It is possible to use SOME in questions where the speaker has some expectation that the answer will be positive:
= Is some of the information useful? (I expect that part of it is.)
= Is any of the information useful? (I have no idea if it is useful or not.)
= Is some of the information useful? (I expect that part of it is.)
= Is any of the information useful? (I have no idea if it is useful or not.)
In Company with vs in the Company of
📗Care must be taken not to confuse the two idioms ‘in company with’, and ‘in the company of’. ‘In company with’ means ‘accompanied by’, or ‘together with’, and can be used of non animate things, as well as of human beings.
Plague, in company with famine, killed almost half the population.
📘‘In the company of’ means ‘in the presence of’, or ‘having whoever is mentioned as company’. It is normally used only of human beings, though it may sometimes be applied to animals.
She was shy in the company of strangers.
Rover could be very quarrelsome when in the company of other dogs.
📓Keep company with: frequent the company of.
Never keep company with dishonest persons.
📗For company: in order to provide company.
As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for company.
📗Care must be taken not to confuse the two idioms ‘in company with’, and ‘in the company of’. ‘In company with’ means ‘accompanied by’, or ‘together with’, and can be used of non animate things, as well as of human beings.
Plague, in company with famine, killed almost half the population.
📘‘In the company of’ means ‘in the presence of’, or ‘having whoever is mentioned as company’. It is normally used only of human beings, though it may sometimes be applied to animals.
She was shy in the company of strangers.
Rover could be very quarrelsome when in the company of other dogs.
📓Keep company with: frequent the company of.
Never keep company with dishonest persons.
📗For company: in order to provide company.
As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for company.
🔍Spotlight🔍
📗The only two cases in which to might be used with here and there.
📕The to is generally impossible with here and there:
?She's travelling to here by car.
📓However, the above sentence might be acceptable if here, accompanied by a gesture, refers to a location on a map. For some native speakers, to can also occur after back:
📘She's coming back to here.
📗The only two cases in which to might be used with here and there.
📕The to is generally impossible with here and there:
?She's travelling to here by car.
📓However, the above sentence might be acceptable if here, accompanied by a gesture, refers to a location on a map. For some native speakers, to can also occur after back:
📘She's coming back to here.
💎Washing vs Washing-up💎
- I've done the washing.
- I've made the washing.
- I've done the washing-up.
- I've made the washing-up.
📗Do the washing refers to clothes; do the washing-up refers to dishes and pans.
- I've done the washing.
- I've made the washing.
- I've done the washing-up.
- I've made the washing-up.
📗Do the washing refers to clothes; do the washing-up refers to dishes and pans.
Note that we say space (without 'the') when we mean 'space in the universe':
There are millions of stars in space. (Not ... in the space)
But:
I tried to park my car but the space was too small.
There are millions of stars in space. (Not ... in the space)
But:
I tried to park my car but the space was too small.
If been is followed by an adjective, it's the past participle of to be.
I've been sick for a week.
If been is followed by to, it's the past participle of to go.
I've been to Japan three times.
I've been sick for a week.
If been is followed by to, it's the past participle of to go.
I've been to Japan three times.
A capitonym is a word whose meaning changes when it is capitalized. E.g.:
March/march
Polish/polish
August/august
China/china
Lent/lent
Hamlet/hamlet
Fiat/fiat
Mark/mark
March/march
Polish/polish
August/august
China/china
Lent/lent
Hamlet/hamlet
Fiat/fiat
Mark/mark
💎Way of doing sth or way to do sth?
📗You can say “way of doing something” or “way to do something.” There is no difference in meaning:
❶) This is the most effective way of helping the unemployed.
❶) What is the best way to help a child with reading problems?
Be Careful!
📓If you use a possessive with “way,” you must use “of” and
an “-ing” form after it.
❸) I have to fit in with her way of doing things. ✓
❹) They are part of the author's way of telling his story. ✓
❺) They are part of the author's way to tell his story. ✗
Be Careful!
📙Don't use a to-infinitive. Don't say, for example, 'I have to
fit in with her way to do things'.
📗You can say “way of doing something” or “way to do something.” There is no difference in meaning:
❶) This is the most effective way of helping the unemployed.
❶) What is the best way to help a child with reading problems?
Be Careful!
📓If you use a possessive with “way,” you must use “of” and
an “-ing” form after it.
❸) I have to fit in with her way of doing things. ✓
❹) They are part of the author's way of telling his story. ✓
❺) They are part of the author's way to tell his story. ✗
Be Careful!
📙Don't use a to-infinitive. Don't say, for example, 'I have to
fit in with her way to do things'.
