Oct 31
The difference between DO and DOES is not difficult to understand.DO is a verb and DOES is the third person singular of that verb in the present tense. Every other person in the conjugation uses DO. When the subject is I, you, we, or they, we use DO. I do my homework every day.Do you …
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Oct 30
EARLIEST vs. SOONESTearliestUsed as a superlative adjective to mean “most distant in time.”These are the earliest examples of the artist’s works.soonestUsed as a superlative adverb to mean “most promptly.”(not commonly used) PERCENT vs. PERCENTAGEpercentUsed after a number.Fifty percent of the people voted for the initiative.percentageNot used after a number.The percentage of people who approve of …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR -ILLICIT vs ELICIT ILLICIT is an adjective that’s used to talk about things people aren’t supposed to do because they are illegal. EXAMPLES He is credited with taking a number of illegal firearms and illicit drugs off the streets. Silk Road is a dark web bazaar where users could buy and sell drugs and …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – MIGRATE vs EMIGRATE vs IMMIGRATE MIGRATE means to MOVE from one place to go and live in another. EXAMPLES: Many Easterners migrated west during the California gold rush. Many New Yorkers migrate to Florida for the winter. EMIGRATE means to LEAVE one’s home country to go and live in another. EXAMPLES: My …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – AT THE END vs IN THE END Simply put, at the end refers to a specific time or location, and in the end is an idiomatic phrase that means “finally,” “after a long time,” or, “all things considered.” At the end of the day, we went home. (specific time) We scored a goal …
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Mar 06
GRAMMAR – Either & Neither Either refers to one of two things or people. Either is always used with a singular verb. Either … or is a correlative conjunction used to connect two things which are the same types, phrases, clauses or words. Either San Francisco or Kansas will win the Superbowl. We can either …
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Mar 06
VOCABULARY – Internet Abbreviations (with definitions) Our social media shorthand is amazingly extensive. We have acronyms and abbreviations for the way that we chat back and forth with one another. Here are some that seem to appear quite often. AFAIK – As far as I know b/c, bc – Because B4 – Before BAE – …
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Mar 05
VOCABULARY – Irregular Plural Nouns Most nouns in English are made plural by adding an ‘s’ to the singular form. But there are some exceptions. Here are a few of the more common ones. The plural of person is people. The plural of foot is feet. The plural of tooth is teeth. The plural of …
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Mar 05
MAYBE vs MAY BE Even though the two words contain the same letters, the space between those letters makes a difference because maybe is an adverb while may be is a verb. As such, their definitions are different and one can never be used in the place of the other. Look: MAYBE IS AN ADVERB …
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Mar 10
Many people confuse these two expressions. And while they are similar, there is a very important difference. ON time – This referrs to when you have an appointment or scheduled time to be somewhere or do something. The meeting starts at 2 pm. I have to be on time. (If I’m late something bad will …
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