APPRAISE = to estimate an item’s value

APPRISE = to inform

Please *apprise* me of my car’s value after you *appraise* it.

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►Show the Difference:

[at play - in play ]

1- Children spend hours at play. ► ( = playing.)
2- I only said it in play. ► ( = not seriously.)

►Show the Difference:

[last - latest ]

1- What is the last book you have read? ► ( = There's a hint that the person who's being asked doesn't read many books.)
2-What is the latest book you have read? ► ( = it sounds like that person reads books regularly.)

discuss about❌❌❌

The verb discuss is never used with the preposition about. It is simply followed by a direct object:

✗ I would like to discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of students using credit cards.
✓ I would like to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of students using credit cards.

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Homeworks → ❌

Homework → ✔️

Homework assignments → ✔️

Vocabs → ❌

Vocab words → ✔️

Vocabulary words→ ✔️

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Don’t begin a question
with “May you …?”❌

Begin with “Would you,” “Could you,” or “Can you” if you’re asking someone a question.

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POPULACE = people living in an area: The general *populace* hated the film. 🎥👎

POPULOUS = having many people: Tokyo 🗼 is a *populous* city.

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ALLUSION = an indirect reference

ILLUSION = a deceptive appearance

ELUSION = an escape

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DELUSION = a mistaken idea 👩💭❌

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Criminals are *hanged*.

Paintings 🎨 and clothes👗 are *hung*.

I hanged up. → ❌

I hung up.📱→ ✔️

We hanged out. → ❌

We hung out. 👫🍨 → ✔️

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“Barely no” is a double negative. So are “hardly no” and “scarcely no.”

Change “no” to *any*: There is *barely any* ice cream left. 🍨

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📌I'm used to killing snakes = I've killed a lot of snakes in my life.

📌I used to kill snakes = I killed snakes in the past, but not anymore.

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Disparate = different, varied 👴🐺🍕

Desperate = hopeless; needing 🙏

During exam season, students are *desperate* for *disparate* reasons. 😰

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