In a negative non-defining clause, you put ‘not’ in front of the participle/having. However, ‘not’ goes before ‘to’ in an infinitive verb. You say:
❶) He didn't recognize her at first, not having seen her for 15 years or so ✓
Don't say:
❷) He didn't recognize her at first, having not seen her for 15 years or so. ✗
❶) He didn't recognize her at first, not having seen her for 15 years or so ✓
Don't say:
❷) He didn't recognize her at first, having not seen her for 15 years or so. ✗
💎 Rain, fall or come down? 💎
📗 Rain is the most frequent verb and is used with the subject it. Fall and come down are used with a subject such as rain or snow. Fall is used when giving precise measurements of rainfall.
❶) 70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours. ✓
❷) 70 millimetres of rain came down in just a few hours. ✗
❸) It rained 70 millimetres of rain in just a few hours. ✗
📕Come down is often used with a description of how the rain falls.
❹) The rain was coming down in a solid curtain. ✓
📗 Rain is the most frequent verb and is used with the subject it. Fall and come down are used with a subject such as rain or snow. Fall is used when giving precise measurements of rainfall.
❶) 70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours. ✓
❷) 70 millimetres of rain came down in just a few hours. ✗
❸) It rained 70 millimetres of rain in just a few hours. ✗
📕Come down is often used with a description of how the rain falls.
❹) The rain was coming down in a solid curtain. ✓
💎There is/are vs. has got💎
📚There's is/are and has got are closely related in meaning:
❶) The classroom has got a blackboard.✓
❷) There is a blackboard in the classroom.✓
📚We use has got mainly for describing permanent features, e.g. walls, blackboard. We say:
❶) There are flowers in the classroom.✓
But not:
❷) The classroom has got flowers.✗
#Grammar
📚There's is/are and has got are closely related in meaning:
❶) The classroom has got a blackboard.✓
❷) There is a blackboard in the classroom.✓
📚We use has got mainly for describing permanent features, e.g. walls, blackboard. We say:
❶) There are flowers in the classroom.✓
But not:
❷) The classroom has got flowers.✗
#Grammar
📕Verbs like ‘seem’ take adjective phrases as complement, but not participial clauses. They can therefore substitute for ‘be’ in (2), but not in (1):
(1) They are entertaining the prime minister and her husband. ✓
They seem entertaining the prime minister and her husband. ✗
(2) The show was/seemed entertaining. ✓
(1) They are entertaining the prime minister and her husband. ✓
They seem entertaining the prime minister and her husband. ✗
(2) The show was/seemed entertaining. ✓
Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed ﷺ), “He is Allah, He is One.” (112:1)
“Allah is the Un-wanting.” (Perfect, does not require anything.) (112:2)
“He has no offspring, nor is He born from anything.” (112:3)
“And there is none equal to Him.” (112:4)
“Allah is the Un-wanting.” (Perfect, does not require anything.) (112:2)
“He has no offspring, nor is He born from anything.” (112:3)
“And there is none equal to Him.” (112:4)
SYNs: help, aid, assist, and succor
‘Help’ is the simplest and strongest of these words meaning to supply another with whatever is necessary to accomplish his or her ends or relieve his or her wants; ‘aid’ and ‘assist’ are somewhat more formal and weaker, ‘assist’ esp. implying a subordinate role in the helper and less need for help [she assisted him in his experiments]; ‘succor’ suggests timely help to one in distress [to succor a besieged city].
Antonym: hinder
‘Help’ is the simplest and strongest of these words meaning to supply another with whatever is necessary to accomplish his or her ends or relieve his or her wants; ‘aid’ and ‘assist’ are somewhat more formal and weaker, ‘assist’ esp. implying a subordinate role in the helper and less need for help [she assisted him in his experiments]; ‘succor’ suggests timely help to one in distress [to succor a besieged city].
Antonym: hinder
👁Spotlight👁
You must put extra stress on “will” and the short form cannot be used when you want to show that you are annoyed:
He will keep interrupting me when I'm trying to work.
You must put extra stress on “will” and the short form cannot be used when you want to show that you are annoyed:
He will keep interrupting me when I'm trying to work.
📗From my point of view vs. In my opinion📒
Do not confuse ‘from my point of view’ with ‘in my opinion.’ The first means ‘from my position in life’ i.e. as a woman, child, teacher, etc. The second means ‘I think.’
❶ From an advertiser's point of view, television is a wonderful medium.
❷ In my opinion people watch too much television.
Do not confuse ‘from my point of view’ with ‘in my opinion.’ The first means ‘from my position in life’ i.e. as a woman, child, teacher, etc. The second means ‘I think.’
