✨ 10 Common English Slang Terms✨
🍃 Be there or be square 🍃
▪️This means that you should attend an event or you will be considered an outsider
🔸 You’re invited to my birthday party tonight. Be there or be square!
🍃 Beats me 🍃
▪️ This means that you don’t know something. The emphasis is on “me”
🔸 Beats me why he wants such a big car.
🍃 Bed of roses 🍃
▪️ A luxurious situation or an easy life. (This is commonly used in a negative way)
🔸 Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.
🍃 Beef about 🍃
▪️ This means that one complains about someone or something
🔸 They’re always beefing about something.
🍃 Big mouth 🍃
▪️ A person who talks too much or too loudly; someone who tells secrets
🔸 He went and told them the whole story. He’s such a big mouth.
🍃 Beef something up 🍃
▪️ This means to add strength or substance to something
🔸 We need to beef the campaign up.
🍃 Beemer 🍃
▪️ A slang term for a BMW
🔸 That’s his white Beemer convertible over there.
🍃 Cut a deal 🍃
▪️ To arrange a deal or to seal a bargain
🔸 In they end, they had to cut a deal with the Communinsts.
🍃 Flip side 🍃
▪️ The “other” side of something, such as an argument
🔸 The flip side of the treatment is that it can make patients feel very tired.
🍃 Jack something up 🍃
▪️ This means to raise the price of something
🔸 They’re just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
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🍃 Be there or be square 🍃
▪️This means that you should attend an event or you will be considered an outsider
🔸 You’re invited to my birthday party tonight. Be there or be square!
🍃 Beats me 🍃
▪️ This means that you don’t know something. The emphasis is on “me”
🔸 Beats me why he wants such a big car.
🍃 Bed of roses 🍃
▪️ A luxurious situation or an easy life. (This is commonly used in a negative way)
🔸 Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.
🍃 Beef about 🍃
▪️ This means that one complains about someone or something
🔸 They’re always beefing about something.
🍃 Big mouth 🍃
▪️ A person who talks too much or too loudly; someone who tells secrets
🔸 He went and told them the whole story. He’s such a big mouth.
🍃 Beef something up 🍃
▪️ This means to add strength or substance to something
🔸 We need to beef the campaign up.
🍃 Beemer 🍃
▪️ A slang term for a BMW
🔸 That’s his white Beemer convertible over there.
🍃 Cut a deal 🍃
▪️ To arrange a deal or to seal a bargain
🔸 In they end, they had to cut a deal with the Communinsts.
🍃 Flip side 🍃
▪️ The “other” side of something, such as an argument
🔸 The flip side of the treatment is that it can make patients feel very tired.
🍃 Jack something up 🍃
▪️ This means to raise the price of something
🔸 They’re just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
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🍃🍂USEFUL SPOKEN PHRASES with “ beat “🍂🍃
🍁(it) beats me🍁
🔰used to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it:
✨ ‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me!’
🍁beat it! 🍁
🔰used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
✨ The big guy turned to me and said, "Beat it, kid – nobody wants you here."
🍁can you beat that/it?🍁
🔰used to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something:
✨ They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that?
🍁beat your brains out🍁
🔰to think about something very hard and for a long time:
✨ I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
🍁if you can’t beat 'em, join 'em🍁
🔰used when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them
✨ It was the toughest football team we'd ever faced, and we'd had enough. Finally, we gave up and said, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"
🍁beat the rap🍁
🔰American English informal =to avoid being punished for something you have done
✨ The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap.
🍁beat time 🍁
🔰to make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played:
✨ a conductor beating time with his baton
🍁beat a path/track🍁
🔰to make a path by walking over an area of land
✨ We beat a path/track through the undergrowth.
🍁to beat the band🍁
🔰American English informal =in large amounts or with great force:
✨ It’s raining to beat the band.
🍁beat the heat🍁
🔰American English informal =to make yourself cooler:
✨ Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat.
🍁beat your breast🍁
🔰literary to show clearly that you are very upset or sorry about something
✨ There's no point in beating your breast about losing the money - you won't get it back.
