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Publication of the latest issue of ELOPE
Dear members and friends of the Slovene Association for the Study of English, We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest issue of ELOPE (Vol. 12, No. 1, 2015, Ljubljana University Press). The special issue “Cultural Encounters with … Continue reading
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Language Tip 36 (2014-15)
How vs. what…like These two expressions are sometimes interchangeable and sometimes not: How are you? What is she like? The media tell us what the perfect body looks like. / The media tell us how the perfect body looks. It … Continue reading
Language Tip 35 (2014-15)
either vs. as well/too Spot the error in these sentences: “I don’t like vanilla ice cream and I don’t like chocolate cake too.” “We are not disinclined to accepting the changes, and our customers are not adverse to the changes … Continue reading
Language Tip 34 (2014-15)
Take note vs. take notes “Take note of this tip; take notes if you need help remembering.” “To take note of something” means to pay attention to it. E.g. “I took note of his advice, but I still ignored it.” … Continue reading
Language Tip 33 (2014-15)
Get vs. acquire; get vs. become “Get” and “acquire” are not interchangeable, because “acquire” means specifically to gain possession of and is normally not used with things you cannot actually have and hold, such as attention. CORRECT: “I finally got … Continue reading
Language Tip 32 (2014-15)
Sentence fragments can sound very, very silly in English. Slovenian seems to have a higher tolerance for syntax-poor snippets of language. Though we are tempted to say, “Always use full sentences,” that would be going too far! Instead, a simple … Continue reading
Call for papers
We would like to invite you to submit papers for the ELOPE autumn issue (Vol. 12, No. 2)! We are a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research articles, studies and essays that address matters pertaining to English language, literature, … Continue reading
New web page and publisher!
Dear followers and friends! We have some amazing news: ELOPE has launched its new and improved web page and has the great fortune of also having a new publisher; Ljubljana University Press. Check it out at the following link: http://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/elope/
Language Tip 31 (2014-15)
Two very useful expressions for (often useless and unproductive) reciprocal actions are: 1) to and fro 2) back and forth Make sure, however, not to mix and match them! NOT: “They threw insults back and fro.” But: “They threw insults … Continue reading
Language Tip 30 (2014-15)
“According to” vs. “in accordance with” Note the difference between these two expressions. Perhaps it’s easiest to think of “according to” as a synonym for “says”, and “in accordance with” as a synonym for “in conformity with”. 1) According to … Continue reading