English Tips&Tools
38.6K subscribers
1.55K photos
11 videos
101 files
16 links
A daily dose of new English words, grammar and phrases to speak fluently.


Bot: @EnglishTipsandTools_bot
Download Telegram
USAGE: Indoor, indoors

๐Ÿ“—Indoor is an adjective and indoors is an adverb.

๐Ÿ”นExamples:

๐Ÿ”นIndoor sports. ๐Ÿ‘‰โœ”๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นIndoors sports. ๐Ÿ‘‰โœ–๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นI stayed indoors. ๐Ÿ‘‰โœ”๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นI stayed indoor. ๐Ÿ‘‰โœ–๏ธ

#Grammar
โœณ๏ธA PART = one part

Hard work ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ฆ is *a part* of success. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‹

โœณ๏ธAPART = away from each other; separately

Itโ€™s hard ๐Ÿ˜ญ to be *apart* from you. ๐Ÿ’”

#Vocabulary
The plural of โ€œantennaโ€ is *antennas* for phones๐Ÿ“ฑ, radios ๐Ÿ“ป, and TVs.

Itโ€™s *antennae* for the sensors on insectsโ€™ ๐Ÿœ and lobstersโ€™ heads.

#Vocabulary
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
โœณ๏ธDiffuse [dih-FYOOS] = to spread out

โœณ๏ธDefuse [dee-FYOOZ] = to disarm a bomb ๐Ÿ’ฃ; to reduce tension

#Vocabulary
โ€œPaper tigerโ€ = one who looks and acts tough but is actually weak ๐Ÿ—ž๐Ÿฏ

Most bullies are just *paper tigers*: theyโ€™re mean but weak.

#idiomatic_expressions
CANโ€™T hardly โ†’ โŒ.

CANโ€™T barely โ†’ โŒ.

CANโ€™T scarcely โ†’ โŒ.

Theyโ€™re double ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿ™… negatives.

CAN hardly โ†’ โœ”.

CAN barely โ†’ โœ”.

CAN scarcely โ†’ โœ”.

#Grammar
1. evoke 2. invoke 3. revoke 4. provoke 5. convoke 6. equivoque, equivoke

#Vocabulary
Six years worth โ†’ โŒ

Six yearsโ€™ worth โ†’ โœ”

Six weeks worth โ†’ โŒ

Six weeksโ€™ worth โ†’ โœ”

The job requires *45 yearsโ€™ worth* of experience. ๐Ÿ˜ง

#Grammar