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🍁(it) beats me🍁
🔰used to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it:
✨ ‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me!’
🍁beat it! 🍁
🔰used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
✨ The big guy turned to me and said, "Beat it, kid – nobody wants you here."
🍁can you beat that/it?🍁
🔰used to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something:
✨ They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that?
🍁beat your brains out🍁
🔰to think about something very hard and for a long time:
✨ I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
🍁if you can’t beat 'em, join 'em🍁
🔰used when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them
✨ It was the toughest football team we'd ever faced, and we'd had enough. Finally, we gave up and said, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"
🍁beat the rap🍁
🔰American English informal =to avoid being punished for something you have done
✨ The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap.
🍁beat time 🍁
🔰to make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played:
✨ a conductor beating time with his baton
🍁beat a path/track🍁
🔰to make a path by walking over an area of land
✨ We beat a path/track through the undergrowth.
🍁to beat the band🍁
🔰American English informal =in large amounts or with great force:
✨ It’s raining to beat the band.
🍁beat the heat🍁
🔰American English informal =to make yourself cooler:
✨ Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat.
🍁beat your breast🍁
🔰literary to show clearly that you are very upset or sorry about something
✨ There's no point in beating your breast about losing the money - you won't get it back.
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🍃FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS🍃
= to be forgotten or overlooked, often within an organization
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= to be forgotten or overlooked, often within an organization
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💢LIVING UNDER A ROCK💢
= not being aware of major events, news or trends that everyone else knows about
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= not being aware of major events, news or trends that everyone else knows about
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🔰 SPELLING RULES 🔰
There are a few rules of thumb that can help when you’re faced with a word you’re not sure how to spell. Check them out!
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🔰Spelling Rules🔰
📌 PART I 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 1️⃣ 🍃
🌟I Before E, Except After C🌟
The rule goes like this:
🌀 I before E, Except after C, unless it sounds like A, as in neighbor or weigh 🌀
🔺I before E🔺
◽️Would you like a piece of cake?
◽️Jerry will believe anything. ◽️They’re planting new grass on the football field .
🔺Except before C🔺
◽️Darnell received an A on his spelling test.
◽️Jeremy spotted a spider on the ceiling.
◽️I never expected such deceit from you!
🔺Unless it sounds like A🔺
◽️Our neighbors live in a beige house.
◽️How much does the kitten weigh ?
📍 Here’s a tip 📍
It’s a good idea to memorize these common exceptions to the rule:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, neither, science, species, sufficient
🍃Spelling Rule 2️⃣ 🍃
🌟 Adding Suffixes to Words that End in Y 🌟
🔺When you add a suffix that starts with E (such as -ed, -er, or -est) to a word that ends in Y, the Y usually changes to an I.🔺
◽️Cry – cried – crier
◽️Dry – dried – drier
◽️Lay – laid (note the irregular spelling: no E)
◽️Baby – babies
◽️Family – families
◽️Ugly – ugliest
◽️This is the dustiest old house I’ve ever seen.
◽️The best bakers make the flakiest pie crusts.
◽️The soup needs the tiniest pinch of salt, and then it’s perfect.
◽️Seawater dries out your skin.
🔺The Y doesn’t change for the suffix -ing.🔺
◽️The baby has been crying for almost an hour.
◽️The minute we brought in the new puppy, our mother began laying down sheets of newspaper.
◽️We should spend some time tidying before the guests arrive.
🔺If the word in question has two consonants before the Y, change the Y to I before adding the suffix ‑ly.🔺
◽️Sloppy – sloppily
◽️Happy – happily
◽️Scary – scarily
◽️Funnily enough, I said the same thing just yesterday.
📍Of course, there are always exceptions:
◽️“Funny,” he said dryly .
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📌 PART I 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 1️⃣ 🍃
🌟I Before E, Except After C🌟
The rule goes like this:
🌀 I before E, Except after C, unless it sounds like A, as in neighbor or weigh 🌀
🔺I before E🔺
◽️Would you like a piece of cake?
◽️Jerry will believe anything. ◽️They’re planting new grass on the football field .
