Adaptor = adapter
Advisor = adviser
Impostor = imposter
(It’s not a 🇺🇸 vs. 🇬🇧 thing; it’s a matter of preference.)
Advisor = adviser
Impostor = imposter
(It’s not a 🇺🇸 vs. 🇬🇧 thing; it’s a matter of preference.)
[remind to/of/about/that/what/how]
📚1-remind + that:
-Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.
-Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see
📚2-remind + about:
-You remind someone about something when you tell them to remember it.
-The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.
📚3-remind + to:
-Remind me to buy some milk tonight.
📚4-remind + of:
-Being on the farm reminded me of my childhood.
📚5-remind + (of) + what/how:
-I was reminded how lucky I was.
📚1-remind + that:
-Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.
-Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see
📚2-remind + about:
-You remind someone about something when you tell them to remember it.
-The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.
📚3-remind + to:
-Remind me to buy some milk tonight.
📚4-remind + of:
-Being on the farm reminded me of my childhood.
📚5-remind + (of) + what/how:
-I was reminded how lucky I was.
🖌 - word root - SPEC = to look
- speculate, spectator, spectacle, suspect, inspect, retrospect
#Vocabulary
- speculate, spectator, spectacle, suspect, inspect, retrospect
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◽️◻️ ⬜️ - retrospect (noun) /ˈretrəʊˌspekt/
◾️◼️ ⬛️ - in retrospect = thinking about the past now:
~ In retrospect, I should probably have told her.
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#idiomatic_expressions
◾️◼️ ⬛️ - in retrospect = thinking about the past now:
~ In retrospect, I should probably have told her.
#Vocabulary
#idiomatic_expressions
◽️◻️ ⬜️ - a rolling stone
= A person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place.
~ He was a rolling stone, with no ties to anyone or anyplace.
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= A person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place.
~ He was a rolling stone, with no ties to anyone or anyplace.
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🚿 - invigorate (verb) /ɪnˈvɪɡəreɪt/ 🛁
= Give strength or energy to.
~ The shower had invigorated her.
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= Give strength or energy to.
~ The shower had invigorated her.
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🚿 - invigorating (adj.) /ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ/ 🛁
= Making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
~ an invigorating walk/swim/shower
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= Making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
~ an invigorating walk/swim/shower
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portmanteau
= is a combination of two or more words and their meanings into a single new word
brunch = breakfast + lunch
dramedy = drama + comedy
grumble = growl + rumble
emoticon = emotion + icon
labradoodle = labrador retriever + poodle
malware = malicious + software
motel = motor + hotel
rockumentary = rock + documentary
sitcom = situation + comedy
smog = smoke + fog
streetball = street + basketball
webinar = web + seminar
workaholic = work + alcoholic
= is a combination of two or more words and their meanings into a single new word
brunch = breakfast + lunch
dramedy = drama + comedy
grumble = growl + rumble
emoticon = emotion + icon
labradoodle = labrador retriever + poodle
malware = malicious + software
motel = motor + hotel
rockumentary = rock + documentary
sitcom = situation + comedy
smog = smoke + fog
streetball = street + basketball
webinar = web + seminar
workaholic = work + alcoholic