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- act as πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

~ You speak Greek – will you act as interpreter?
~ Body fat acts as an insulator.

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#idiomatic_expressions
- insatiable (adj.) /ΙͺnˈseΙͺΚƒΙ™b(Ι™)l/
~ an insatiable appetite/curiosity/thirst/desire/hunger/demand for sg
"Once you drink, your thirst for human blood will be insatiable." ― Dracula Untold movie πŸ‘»πŸ’€β˜ οΈ
πŸ¦‰ - savvy (noun, adj., verb) /ˈsΓ¦vi/ πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

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πŸ¦‰ - savvy (noun, adj., verb) /ˈsΓ¦vi/ πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

adj. β€”>

~ computer-/media-/image- etc savvy => knowing a lot about computers etc:
~ She bought the laptop on the advice of a computer-savvy friend.

~ tech-savvy = knowing a lot about modern technology, especially computers:
~ The state needs more tech-savvy workers for its hi-tech industries.

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πŸ¦‰ - savvy (noun, adj., verb) /ˈsΓ¦vi/ πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘
~ tech-savvy (adj.)

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"And me, for example, I can let you drown, but I can’t bring this ship into Tortuga all by me onesie, savvy?"
― Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ☠️

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Noticeable β†’ βœ”

Noticable β†’ ❌. (ΰ² _ΰ² )

Definitely β†’ βœ”

Definately β†’ ❌. (ΰ² _ΰ² )

Separate β†’ βœ”

Seperate β†’ ❌. (ΰ² _ΰ² )
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Follow β€œone of” with a PLURAL noun:
One of my cat 😸 β†’ ❌
One of my CATS 😸😽 β†’ βœ”οΈ
One of the kid πŸ‘Ά β†’ ❌
One of the KIDS πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘§ β†’ βœ”οΈ

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Avoid making double negatives with β€œneither … nor”:

He DOESN’T eat NEITHER mice NOR bugs. β†’ ❌

He eats 🀐 NEITHER mice 🐭 NOR bugs. πŸ› β†’ βœ”οΈ

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✳️Improve = make or become better

✳️Improvise = perform without preparation

The band *improved* its live shows by learning to *improvise*.

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✳️For sale = available for purchase

✳️On sale = at a discounted price

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

πŸ‘©πŸ’ΈπŸ‘ 

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✳️Anecdote = a short, amusing story

✳️Antidote = a cure, remedy

Jo told πŸ‘©πŸ’¬ an *anecdote* about buying an *antidote* from a monkey.

πŸ‘©πŸ’΅ πŸ’πŸ’ŠπŸ’‰

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✴️ - MAY - modal verb

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✳️ - MIGHT - modal verb

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✴️✳️ - MAY and MIGHT - modal verbs

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◀️ - go with the flow 🐠🐟🐑

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▢️ - go against the flow πŸ¬πŸ¦ˆπŸ³πŸ‹πŸŠ

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The differences between:
1-shout at
2-shout to
3-shout for
- shout to
vs.
- shout at

- throw to
vs.
- throw at

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