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2021-09-10 12:35:22 IN OR AT THE BEGINNING

At the beginning is used to refer to the start or first part of something. It is usually followed by of.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the ice was much more complex, more difficult and thicker.

In the beginning means ‘at first’, and it usually suggests a contrast with a later situation. It is not usually followed by of.

In the beginning, computers were only used for the organization of information.
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2021-09-09 13:05:09 Do you agree with this guy? Express your opinion in comments Open / Comment

2021-09-08 19:58:32 COMMON MISTAKES

Eating junk food it is unhealthy.
Eating junk food is unhealthy.

I’d better to leave now.
I’d better leave now.

They made me to cry.
They made me cry.
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2021-09-07 14:07:59 PRACTICE OR PRACTISE?

In British English, practice is a noun and practise is a verb.

Your English needs more practice.
You need to practise more.

In American English, the spelling `practise' is not normally used. The verb and noun are both spelled practice.
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2021-09-06 10:11:01 BRITISH AMERICAN

trousers pants
flat apartment
lorry truck
university college
holiday vacation
jumper sweater
shop store
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2021-09-03 13:55:31 INFORMAL FORMAL

also in addition
anyways nevertheless
but however
so therefore

go up increase
go down decrease
go against oppose
deal with handle
find out discover
say sorry apologise
show up arrive
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2021-08-31 15:20:06 FLYING COWS

descend - /dɪˈsɛnd/ - move or fall downwards
pasture - /ˈpɑːstʃə/ - land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep

meadow - /ˈmɛdəʊ/ - a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay

injure - /ˈɪndʒə/ - do physical harm or damage to (someone)
herd - /həːd/ - a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock

suspend - /səˈspɛnd/ - hang (something) from somewhere
safely - /ˈseɪfli/ - in a way that gives protection from danger or risk
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2021-08-30 12:18:03 THE WHO LESSON

When ‘who’ acts as the subject of the sentence we don’t use the auxiliary verb. It appears when we need to ask a negative question.

Who broke the window? (subject)
Who didn’t go to school? (negative)
Who do you love? (object)
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2021-08-28 18:43:55 POWER LESSON

abuse of power — the misuse of a position of power to take unjust advantage of individuals, organizations, or governments.

come into power — to gain some degree of political power, as through election or appointment.

corridors of power — places where major political decisions are made.

fall from power — to lose one's authority or power in a particular situation or setting.

hard power — the use of a country's military power to persuade other countries to do something, rather than the use of cultural or economic influence

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