🔺Except before C🔺
◽️Darnell received an A on his spelling test.
◽️Jeremy spotted a spider on the ceiling.
◽️I never expected such deceit from you!
🔺Unless it sounds like A🔺
◽️Our neighbors live in a beige house.
◽️How much does the kitten weigh ?
📍 Here’s a tip 📍
It’s a good idea to memorize these common exceptions to the rule:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, neither, science, species, sufficient
🍃Spelling Rule 2️⃣ 🍃
🌟 Adding Suffixes to Words that End in Y 🌟
🔺When you add a suffix that starts with E (such as -ed, -er, or -est) to a word that ends in Y, the Y usually changes to an I.🔺
◽️Cry – cried – crier
◽️Dry – dried – drier
◽️Lay – laid (note the irregular spelling: no E)
◽️Baby – babies
◽️Family – families
◽️Ugly – ugliest
◽️This is the dustiest old house I’ve ever seen.
◽️The best bakers make the flakiest pie crusts.
◽️The soup needs the tiniest pinch of salt, and then it’s perfect.
◽️Seawater dries out your skin.
🔺The Y doesn’t change for the suffix -ing.🔺
◽️The baby has been crying for almost an hour.
◽️The minute we brought in the new puppy, our mother began laying down sheets of newspaper.
◽️We should spend some time tidying before the guests arrive.
🔺If the word in question has two consonants before the Y, change the Y to I before adding the suffix ‑ly.🔺
◽️Sloppy – sloppily
◽️Happy – happily
◽️Scary – scarily
◽️Funnily enough, I said the same thing just yesterday.
📍Of course, there are always exceptions:
◽️“Funny,” he said dryly .
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📖 Word of the day 📖
🥀 NEGLIGIBLE 🥀
▪️neg‧li‧gi‧ble ( adjective )
▶️ /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl, ˈneɡlɪdʒɪbəl/ BrE AmE
▫️Meaning :
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
🔹 Example(s):
• The damage done to his property was negligible.
• The price difference was negligible.
🔺Synonyms🔺
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
🔻Antonyms🔻
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
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🥀 NEGLIGIBLE 🥀
▪️neg‧li‧gi‧ble ( adjective )
▶️ /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl, ˈneɡlɪdʒɪbəl/ BrE AmE
▫️Meaning :
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
🔹 Example(s):
• The damage done to his property was negligible.
• The price difference was negligible.
🔺Synonyms🔺
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
🔻Antonyms🔻
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
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↗️ HOW TO MASTER ENGLISH INTONATION ↘️
↘️ Use Falling intonation in ...
↗️ Use Rising intonation in ...
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↗️ Use Rising intonation in ...
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🍃BINOMIALS in English language🍃
Binomials are two words separated by a conjunction that almost always appear in the same order.
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Binomials are two words separated by a conjunction that almost always appear in the same order.
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🍃BINOMIALS in English language🍃
🔺Common binomial pairs in English 🔺
🔰PART 1️⃣ 🔰
🔵Binomial pairs with ‘and’ conjunction.🔵
☘️Neat and tidy☘️
🍂Meaning: Clean and well organised, in perfect order.
🍂Example: Susan’s office is always neat and tidy: she pays a special attention to her desk.
☘️Far and wide☘️
🍂Meaning: A huge number of places, spread across a large geographical area, often used with “from”.
🍂Example: Alistair and Jane looked far and wide for the missing dog.
☘️Sick and tired☘️
🍂Meaning: Bothered or exhausted about something/someone.
🍂Example: Ann was sick and tired of her boss, so she decided to quit her job.
☘️Safe and Sound☘️
🍂Meaning: Unharmed, 100% healthy
🍂Example: The Japanese boy who got lost in the forest, was finally found safe and sound after three days.
☘️Short and sweet☘️
🍂Meaning: When something is done very quickly and comes straight to the point
🍂Example: Ben’s speech has been short and sweet: he told exactly what the employees needed to know.
☘️Ups and downs☘️
🍂Meaning: The good and bad times
🍂Example: The ups and downs in a relationship are routine, you just have to cope with them.
