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2021-10-20 12:37:19 THERE IS A COUPLE OF APPLES

It’s a common mistake for English learners.

We use a singular verb if the whole group is understood as a single entity, and a plural verb if we are referring to all individuals who belong to the group.

THERE IS A COUPLE OF APPLES
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF APPLES

A majority of people like animals.
A majority likes animals.
There is a couple in love at the bus stop.
There are a couple of apples on the table.
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2021-09-30 13:10:26 RECEIPT OR RECIPE

RECEIPT /rɪˈsiːt/
A receipt is a piece of paper that confirms that money or goods have been received.

We've got receipts for each thing we've bought.

RECIPE /ˈresəpi/
Don't use `receipt' to refer to a set of instructions telling you how to cook something. The word you use is recipe/.

This is an old Polish recipe for beetroot soup.
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2021-09-29 10:47:01 DAMP OR DRIZZLE

Damp: (adjective) slightly wet (often after the rain has stopped)
Drizzle: (verb/noun) to rain lightly with very fine drops
Shower: (noun) a short period of rain
Rain: (verb/noun) water that falls from the clouds in drops
Downpour: (noun) heavy rain
Pour: (verb) to have heavy rain
It's raining cats and dogs: (Idiom) To rain heavily
Torrential rain: (noun) very heavy rain
Flood: (verb/noun) to become covered in water usually due to excessive rain
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