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What Is Muscle Soreness? Understanding ‘Krepatúra’ in English | LEVITIN SCHOOL
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What Is Muscle Soreness? Understanding ‘Krepatúra’ in English

Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages The Word We Feel but Can’t Translate: What Is “Krepatúra”? In Slavic languages, we have a word for that funny post-workout pain: krepatúra. It’s not medical, but everyone knows what it means — that sweet ache in your muscles the day after training. In English, however, there’s no one-word equivalent. So […]

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27.03.2026 2 min read
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Thank You, Thanks, Thanks a Lot | LEVITIN SCHOOL
03.08.2025

Thank You, Thanks, Thanks a Lot

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Same Words, Different Worlds “Gratitude is not in the word. It’s in the way you say it.”— Tymur Levitin Why This Matters Most students learn that thank you means gratitude.And that thanks is the same, just shorter. But real communication isn’t about vocabulary — it’s about tone, context, and emotional weight.And the truth is: “Thank you,” “thanks,” and “thanks a […]

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Mastering All Modal Verb Combinations in English: Beyond the Basics | LEVITIN SCHOOL
15.07.2025

Mastering All Modal Verb Combinations in English: Beyond the Basics

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Author: Tymur Levitin, founder, director, teacher and interpreter at Levitin Language School.🌍 Choose your language Why Modal Verbs Are More Than Just “Can” and “Must” Most learners know the basics: can, must, should, may. But modal verbs are far more than that — they’re how English expresses attitude, logic, prediction, criticism, doubt, and permission in the subtlest ways. […]

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