☘️Wait and see☘️
🍂Meaning:To be patient until the outcome of a situation becomes clearer.
🍂Example: We will have to wait and see whether or not these measures prove to be effective in practice.
☘️Pros and Cons☘️
🍂Meaning: Advantages and disadvantages of a situation
🍂Example: We need to assess the pros and cons, before signing the contract.
☘️Null and void☘️
🍂Meaning: Not valid
🍂Example: When a contract doesn’t have a date or isn’t signed properly, it is null and void.
☘️Wine and Dine☘️
🍂Meaning: To entertain someone with a good meal and good company
🍂Example: Top managers always wine and dine the agency’s best clients.
☘️Skin and Bone☘️
🍂Meaning:Very thin, with a sick appearance.
🍂Example: When we went to Cuba, we saw a lot of hungry dogs that were nothing but skin and bones.
☘️By and large☘️
🍂Meaning: On the whole
🍂Example: We missed the train and had to buy another ticket, but by and large ,the trip to Scotland was unforgettable.
☘️Out and About☘️
🍂Meaning: Busy, out of home
🍂Example: I can’t sit doing nothing when I’m on holiday. I love to be out and about most of the time.
☘️Bits and pieces☘️
🍂Meaning: Small individual things
🍂Example: Then there are all the other bits and pieces involved in a wedding: invitations, photos, and car hire.
☘️On and off☘️
🍂Meaning: Intermittently.
🍂Example: With so much worry, I only slept on and off last night.
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🔺Common binomial pairs in English 🔺
🔰PART 1️⃣ 🔰
🔵Binomial pairs with ‘and’ conjunction.🔵
☘️Neat and tidy☘️
🍂Meaning: Clean and well organised, in perfect order.
🍂Example: Susan’s office is always neat and tidy: she pays a special attention to her desk.
☘️Far and wide☘️
🍂Meaning: A huge number of places, spread across a large geographical area, often used with “from”.
🍂Example: Alistair and Jane looked far and wide for the missing dog.
☘️Sick and tired☘️
🍂Meaning: Bothered or exhausted about something/someone.
🍂Example: Ann was sick and tired of her boss, so she decided to quit her job.
☘️Safe and Sound☘️
🍂Meaning: Unharmed, 100% healthy
🍂Example: The Japanese boy who got lost in the forest, was finally found safe and sound after three days.
☘️Short and sweet☘️
🍂Meaning: When something is done very quickly and comes straight to the point
🍂Example: Ben’s speech has been short and sweet: he told exactly what the employees needed to know.
☘️Ups and downs☘️
🍂Meaning: The good and bad times
🍂Example: The ups and downs in a relationship are routine, you just have to cope with them.
☘️Wait and see☘️
🍂Meaning:To be patient until the outcome of a situation becomes clearer.
🍂Example: We will have to wait and see whether or not these measures prove to be effective in practice.
☘️Pros and Cons☘️
🍂Meaning: Advantages and disadvantages of a situation
🍂Example: We need to assess the pros and cons, before signing the contract.
☘️Null and void☘️
🍂Meaning: Not valid
🍂Example: When a contract doesn’t have a date or isn’t signed properly, it is null and void.
☘️Wine and Dine☘️
🍂Meaning: To entertain someone with a good meal and good company
🍂Example: Top managers always wine and dine the agency’s best clients.
☘️Skin and Bone☘️
🍂Meaning:Very thin, with a sick appearance.
🍂Example: When we went to Cuba, we saw a lot of hungry dogs that were nothing but skin and bones.
☘️By and large☘️
🍂Meaning: On the whole
🍂Example: We missed the train and had to buy another ticket, but by and large ,the trip to Scotland was unforgettable.
☘️Out and About☘️
🍂Meaning: Busy, out of home
🍂Example: I can’t sit doing nothing when I’m on holiday. I love to be out and about most of the time.
☘️Bits and pieces☘️
🍂Meaning: Small individual things
🍂Example: Then there are all the other bits and pieces involved in a wedding: invitations, photos, and car hire.
