Noticeable → ✔
Noticable → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
Definitely → ✔
Definately → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
Separate → ✔
Seperate → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
Noticable → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
Definitely → ✔
Definately → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
Separate → ✔
Seperate → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)
The plural of “gymnasium” is “gymnasiums” 🏀 or “gymnasia.”
The same idea applies to “stadium”: both “stadiums” ⚽ and “stadia” are correct.
#Grammar
The same idea applies to “stadium”: both “stadiums” ⚽ and “stadia” are correct.
#Grammar
Should of → ❌
Could of → ❌
Would of → ❌
Should have → ✔️
Should’ve → ✔️
Could have → ✔️
Could’ve → ✔️
Would have → ✔️
Would’ve → ✔️
#Grammar
Could of → ❌
Would of → ❌
Should have → ✔️
Should’ve → ✔️
Could have → ✔️
Could’ve → ✔️
Would have → ✔️
Would’ve → ✔️
#Grammar
The plural of “forum” is “forums” or “fora.”
“Fora” sounds cooler, but if you want people to get what you’re talking about, use “forums.”
#Vocabulary
“Fora” sounds cooler, but if you want people to get what you’re talking about, use “forums.”
#Vocabulary
✳️Differences between
BEING and BEEN
These words are often confused by ESL students. Although they are both forms of the primary auxiliary verb be, they are used in different grammatical structures.
The word been is the past participle form of be. It is used after have.
1)I have been to Australia.
2)The postman has already been.
The word being is the present participle form of the verb be. It is not used after have. As a rule, being is used after a form of be (is, am, are, was, were).
▪He is being sick. (= He is vomiting.) (NOT He has being sick.)
▪Who is being a silly baby, then?
▪I was being careful.
▪Being as a Noun
The word ‘being’ can also be a noun.
The word being can be used as a noun. As a noun being means a person or a living creature. Supernatural beings refer to spirits or gods.
▪Examples are: human beings, social beings, supernatural beings, living beings etc.
The structure be + being can be followed by an adjective or noun.
▪He was being careful.
▪She was being silly.
This structure is used to talk about actions and behaviors. It is not normally used to talk about feelings.
#Grammar
BEING and BEEN
These words are often confused by ESL students. Although they are both forms of the primary auxiliary verb be, they are used in different grammatical structures.
The word been is the past participle form of be. It is used after have.
1)I have been to Australia.
2)The postman has already been.
The word being is the present participle form of the verb be. It is not used after have. As a rule, being is used after a form of be (is, am, are, was, were).
▪He is being sick. (= He is vomiting.) (NOT He has being sick.)
▪Who is being a silly baby, then?
▪I was being careful.
▪Being as a Noun
The word ‘being’ can also be a noun.
The word being can be used as a noun. As a noun being means a person or a living creature. Supernatural beings refer to spirits or gods.
▪Examples are: human beings, social beings, supernatural beings, living beings etc.
The structure be + being can be followed by an adjective or noun.
▪He was being careful.
▪She was being silly.
This structure is used to talk about actions and behaviors. It is not normally used to talk about feelings.
#Grammar
✳️Inequity = unfairness:
As CEO, Joe fixed the *inequity* in wages. 💵
✳️Iniquity = immoral act:
He was punished for his many *iniquities*. 🙈🙉🙊
#Vocabulary
As CEO, Joe fixed the *inequity* in wages. 💵
✳️Iniquity = immoral act:
He was punished for his many *iniquities*. 🙈🙉🙊
#Vocabulary
🙅 Do NOT put apostrophes after abbreviations or acronyms to make them plural:
He bought 13 TVs 📺. → ✔️
He bought 13 TV’s 📺. → ❌
#Grammar
He bought 13 TVs 📺. → ✔️
He bought 13 TV’s 📺. → ❌
#Grammar
Follow “one of” with a PLURAL noun:
One of my cat 😸 → ❌
One of my CATS 😸😽 → ✔️
One of the kid 👶 → ❌
One of the KIDS 👶👧 → ✔️
#Grammar
One of my cat 😸 → ❌
One of my CATS 😸😽 → ✔️
One of the kid 👶 → ❌
One of the KIDS 👶👧 → ✔️
#Grammar
Avoid making double negatives with “neither … nor”:
He DOESN’T eat NEITHER mice NOR bugs. → ❌
He eats 🤐 NEITHER mice 🐭 NOR bugs. 🐛 → ✔️
#Grammar
He DOESN’T eat NEITHER mice NOR bugs. → ❌
He eats 🤐 NEITHER mice 🐭 NOR bugs. 🐛 → ✔️
#Grammar
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✳️ONE-TIME = happening just once.
I paid the one-time activation fee. 📱💸
✳️ONETIME = former.
We met the onetime celebrity at the café. 😎☕
#Vocabulary
I paid the one-time activation fee. 📱💸
✳️ONETIME = former.
We met the onetime celebrity at the café. 😎☕
#Vocabulary
💥EXCEPTIONABLE = offensive:
He was criticized for his *exceptionable* comments.
💥EXCEPTIONAL = outstanding:
My essay is *exceptional*.
#Vocabulary
He was criticized for his *exceptionable* comments.
💥EXCEPTIONAL = outstanding:
My essay is *exceptional*.
#Vocabulary
“Barely no” is a double negative. So are “hardly no” and “scarcely no.”
Change “no” to *any*: There is *barely any* ice cream left. 🍨
#Grammar
Change “no” to *any*: There is *barely any* ice cream left. 🍨
#Grammar
✳️Improve = make or become better
✳️Improvise = perform without preparation
The band *improved* its live shows by learning to *improvise*.
👩🎤😎🎸
✳️Improvise = perform without preparation
The band *improved* its live shows by learning to *improvise*.
👩🎤😎🎸