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2021-11-23 15:01:11 Open / Comment

2021-11-23 11:43:48 AID OR AIDE?

Aid is used as a verb, adjective and a noun.
Meaning: to help, to assist.

Vitamin C aids in the absorption of iron.

Aide is used only as a noun.
Meaning: an assistant.

A senior aide to the Prime Minister.
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2021-11-19 12:32:00 Open / Comment

2021-11-18 09:53:57 Falling meteorite!! Camera caught a falling celestial object in Russia. It fell just near the driveway. Have you ever seen such a phenomenon? Would you like to see it? Open / Comment

2021-11-17 15:42:42 Open / Comment

2021-11-17 15:04:40 WAYS TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE

Follow your dreams
Reach for the stars
Do the impossible
Believe in yourself
The sky is the limit
Go for it
There you go!
Keep it up
Don’t give up
Keep pushing
Stay strong
Never say ‘die’
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2021-11-15 14:55:36 PARTYGOER - HOW TO USE SUFFIX ‘GOER’

The suffix -goer is added to nouns to form nouns that mean "a person who (regularly) attends or goes to (the place mentioned)'':

church + -goer → churchgoer (= a person who regularly attends church).

theatregoer, concertgoer, playgoer, filmgoer, etc.

Be careful with the word GOER. In UK slang it means “A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity”.
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2021-11-12 13:41:47 Agree? Open / Comment

2021-11-12 11:13:56 CAN WE SAY “A MEANS OF TRANSPORT?”

Certain nouns have an identical singular and plural form. Some of these nouns end in -s: means, series, species.

The bicycle is a means of transport.
The five human senses are our means of communication with the material world.
A series of burglaries has been going on around the neighbourhood.
What are your favourite TV series?
A new species of bird has been discovered in Indonesia recently.

Other examples are:
aircraft, deer, sheep, fish, carp, pike, salmon, trout
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2021-11-11 11:12:30 TYPES OF DASHES

HYPHEN -
used to join words or parts of words
son-in-law

EM DASH —
can function like a comma, a colon, or parenthesis. Can mark an abrupt change or break in a sentence.
Two of us — Mike and I — went there.

EN DASH –
The en dash (–) is slightly wider than the hyphen (-) but narrower than the em dash (—). Is used to show a span or range of numbers, dates, or time.
The 2010⁠–⁠2011 season was our best yet.

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