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πŸ“šπŸ““πŸ“”πŸ“’πŸ“•πŸ“—πŸ“˜πŸ“™πŸ“–

1️⃣ be in one's good books
2️⃣ by the book
3️⃣ bring to book
4️⃣ like a book
5️⃣ in my book
- Punctuation - Comma or no comma?

✳️ As long as you live here, you will follow my rules.

✴️ You will follow my rules as long as you live here.
✳️ carry the ball 🏈
πŸ”Ά drop the ball πŸ€
πŸ’  be on the ball 🌎
✳️ - all - every - each - - - difference ✳️
πŸ’  - other - the other - another - - - difference πŸ’ 
βœ… - The other books are ... β˜‘οΈ
βœ… - The others are ... β˜‘οΈ
▢️ Special case:

✴️ Another + number + plural noun ✴️
~ We need another three teachers ...

✴️ Another + couple of / few ✴️
~ ... another couple of months to ...
~ This will take another few minutes.
πŸ’₯ Unexpected results can also be introduced by BUT or YET. 🐳
πŸ–Œ the last but one / the next to last / the next but two πŸ–Œ
πŸ”˜ be in the right πŸ”˜
πŸŒ€ be in the wrong πŸŒ€
πŸ’₯ catch/take someone unaware(s) πŸ’₯πŸ‘½πŸ‘»

~ We were caught unawares by the fierce storm. ⚑️πŸŒͺπŸ’¦
✴️ - regret + gerund or to-infinitive

▢️ - I regret doing something => I did it and now I'm sorry about it.

▢️ - I regret to say / to tell you / to inform you => I'm sorry that I have to say (etc.)
πŸŒ• the coast is clear β˜€οΈπŸŒˆπŸ˜Ž
πŸ–Œ Not Good or No Good?

~ This car is not good, but it gets me to work.
~ That car is no good; it doesn’t run at all.

~ TV no good for babies, study shows. Not bad, either.
✴️ - frisson (noun) /ˈfriːsΙ’n/

= a sudden strong feeling of excitement, fear, or pleasure

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◼️ broken English
πŸ”˜ the Queen's English
βšͺ️ plain English
πŸ“–πŸ“šπŸ““

⏹ - retentive (adj.) /rΙͺˈtentΙͺv/

➑️ = Able to retain or remember many things.

▢️ ~ I don’t have a retentive memory; I quickly forget most of what I hear and see.

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