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discuss about

The verb discuss is never used with the preposition about. It is simply followed by a direct object:

✗ I would like to discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of students using credit cards.
✓ I would like to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of students using credit cards.
The longer I study English, the more I realize how little I know.
EVERYWHERE → ✔️

ANYWHERE → ✔️

But

Everyplace → informal

Anyplace → informal
Should of →

Could of →

Would of →

Should have → ✔️

Should’ve → ✔️

Could have → ✔️

Could’ve → ✔️

Would have → ✔️

Would’ve → ✔️
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. 🏄
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1-It is not permitted to smoke in the office.[✔️]
2-You are not allowed to smoke in the office. [✔️]
3-It is not allowed to smoke in the office.[]

►The passive structure with ( it ) is only possible with 'permit'.
►We use adverbs such as "almost", "nearly" and "practically" with "every", but not with "each":

-Salman has read almost every book he had.[✔️]
-Salman has read almost each book he had.[]
“Recur” = happen repeatedly and regularly.

“Reoccur” = happen again.

The sunrise *recurs*.

Ensure that financial crises do not *reoccur*!
DIGEST = to break down food; to understand. 💭

DIVEST = take away possessions; reduce:
The thief was DIVESTED of the money 💰 he had stolen.