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Gerund vs. Present Participle
#Grammar
📌I'm used to killing snakes = I've killed a lot of snakes in my life.

📌I used to kill snakes = I killed snakes in the past, but not anymore.
#Grammar
cheat sheet
a sheet containing information (such as test answers) used secretly for cheating

crib (sheet)
1- (n) something used for cheating in an examination.
2- (v) to use a crib
“Data” 📈 is technically the plural of “datum,” but “data” is now used as a singular or plural noun.
So,
The data IS → ✔️
The data ARE → ✔️
Childish = like a child, but in a negative way (immature, silly)

Childlike = like a child, but positive (pure, innocent) 👼

#vocabulary
Continually = happening repeatedly (with breaks)

Continuously = repeating nonstop 🔂

#vocabulary
Have ants in your pants
#idiomatic_expressions
Forwarded from English Tips&Tools
Should of →

Could of →

Would of →

Should have → ✔️

Should’ve → ✔️

Could have → ✔️

Could’ve → ✔️

Would have → ✔️

Would’ve → ✔️
Adaptor = adapter → ✔️

Advisor = adviser → ✔️

Impostor = imposter → ✔️

(It’s not a 🇺🇸 vs. 🇬🇧 thing; it’s a matter of preference.)

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