☘️On and off☘️
🍂Meaning: Intermittently.
🍂Example: With so much worry, I only slept on and off last night.
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🔴I Am Sorry🆚I Apologize 🔵
At first glance, you may think there is little difference in meaning between these two phrases.
However, which one you choose may depend on how heartfelt your remorse is. Let's take a closer look.
🅰️ I am sorry is a phrase that is used :
• to express regret or remorse for actions.
• to express sympathy for someone who has experienced a loss or hardship.
⭕️ I am sorry to hear about your grandmother's passing-she was a good lady.
⭕️ I am sorry that I hurt your feelings when I said I wouldn't come to your party.
⭕️ I am sorry that I broke your window with my baseball.
⭕️ I cannot tell you how sorry I am that your daughter is sick.
🅱️ I apologize is a way to formally admit that you did something wrong, whether you feel "sorry" about it or not.
So while you might formally admit that what you did was wrong, you might not actually feel remorse for your actions.
⚠️Notice how different these sentences sound.⚠️
⭕️ I apologize for hurting your feelings when I said I wouldn't come to your party.
⭕️ I apologize for breaking your window with my baseball.
⭕️ I apologize for leaving you off of the original guest list.
⭕️ If you think I was being rude, I apologize.
🔰 As you can see, these phrases do mean very similar things, and they are often used interchangeably. Yet, there is a different connotation to the phrases.
♨️I am sorry connotes a feeling of remorse, while I apologize does not.♨️
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At first glance, you may think there is little difference in meaning between these two phrases.
However, which one you choose may depend on how heartfelt your remorse is. Let's take a closer look.
🅰️ I am sorry is a phrase that is used :
• to express regret or remorse for actions.
• to express sympathy for someone who has experienced a loss or hardship.
⭕️ I am sorry to hear about your grandmother's passing-she was a good lady.
⭕️ I am sorry that I hurt your feelings when I said I wouldn't come to your party.
⭕️ I am sorry that I broke your window with my baseball.
⭕️ I cannot tell you how sorry I am that your daughter is sick.
🅱️ I apologize is a way to formally admit that you did something wrong, whether you feel "sorry" about it or not.
So while you might formally admit that what you did was wrong, you might not actually feel remorse for your actions.
⚠️Notice how different these sentences sound.⚠️
⭕️ I apologize for hurting your feelings when I said I wouldn't come to your party.
⭕️ I apologize for breaking your window with my baseball.
⭕️ I apologize for leaving you off of the original guest list.
⭕️ If you think I was being rude, I apologize.
🔰 As you can see, these phrases do mean very similar things, and they are often used interchangeably. Yet, there is a different connotation to the phrases.
♨️I am sorry connotes a feeling of remorse, while I apologize does not.♨️
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🔰Spelling Rules🔰
📌 PART II 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 3️⃣ 🍃
🌟The Silent E🌟
🔺Typically, an E after a consonant at the end of a word is silent, but it does affect the way you pronounce the vowel that comes before the consonant.
The E makes the vowel sound of the word (or syllable) long (like the I sound in kite) instead of short (like the I sound in kitten).
It’s important to get the silent E right, because its presence or absence can change the meaning of a word.
◽️The monkey bit me.
◾️ Keep your fingers out of the cage: the monkeys bite .
⚠️By adding the E to the end of bit, the word is changed from past to present tense.
◽️Don’t cut yourself on the sharp knives.
◾️ The kitten is really cute.
⚠️In this case, the silent E creates a completely different word. When adding a suffix like -ed, -er or -est, the silent E is usually dropped from the end of the root word.
◽️The dog bared his teeth at the mail carrier.
◽️The baby’s eyes were the bluest I’d ever seen.
🍃Spelling Rule 4️⃣🍃
🌟Double Consonants🌟
🔺Watch out for double consonants. It can be difficult to hear them when a word is said aloud—especially if the word has only one syllable.
Double consonants are frequently found in words that have suffixes added to them:
◽️I dropped the heavy bags to the floor.
◽️Someone called for you earlier.
