cursed book)
Use wisely. Time notices.
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English tip #5
🕳 By vs Until
✍️ “I’ll return by midnight.” → any time before or at midnight. Possibly dramatically. Possibly with glowing eyes.
🫠 “I’ll stay until midnight.” → I will be here. Watching. Probably silent.
By = deadline.
Until = duration.
Mix them up, and you may arrive early for things you didn’t want to attend in the first place.
🕳 By vs Until
By = deadline.
Until = duration.
Mix them up, and you may arrive early for things you didn’t want to attend in the first place.
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English tip #6
for those who value precision
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Word: Modicum
Meaning: A small amount of something — usually something valuable, desirable, or polite enough not to arrive in bulk.
It’s not a handful, not a pinch, but a respectable bit.
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Examples:
• “He showed a modicum of patience before sealing the time portal.”
→ Just enough patience to avoid catastrophe. Barely.
• “All I need is a modicum of peace to finish this equation.”
→ Peace, in teaspoon form.
• “She felt a modicum of regret about erasing the file, but not enough to restore it.”
→ Regret, but served in a very small saucer.
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Style Note:
Modicum often travels with seriousness — it’s more likely to appear in a measured sentence than in a text about pizza toppings.
However, you can say something like:
• “If this restaurant had a modicum of respect for their guests, they wouldn’t serve pizza with such a ridiculous scrap of cheese.”
for those who value precision
⸻
Word: Modicum
Meaning: A small amount of something — usually something valuable, desirable, or polite enough not to arrive in bulk.
It’s not a handful, not a pinch, but a respectable bit.
⸻
Examples:
• “He showed a modicum of patience before sealing the time portal.”
→ Just enough patience to avoid catastrophe. Barely.
• “All I need is a modicum of peace to finish this equation.”
→ Peace, in teaspoon form.
• “She felt a modicum of regret about erasing the file, but not enough to restore it.”
→ Regret, but served in a very small saucer.
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Style Note:
Modicum often travels with seriousness — it’s more likely to appear in a measured sentence than in a text about pizza toppings.
However, you can say something like:
• “If this restaurant had a modicum of respect for their guests, they wouldn’t serve pizza with such a ridiculous scrap of cheese.”
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Forwarded from Этимология каждый день
Слово Хобби - впервые регистрируется в 1816 г. как сокращение от англ hobbyhorse,16 век - детская игрушка-лошадка для имитации езды на лошади.
Но уже с 1670-ых само 'hobbyhorse' упоминается и в значении "любимое занятие или увлечение"
само же hobbyhorse - от hobin + hourse = хобин + лошадь. Хобин, вероятно, образовалось от клички животного как уменьш от Роберта или Робина. Сравните с Доббин - популярное в то время имя для рабочей лошади на ферме (например, можно встретить в "Венецианском купце" Шекспира 1596 года) - уменьш от Dob - от Роберта или Робина
Также, по-видимому, игрушка hobbyhorse - разновидность более "продвинутой" Tourney Horse - это деревянный каркас на лямках, который надевали на плечи и к которому приделывались голова и хвост лошади, создавшие впечатление, что человек едет верхом. По этой ссылке ещё больше деталей :)
И напоследок фанатам Гарри Поттера.
Dobbie (от того же Dob) - так в Англии называли домашнего эльфа (а-ля домовой). В Сассексе даже с бОльшим уважением - Master Dobbs
Но уже с 1670-ых само 'hobbyhorse' упоминается и в значении "любимое занятие или увлечение"
само же hobbyhorse - от hobin + hourse = хобин + лошадь. Хобин, вероятно, образовалось от клички животного как уменьш от Роберта или Робина. Сравните с Доббин - популярное в то время имя для рабочей лошади на ферме (например, можно встретить в "Венецианском купце" Шекспира 1596 года) - уменьш от Dob - от Роберта или Робина
Также, по-видимому, игрушка hobbyhorse - разновидность более "продвинутой" Tourney Horse - это деревянный каркас на лямках, который надевали на плечи и к которому приделывались голова и хвост лошади, создавшие впечатление, что человек едет верхом. По этой ссылке ещё больше деталей :)
И напоследок фанатам Гарри Поттера.
Dobbie (от того же Dob) - так в Англии называли домашнего эльфа (а-ля домовой). В Сассексе даже с бОльшим уважением - Master Dobbs
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English tip #7
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Examples :
• “The wizard had a plethora of enchanted spoons.”
→ More than practical and healthy.
• “There was a plethora of timelines branching from her single poor decision.”
→ Regret, multiplied exponentially.
• “He offered a plethora of excuses”
→ Quantity over quality.
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Tone Tips:
• Plethora is often used with a hint of sarcasm, admiration, or gentle alarm.
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Compare & Contrast:
• Modicum: A teaspoon of charm.
• Plethora: A tidal wave of unsolicited opinions.
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Examples :
• “The wizard had a plethora of enchanted spoons.”
→ More than practical and healthy.
• “There was a plethora of timelines branching from her single poor decision.”
→ Regret, multiplied exponentially.
• “He offered a plethora of excuses”
→ Quantity over quality.
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Tone Tips:
• Plethora is often used with a hint of sarcasm, admiration, or gentle alarm.
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Compare & Contrast:
• Modicum: A teaspoon of charm.
• Plethora: A tidal wave of unsolicited opinions.
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