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The Best and Worst Films for English Learners

The team at Preply delivers a fun study guide for English language learners. They created a list of the simplest and most challenging films for English language learners to watch for some practice. They created a scoring system for the highest-grossing films based on the number of words per minute and the complexity of their vocabulary. The films with the highest scores were Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Maleficent, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. As for the most difficult films, The Wandering Earth, Oppenheimer, and Barbie had high word counts and challenging vocabulary. The team also determined that fantasy and adventure films with quest or romance storylines score the best. They also specifically picked out which films have subtitles that are difficult to follow. The film Finding Dory, which may be surprising since it’s a children’s movie, but the chatterbox fish in the starring role delivers a lot of dialogue to keep up with.

The Best and Worst Films for English Learners

The Words Americans Use to Make Themselves Seem Smarter

Many people think that a complex vocabulary is a sign of intelligence. Americans have different habits around word use and different perceptions of what words are used and when. Context matters when it comes to the use of complex words, but the words themselves matter too. The team at Preply surveyed Americans on the topic of complex words to find out which words they think sound intelligent, when they use big words, and how they feel when others use them.

The Words Americans Use to Make Themselves Seem Smarter

How the English Language Spread


Today, English is the international language and it is prevalent everywhere. But this wasn't always the case. We can owe the spread of English to the British, who eventually spread everywhere during the age of exploration. It was called the age of exploration due to the presence of ships and the motive of embarking on journeys to discover areas around the globe, one by one.


Thus, British colonisation began and the spread of the English language as well as culture became certain. Other than that, English itself as a language has origins in many words. It takes up words from many languages, and we can call this too, a result of a number of cultures and countries mixing together during colonisation and even before that, where the basic English words come from, that is, the Latin language.



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The Official Languages Found in the Most Countries Around the World

Which language was found to be the official language of the most countries? You can find the answer to this question, and more in this linguistic chart that takes a look at the official languages that are found around the world. The bubble chart format makes it easy to see which ones were deemed the official language of the most countries, as well as the countries that have legally declared them as such. The chart also includes the ones that consider these languages to be their de facto national language, which means that while the language is spoken by a majority of a country’s population, it has not been declared as the official language in a legal capacity. 

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Some Helpful Phrases to Use At Work

We use words all the time to communicate our thoughts and express our emotions. Words matter, but not just in daily usage and informal situations. You tell your mom and dad that you love them you enquire your friend about their day, you even talk to your pet dog when you feel like it, and every time you use words with care and love. So you Your choice of words is equally important at work!

How you interact with your co-workers and employer, tells a lot about you. Sometimes, you may have an informal way of interaction with your fellows at work, but with people whom you barely know and are not frank with, it gets kind of tricky as to what you should say to them or how you should ask them about something. If you think of all the scenarios at your workplace, the most ambiguous situation is that when you are in a meeting, and you disagree with someone. How will you discuss your opinions with them in a manner that does not offend them?

Some Helpful Phrases to Use At Work #Infographic

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