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A Londoner who is passionate about the English Language, and wants to make it fun and easy to learn and understand. For learners and existing speakers alike!

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Word of the day: August (ˈɔːgəst )
From Augustus (lit. venerable) Caesar.
The eighth month of the year for us since 1582, it used to be the sixth month in the old calendar (Sextilis), followed by Septe-mber, Octo-ber, Nove-mber and Dece-mber 🤗

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Word of the day: Salary.

A compensation for work by monetary payment, generally made monthly.

From the Latin Salarium, "of salt".

In Roman times, soldiers were often paid with salt, which was a very expensive and necessary commodity.

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Word(s) of the day: Optical Illusion (with bonus word: Ludicrous).

Something that tricks our brain into seeing a false image.

What do you see?
(If you can't figure it out, flip your phone 90 degrees to the right).

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Cathedral: from the Latin 'ecclesia cathedralis', church of the bishop.
Cathedra and Kathedra are Latin/Greek for seat, chair.
Incidentally, the Italian 'cattedra' is used today to indicate the seat of the teacher in a classroom.

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