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2021-07-09 13:16:45 DON’T USE WILL AFTER IF/WHEN

Conditional 1 (real present) is used to show real or very probable situations in the present or future.

If you work hard, you’ll pass the exam.
If you go with me, I’ll show you the way.
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2021-07-08 12:12:58 MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

Proverb

Make the most of a favourable situation while it lasts.

Today, we all use this expression, not just farmers. When conditions are perfect to get something done, we can say, “It’s a good idea to make hay while the sun shines.”
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2021-07-07 15:46:46 WE’RE GONNA NEED MORE WAX!!

Remember that hilarious scene from the The 40-Year-Old Virgin movie? Are you getting your summer body ready like Andy?

To be serious, actors use phrases with ‘gonna’ in their lines. It is informal for ‘going to’.

You’re gonna (going to) look good after this, man.
We’re gonna (going to) need more wax!
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2021-07-06 10:44:35 ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

You should remember that it is not typical to use long adjective phrases in a spoken or written language. But still there are cases when three or even five adjectives occur in one sentence.

Catch a useful table to know how to put adjectives correctly

Opinion size age shape color origin material type purpose

He bought a beautiful (opinion) green (color) silk (material) tie.
It's a new (age) round (shape) Swiss (origin) alarm (purpose) clock.

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2021-07-05 11:17:20 METAPHORICAL GENDER

Metaphorical gender is mainly used when we apply a specific gender to objects, animals and abstract concepts. This personification is usually done for poetic effect or to show strong emotional attachment.

Look at this ship! She is a beauty.
I love this puppy so much. He is the cutest!
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (a 1972 film)
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2021-07-01 11:28:06 I AIN’T AT HOME

AIN’T
is a very common grammar construction in spoken American and British English though grammarians are not ready to consider it correct. But you can use it when you want to make the negative form of the verbs “to be” or “to have”.

“I ain’t going.”
“He ain’t sure.”
“You ain’t serious!”
“I ain’t seen him today.”
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2021-06-30 08:40:48 8 COLLOCATIONS WITH ‘PROBLEM’


to face a problem - to have a problem
to rise against the problem - not to allow a problem to affect you
to combat a problem - to try to solve the problem before it gets worse
tough problem - a problem that is hard to solve
recurrent problem - a problem that happens time after time
to confront a problem - to deal with a problem
run into a problem - to have a problem suddenly
to sort out a problem - to deal with a problem successfully

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2021-06-16 10:11:38 BREAK THE MOLD

Idiom
to do something in a completely new way

Voters are looking for a candidate who will break the mold and give them honest answers.
Their approach to sports teaching broke the mold.
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