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πŸ’  In two circumstances, TOO can be used in a positive statement:
1️⃣ You are too funny! = You are so funny! = You are very funny!
2️⃣ You are too kind! = You are so kind! = You are very kind!
-[yet]

β–ΊWhen 'yet' is used in affirmative statements, it actually implies a negative, as in:

-I've yet to see the Eiffel Tower in France.( = I have not yet seen it.) = ( I haven't seen it yet)

#Grammar
πŸ”˜ homework assignments βœ”οΈ

πŸ”΄ a homework / homeworks ❌

πŸ”˜ homework / any homework βœ”οΈ
πŸ’  - at the North Pole - at the South Pole etc πŸ’ 
- the points of the compass (north, south, east, west, south-east, north-west etc)
▢️ the difference between 'IN the south' and 'TO the south' or just 'south' ◀️
πŸ”Έ - stroke = slash β€”- in numbers πŸ”Έ
πŸ†˜ Some adjectives have a different meaning when used before or after a noun:
- concerned, opposite, present, responsible, involved πŸ–
πŸ–Œ a pig in a poke πŸ·πŸŽ’
▢️ bedlam (noun) /ˈbedlΙ™m/ πŸ›ŒπŸ‘
= a noisy and confusing place or situation
There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the shops.
synonyms: chaos, madhouse, mayhem, pandemonium, turmoil, uproar
πŸ’₯- and it shows = used for saying that something is very obvious

- They used the cheapest materials they could find, AND IT SHOWS.πŸ’₯πŸ“–πŸ–Œ
πŸ’₯⚑️⚑️⚑️- to steal someone's thunder πŸ’₯

#idiomatic_expressions
♠️ Alternate vs Alternative ♠️

Original meal = πŸ—
Alternate meal = 🌭 (replaces πŸ—)
Alternative meal = 🌭 (but πŸ— is still an option)

#Vocabulary
πŸ†˜ - Unique (adj.) - Absolute - Gradable or not? (2/1) πŸ› πŸ”πŸ”
πŸ†˜ - Unique (adj.) - Absolute - Gradable or not? (2/2) πŸ› πŸ”πŸ”
✳️ Show the Difference: ✳️

➑️ 1- We love each other.β–Ί( = I love her, she loves me.)
➑️ 2- We love ourselves. β–Ί( = I love myself, she loves herself.)
πŸ”˜ give somebody/get a fair shake 🍧πŸ₯›πŸ¨
🐟 PUT, FALL, JUMP, DIVE 🐠🐬🐳
βž• IN or INTO with no difference in meaning:
β˜‘οΈ Can you PUT the milk IN / INTO the fridge?
β˜‘οΈ Her keys FELL IN / INTO the canal.
✳️ tunnel vision ✴️
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