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[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.
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⚪️ - picture-perfect (adj.)

#Vocabulary
🖌 - word root - SPEC = to look

- speculate, spectator, spectacle, suspect, inspect, retrospect

#Vocabulary
◽️◻️ ⬜️ - retrospect (noun) /ˈretrəʊˌspekt/

◾️◼️ ⬛️ - in retrospect = thinking about the past now:
~ In retrospect, I should probably have told her.

#Vocabulary
#idiomatic_expressions
😁 - in retrospect
◽️◻️ ⬜️ - 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.

#idiomatic_expressions
◾️◼️ ⬛️ - a rolling stone gathers no moss

#idiomatic_expressions
🚿 - invigorate (verb) /ɪnˈvɪɡəreɪt/ 🛁

= Give strength or energy to.
~ The shower had invigorated her.

#Vocabulary
🚿 - invigorating (adj.) /ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ/ 🛁

= Making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
~ an invigorating walk/swim/shower

#Vocabulary
🚿 - invigorating (adj.) /ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ/ 🛁

#Vocabulary
▶️ - atrophy (verb, noun) /ˈætrəfi/
▶️ - atrophy (verb, noun) /ˈætrəfi/
🚿 - invigorating (adj.) /ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ/ 🛁
▶️ - atrophy (verb, noun) /ˈætrəfi/

#Vocabulary
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
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