⚠️Some words can be pronounced as either one or two syllables, but the spelling remains the same:
◽️Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth.
⚠️In this sentence, which is a fixed expression, blessed is pronounced as two syllables: bless-ed.
◽️The father blessed his son before the wedding.
⚠️In this sentence, blessed is pronounced as one syllable: blest.
♨️Be particularly careful with words where a double consonant can change the pronunciation and the meaning of the word.♨️
◽️Cacti are native to the desert .
◽️Would you like ice cream for dessert ?
🍃Spelling Rule 5️⃣🍃
🌟Plural Suffixes🌟
🔺When do you add ‑s and when do you add ‑es to make a plural?
It’s not quite as arbitrary as it may seem.
The rule is this:
🌀If a word ends in ‑s, ‑sh, ‑ch, ‑x, or ‑z, you add ‑es.🌀
◽️I only had to take one bus; you had to take two buses.
◽️I only get one wish; you get two wishes.
◽️I have a splotch on my shirt; you have two splotches.
◽️I’m carrying one box; you’re carrying two boxes.
◽️Would you like a spritz of perfume? Two spritzes, please.
🌀For all other endings, add ‑s.🌀
◽️I have one cat; you have two cats.
◽️I have one cup; you have two cups.
◽️I have one shoe; you have two shoes.
◽️Where is my other shoe?
◽️I have one ski; you have two skis.
◽️How am I supposed to ski?
◽️I have one toque; you have two toques.
⚠️Be careful of words that don’t change when they’re pluralized (e.g., fish, sheep, moose).
♨️If you’re unsure, check the dictionary.♨️
#Spelling_tips
#Writing_tips
@pmperfect1
📌 PART II 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 3️⃣ 🍃
🌟The Silent E🌟
🔺Typically, an E after a consonant at the end of a word is silent, but it does affect the way you pronounce the vowel that comes before the consonant.
The E makes the vowel sound of the word (or syllable) long (like the I sound in kite) instead of short (like the I sound in kitten).
It’s important to get the silent E right, because its presence or absence can change the meaning of a word.
◽️The monkey bit me.
◾️ Keep your fingers out of the cage: the monkeys bite .
⚠️By adding the E to the end of bit, the word is changed from past to present tense.
◽️Don’t cut yourself on the sharp knives.
◾️ The kitten is really cute.
⚠️In this case, the silent E creates a completely different word. When adding a suffix like -ed, -er or -est, the silent E is usually dropped from the end of the root word.
◽️The dog bared his teeth at the mail carrier.
◽️The baby’s eyes were the bluest I’d ever seen.
🍃Spelling Rule 4️⃣🍃
🌟Double Consonants🌟
🔺Watch out for double consonants. It can be difficult to hear them when a word is said aloud—especially if the word has only one syllable.
Double consonants are frequently found in words that have suffixes added to them:
◽️I dropped the heavy bags to the floor.
◽️Someone called for you earlier.
⚠️Some words can be pronounced as either one or two syllables, but the spelling remains the same:
◽️Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth.
⚠️In this sentence, which is a fixed expression, blessed is pronounced as two syllables: bless-ed.
◽️The father blessed his son before the wedding.
⚠️In this sentence, blessed is pronounced as one syllable: blest.
♨️Be particularly careful with words where a double consonant can change the pronunciation and the meaning of the word.♨️
◽️Cacti are native to the desert .
◽️Would you like ice cream for dessert ?
🍃Spelling Rule 5️⃣🍃
🌟Plural Suffixes🌟
🔺When do you add ‑s and when do you add ‑es to make a plural?
It’s not quite as arbitrary as it may seem.
The rule is this:
🌀If a word ends in ‑s, ‑sh, ‑ch, ‑x, or ‑z, you add ‑es.🌀
◽️I only had to take one bus; you had to take two buses.
◽️I only get one wish; you get two wishes.
◽️I have a splotch on my shirt; you have two splotches.
◽️I’m carrying one box; you’re carrying two boxes.
◽️Would you like a spritz of perfume? Two spritzes, please.
🌀For all other endings, add ‑s.🌀
◽️I have one cat; you have two cats.
