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You wear *pants*, not “a pant.” 👖

You cut with *scissors*, not “a scissor.” ✂️

If you can’t see well, you need *glasses*, not “a glass.” 👓

#Grammar
Use “nor” after a “not” statement:

I DO NOT play the violin 🎻, NOR do I play the sax. 🎷

Ali CAN NOT swim 🏊, NOR CAN he surf. 🏄

#Grammar
FORWARD 🇺🇸 = FORWARDS 🇬🇧

BACKWARD 🇺🇸 = BACKWARDS 🇬🇧

TOWARD 🇺🇸 = TOWARDS 🇬🇧

AFTERWARD 🇺🇸 = AFTERWARDS 🇬🇧

They’re all correct. 👍
1. Zero or First Conditional
2. First or Second Conditional

#Grammar
👦🏼🙏👦🏻 “Friendly” / “friendship” words:

- cordial
- congenial
- amicable
- gregarious
- affable
- camaraderie
- amity

#Vocabulary
Accent = pronunciation; emphasis

Ascent = upward movement 📈

Assent = (n.) agreement; (v.) to agree

A scent = a smell 👃

#Vocabulary
Six years worth →

Six years’ worth → ✔️

Six weeks worth →

Six weeks’ worth → ✔️

The job requires *45 years’ worth* of experience. 😧

#Grammar
Never underestimate the power of “yet.” 💪
👨‍💻💬 Just a friendly reminder that

“acknowledgement” 🇬🇧 = “acknowledgment” 🇺🇸

and

“judgement” 🇬🇧 = “judgment.” 🇺🇸

They're all right. 👌
💁 The plural of “scarf” can be either SCARFS or SCARVES.

The plural of “dwarf” can be either DWARFS (standard) or DWARVES (newer variant).

#Grammar