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#vocubulary #collocations

Window shopping = 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝒉𝑜𝑝𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑐𝒉𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠

Wireless hotspot = 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝒉𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝒉𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑔𝑎𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠, 𝑒𝑡𝑐. 𝑇𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠

Widely accepted = 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒

Widely used = 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠

Wave goodbye (to someone) = 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝒉𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑦𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝒉𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝒉𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚

Vital organs = 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝒉 𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝒉𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑦𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟

Valid reason/excuse = 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑.

Vague memory = 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝒉𝑖𝑐𝒉 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒

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I recently signed up for a new ISP for my office, using DSL. I managed to get the modem and the router configured properly, but now my email won't work. I dug out the manual that came with the modem and called the toll-free line for technical support . I'm not a big fan of most IT departments, but if something doesn't work, they're the only game in town.

I explained to the tech support person that I couldn't get my email to send or receive.
He asked me if I had checked the Ethernet connection from the modem to the router, and
I said I did. Then he asked if I had run any diagnostics on the email software, and if I
was able to connect to the web. I said no to both of these questions. He told me he would submit a ticket and have the problem escalated to the next level. Someone should be calling me back, he said.

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I decided to switch banks recently, and after looking at my options, I went for Mar Vista National Bank. I drove over to the bank, parked next to the drive-through teller lanes, and walked inside. I made my way to the new accounts desk, and was greeted by John, one of the customer service representatives there. I told him I wanted to open a new checking and savings account. He said he’d be happy to help me, and gave me a form to fill out with my personal information, including place of employment, home address, and so forth. I had to show him a government-issued ID and give him my Social Security number.

John asked if I wanted an interest-bearing account with overdraft protection. Technically, he said, the savings account is a money market where I can earn interest daily. The checking was free if I had direct deposit, and my checks were also free. I signed on the dotted line, gave him the minimum deposit to open the account, and thanked him for his help. I'm glad I got that out of the way. Now all I need to do is make some money to put into my accounts! Open / Comment