◽️I have one cup; you have two cups.
◽️I have one shoe; you have two shoes.
◽️Where is my other shoe?
◽️I have one ski; you have two skis.
◽️How am I supposed to ski?
◽️I have one toque; you have two toques.
⚠️Be careful of words that don’t change when they’re pluralized (e.g., fish, sheep, moose).
♨️If you’re unsure, check the dictionary.♨️
#Spelling_tips
#Writing_tips
@pmperfect1
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Into each life rain must fall but rain can be the giver of life and it is all in your attitude that makes rain produce sunshine.
🔴 Daily Conversations:
♦️5.Directing a Conversation (Part3 of 9)
🔸5.9When you don't understand what a speaker has said
🔹Sir?
🔹Ma'am?
🔹Pardon me?
🔹Excuse me?
🔹I'm sorry?
🔹I'm sorry.I missed that.
🔹I'm sorry.What?
🔹What did you say?
🔹What was that?
🔹Could you please repeat yourself?
🔹Could you please repeat that?
🔹Could you please say that again?
🔹Say that again.
🔹I didn't quite get that.
______________
🔸5.10When you don't understand what a speaker is saying
🔹I don't understand you.
🔹I can't understand you.
🔹I can't hear you.
🔹Could you please speak slower?
🔹Please speak more slowly.
🔹Speak up.
🔹Could you please speak louder?
🔹Could you spell that?
______________
🔸5.11When you don't follow the speaker's train of thought
🔹I don't follow.
🔹I don't follow you.
🔹I don't quite follow you.
🔹I'm not following you.
🔹I'm not sure I follow.
______________
🔸5.12When you don't understand the speaker's point
🔹I don't understand your point.
🔹I don't get it.
🔹I didn't quite get that.
🔹I don't see what you're getting at.
🔹I'm not sure I get your point.
🔹I'm not sure I get what you mean.
🔹I'm not sure I know what you mean.
______________
🔸5.13When you bring up a counter point
🔹I hate to bring this up,but…
🔹I don't mean to be negative,but…
🔹I don't mean to be rude,but…
🔹I may be wrong,but…
🔹Correct me if I am wrong,but…
🔹You might be right,but…
🔹You may have a good point,but…
🔹That may be true,but…
#Daily_conversations
#directing_a_conversation
@PMPerfect1
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♦️5.Directing a Conversation (Part3 of 9)
🔸5.9When you don't understand what a speaker has said
🔹Sir?
🔹Ma'am?
🔹Pardon me?
🔹Excuse me?
🔹I'm sorry?
🔹I'm sorry.I missed that.
🔹I'm sorry.What?
🔹What did you say?
🔹What was that?
🔹Could you please repeat yourself?
🔹Could you please repeat that?
🔹Could you please say that again?
🔹Say that again.
🔹I didn't quite get that.
______________
🔸5.10When you don't understand what a speaker is saying
🔹I don't understand you.
🔹I can't understand you.
🔹I can't hear you.
🔹Could you please speak slower?
🔹Please speak more slowly.
🔹Speak up.
🔹Could you please speak louder?
🔹Could you spell that?
______________
🔸5.11When you don't follow the speaker's train of thought
🔹I don't follow.
🔹I don't follow you.
🔹I don't quite follow you.
🔹I'm not following you.
🔹I'm not sure I follow.
______________
🔸5.12When you don't understand the speaker's point
🔹I don't understand your point.
🔹I don't get it.
🔹I didn't quite get that.
🔹I don't see what you're getting at.
🔹I'm not sure I get your point.
🔹I'm not sure I get what you mean.
🔹I'm not sure I know what you mean.
______________
🔸5.13When you bring up a counter point
🔹I hate to bring this up,but…
🔹I don't mean to be negative,but…
🔹I don't mean to be rude,but…
🔹I may be wrong,but…
🔹Correct me if I am wrong,but…
🔹You might be right,but…
🔹You may have a good point,but…
🔹That may be true,but…
#Daily_conversations
#directing_a_conversation
@PMPerfect1
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