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So far = up to now; to a limited extent: So far, Iโ€™ve read only one page. ๐Ÿ“–

By far = to a great degree: She is the fairest by far. ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐ŸŽ

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In American English ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ, โ€œpracticeโ€ is both a noun and a verb.

In British English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, โ€œpracticeโ€ is a noun, and โ€œpractiseโ€ is a verb.

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Annual - 1 year
Biennial - 2 years
Triennial - 3 years
Quadrennial - 4 years
Quinquennial - 5 years
Sexennial - 6 years
Septennial - 7 years
Octennial - 8 years
Novennial - 9 years
Decennial - 10 years

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Threw = past of โ€œthrowโ€

Through = into and out of

Thru = informal version of โ€œthroughโ€

Thorough = complete

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โœณ๏ธโ€œEmigrateโ€ goes with *from*.

โœณ๏ธโ€œImmigrateโ€ goes with *to*.

Jessica *emigrated from* America. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

She *immigrated to* South Korea. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

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๐Ÿ’ These are all SINGULAR indefinite pronouns:

- someone
- somebody
- anyone
- anybody
- everyone
- everybody
- no one
- nobody

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โœณ๏ธFor sale = available for purchase

โœณ๏ธOn sale = at a discounted price

Wateen was happy when the expensive shoes went *on sale*.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ‘ 

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โœณ๏ธAnecdote = a short, amusing story

โœณ๏ธAntidote = a cure, remedy

Jo told ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ฌ an *anecdote* about buying an *antidote* from a monkey.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ต ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ’‰

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๐Ÿ”ดFACT:

We should bear in mind, however, that there are other suns and moons in the universe, and when we refer to these they might not be considered as unique:

-The planet Mars has two moons.
-Every solar system has a sun.

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โœณ๏ธNoisome = having an offensive smell ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿคข

โœณ๏ธFulsome = excessively flattering or praising ๐Ÿ˜—๐Ÿ‘

โœณ๏ธWinsome = charming ๐ŸŽฉโœจ

โœณ๏ธCumbersome = burdensome

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๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ฌ The h in โ€œhospitalโ€ is pronounced, so

an hospital โ†’ โŒ

a hospital โ†’ โœ”๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ฌ In โ€œhour,โ€ the โ€œhโ€ is silent, so

a hour โ†’ โŒ

an hour โ†’ โœ”๏ธ

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โœณ๏ธSallow = unhealthy looking: Jo looks sick; her skin is *sallow* and clammy. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’ฆ

โœณ๏ธShallow = not deep: Swim in the *shallow* end of the pool. ๐ŸŠ

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Looking for words to describe a talkative/wordy person? ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ฌ

โ€ข garrulous
โ€ข loquacious
โ€ข verbose
โ€ข diffuse
โ€ข effusive
โ€ข voluble

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โ€œI need to GO BAD.โ€ = I need to become evil. ๐Ÿ˜ˆ #slang

โ€œI need to GO BADLY!โ€ = I have to use the restroom RIGHT NOW!

๐Ÿšน ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ

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โŒNever refer to people with โ€œwhichโ€:

โ€œSalman was a man which was driven by desperation.โ€ โ†’ โŒ

๐Ÿ’ Use *who* or *that* instead. โœ”๏ธ

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๐Ÿ”ดLetโ€™s = let us: Letโ€™s get coffee! โ˜•๏ธ
๐Ÿ”ดLets = allows: He lets us play games. ๐ŸŽฎ
๐Ÿ”ดLest = in case: Ali brought a book lest his flight be delayed.

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