👨‍💻💬 The h in “hospital” is pronounced, so

an hospital → ❌

a hospital → ✔️

👩‍💻💬 In “hour,” the “h” is silent, so

a hour → ❌

an hour → ✔️

Afterward = later, subsequently

Afterword = concluding section at the end of a book 📘

💁 They’re similar to “forward” and “foreword.”

#Vocabulary

You wear *pants*, not “a pant.” 👖

You cut with *scissors*, not “a scissor.” ✂️

If you can’t see well, you need *glasses*, not “a glass.” 👓

#Grammar

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. 🏄

#Grammar

FORWARD 🇺🇸 = FORWARDS 🇬🇧

BACKWARD 🇺🇸 = BACKWARDS 🇬🇧

TOWARD 🇺🇸 = TOWARDS 🇬🇧

AFTERWARD 🇺🇸 = AFTERWARDS 🇬🇧

They’re all correct. 👍

1. Zero or First Conditional
2. First or Second Conditional

#Grammar

👦🏼🙏👦🏻 “Friendly” / “friendship” words:

- cordial
- congenial
- amicable
- gregarious
- affable
- camaraderie
- amity

#Vocabulary

Accent = pronunciation; emphasis

Ascent = upward movement 📈

Assent = (n.) agreement; (v.) to agree

A scent = a smell 👃

#Vocabulary

Six years worth → ❌

Six years’ worth → ✔️

Six weeks worth → ❌

Six weeks’ worth → ✔️

The job requires *45 years’ worth* of experience. 😧

#Grammar

Never underestimate the power of “yet.” 💪