❶ From an advertiser's point of view, television is a wonderful medium.
❷ In my opinion people watch too much television.
SYN. Break, smash, crash, crush, crack, shatter split, fracture, or splinter?
‘Break,’ the most general of these terms, expresses their basic idea of separating into pieces as a result of impact, stress, etc.; ‘smash’ and ‘crash’ add connotations of suddenness, violence, and noise; ‘crush’ suggests a crumpling or pulverizing pressure; ‘shatter,’ sudden fragmentation and a scattering of pieces; ‘crack,’ incomplete separation of parts or a sharp, snapping noise in breaking; ‘split,’ separation lengthwise, as along the direction of the grain or layers; ‘fracture,’ the breaking of a hard or rigid substance, as bone or rock; ‘splinter,’ the splitting of wood, bone, etc. into long, thin, sharp pieces: all of these terms are used figuratively to imply great force or damage [to break one's heart, smash one's hopes, crush the opposition, shatter one's nerves, etc.]
‘Break,’ the most general of these terms, expresses their basic idea of separating into pieces as a result of impact, stress, etc.; ‘smash’ and ‘crash’ add connotations of suddenness, violence, and noise; ‘crush’ suggests a crumpling or pulverizing pressure; ‘shatter,’ sudden fragmentation and a scattering of pieces; ‘crack,’ incomplete separation of parts or a sharp, snapping noise in breaking; ‘split,’ separation lengthwise, as along the direction of the grain or layers; ‘fracture,’ the breaking of a hard or rigid substance, as bone or rock; ‘splinter,’ the splitting of wood, bone, etc. into long, thin, sharp pieces: all of these terms are used figuratively to imply great force or damage [to break one's heart, smash one's hopes, crush the opposition, shatter one's nerves, etc.]
عند التأخر ٨
Thank you for waiting
شكرًا لإنتظارك.
I’m sorry for keeping you waiting
I’m sorry to keep you waiting
I am sorry to have kept you waiting
وجميع هذه العبارات تعني : أنا آسف أن جعلتك تنتظر
Thank you for waiting
شكرًا لإنتظارك.
I’m sorry for keeping you waiting
I’m sorry to keep you waiting
I am sorry to have kept you waiting
وجميع هذه العبارات تعني : أنا آسف أن جعلتك تنتظر
عبارات تستخدم عندما تتأخر
I’m sorry
آسف
I’m sorry for being late.
أنا آسف لتأخري.
I’m sorry, but I’m going to be late.
أنا آسف ، لكنني سأتأخر.
I’m sorry, but I’m not going to make our 9am meeting.
أنا آسف ، لكنني لن اتمكن من اجتماعنا في التاسعة صباحًا.
I’m sorry
آسف
I’m sorry for being late.
أنا آسف لتأخري.
I’m sorry, but I’m going to be late.
أنا آسف ، لكنني سأتأخر.
I’m sorry, but I’m not going to make our 9am meeting.
أنا آسف ، لكنني لن اتمكن من اجتماعنا في التاسعة صباحًا.
نقول Ashamed of وليس from
مثال :
He's now ashamed of his conduct.
إنه الآن يخجل من سلوكه.
ونستخدم ashamed 😔 هنا بمعنى يشعر بالخجل والذنب وتأنيب الضمير وليس المقصود الاستحياء
الخجل بمعنى الاستحياء نستخدم shy
مثال :
I'm shy of my teacher.
أنا خجول من أستاذي
مثال :
He's now ashamed of his conduct.
إنه الآن يخجل من سلوكه.
ونستخدم ashamed 😔 هنا بمعنى يشعر بالخجل والذنب وتأنيب الضمير وليس المقصود الاستحياء
الخجل بمعنى الاستحياء نستخدم shy
مثال :
I'm shy of my teacher.
أنا خجول من أستاذي
الامر ينطبق عليا – same here – سَيم هير
الى اللقاء – by for now – باي فور ناو
يشير الى – point out – پوينت آوت
لنلخص – to sum up – تو سَم أپ
عليا الذهاب – gotta go – قوتا قو
لقد فهمت – I got it – آي قُت إت
خطأي –my bad – إتْس ماي باد
يصعد/ يرتفع – go up – قو أپ
الى اللقاء – by for now – باي فور ناو
يشير الى – point out – پوينت آوت
لنلخص – to sum up – تو سَم أپ
عليا الذهاب – gotta go – قوتا قو
لقد فهمت – I got it – آي قُت إت
خطأي –my bad – إتْس ماي باد
يصعد/ يرتفع – go up – قو أپ