The singular and plural of “species” is “species,” e.g., animal species 🐷🐸

Specie = money in coins

The laundromat accepts only *specie*.

#Vocabulary

allay — alley — alloy — ally

The confusion could occur on account of the similarity of appearance, and of the near-similar pronunciation.

‘Allay’ is pronounced beginning with an ‘a’ sound as in “about” and end sound rhymes with the word “lay”

‘alley’ begins with an ‘a’ sound as in “angry” and the end sound rhymes with the word “Lee”; ‘

alloy’ begins with an ‘a’ sound as in “angry” and the middle sound with an ‘l’ and the end sound rhymes with “boy” — some what like ‘a l oi’

‘ally’ begins with an ‘a’ sound as in “about” or as in “angry” and the end sound rhymes with the word “lie”.

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“I did well” = I succeeded; I got a good score. 💯

“I did good” = I did acts of kindness.

Do *well* on exams 👍; do *good* to others. 🙆

#Vocabulary

I like to read. → ✔️

I like reading. → ✔️

He dislikes singing. → ✔️

However,

He DISLIKES TO sing. → ❌

#Grammar

SINGULAR → PLURAL:

Knife 🔪 → knives. 🔪🔪

Wife 👰 → wives. 👰👰

Life → lives.

However,

Fife (a flute) → *fifes*, not “fives.”

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“Motherly,” “lonely,” “friendly,” “neighborly,” and “lovely” are some -ly words that are NOT adverbs. 🙅

They’re ADJECTIVES. 💡

#Vocabulary

🔴More phrases and idioms :

✳️in the black
If a person or a company is in the black, their assets are greater than their debts.

✳️in the red
If a person or a company is in the red, their debts are greater than their assets.

✳️in the dark
if you are in the dark about something,it means you know NOTHING!

✳️in the long run
in the long run MEANS over a long period of time.

#idiomatic_expressions

✳️DRIER (adj.) = more dry.

✳️DRYER (n.) = machine that dries clothes, hair, etc.

My dryer makes my hair drier than the Sahara Desert. ☀

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🔴"Far cry from” = very different from

#idiomatic_expressions

Workout → noun: My *workout* at the gym was intense. 💪💦

Work out → verb phrase: *Work out* this problem: 1⃣ ➕ 1⃣ =❓; Let’s *work out*! 🏋

Do NOT add apostrophes to possessive pronouns! 🙅

His → ✔

His’ / His’s → ❌

Ours → ✔

Our’s / Ours’ → X

Yours → ✔

Your’s → ❌

#Grammar

Confluence = where two rivers meet; act of merging ↗↖

Influence = (n.) control; authority; (v.) affect, guide, sway

Affluence = wealth 💰

#Vocabulary

Noticeable → ✔

Noticable → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)

Definitely → ✔

Definately → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)

Separate → ✔

Seperate → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)