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Stoned

‘Stoned’ has been in the news twice recently in very different contexts. The first example means to throw stones at a person until he/she dies.   Hardline Islamist militiamen in Somalia have stoned to death a man accused of raping and murdering a woman. (BBC News) The second meaning is quite different. In this example …

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Welcome to Wil’s World of Words. English students often ask me what the best way to expand their vocabulary is. My first response to advanced students is always “Read the news in English every day”.   In this blog I hope to help English learners with this by giving you my pick of all the …

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