Cornwall Careers Show
HD Words is going to be the smallest company exhibiting at Cornwall Careers Show on 14th & 15th October this year. The Show is for young people, mostly aged 14-18, but up to 25 in some cases, to investigate and … Continued
Unusual English words with odd prefixes and suffixes
This is going to be a bit of a ramble through some of the unusual English words; words like disgruntled, where the opposite isn’t exactly gruntled.
Odd words in the English language
I’ve been thinking about odd words again. It’s a hazard of the job, and I could probably get tablets for it, I know, but there it is! What kind of odd words? Well, the sort that don’t follow the rules, … Continued
Homophones – words that sound the same
Following on from my blog about homographs like tear, which can be pronounced two different ways from the same spelling, today’s blog is about homophones, which sound the same from different spellings. As before, I’ve been having fun making sentences … Continued
Words that sound different – homographs
I have been informed by my sister Steph that a word like tear, that can be pronounced in two different ways, is called a homograph, meaning written the same. I didn’t know that before – did you know that? However, … Continued