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The influence of Shakespeare on everyday English
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Flora Hu posted on 2016/02/27Ever wondered where phrases like "star-crossed lovers" or "in a pickle" come from? Dive into this fun lesson to discover how Shakespeare's words still pop up in our everyday English and boost your vocabulary with these fascinating phrase origins!
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US /sɔrt/
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UK /sɔ:t/
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- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
- Noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
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US /ˈpipəl/
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UK /'pi:pl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
- Transitive Verb
- To populate; to fill with people.
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US /'pɜ:rsn/
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UK /'pɜ:sn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Man, woman or child
- An individual, typically used to emphasize their distinct identity or role.
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US /kætʃ, kɛtʃ/
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UK /kætʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
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