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Hello 🤗
Ten ways to say "Hello/Goodbye"
1: He
2: Hi
3: (Informal) Hey
4: Hi there
5: Bye
6: Howdy
7: Bye-bye
8: (Informal) See you later
9: Take care
10: Have you a good one

The value of a copper coin:

Mahatma Gandhi, honoured as the father of India, was a very special person. The following story illustrates one of the reasons for him to be called 'Mahatma' (great soul).

Once, Gandhi was on an expedition to collect funds from various cities and villages for an organization to help the poor. He went to several places and finally reached Orissa. He organized a meeting in Orissa.

There, he gave a speech to the public, requesting them to give him funds for the organization. At the end of his speech, a very old woman with bent back, tattered clothing, white hair, and shrunken skin got up. She requested the volunteers to allow her to reach Gandhi. However, the volunteers stopped her. She did not give up. She fought with them and reached Gandhi.

She touched the feet of Gandhi. Then she took out a copper coin kept in the folds of her saree and placed it at his feet. Then the old lady left the stage.

Gandhi very carefully took the coin. The treasurer of the organization for the poor asked Gandhi for the copper coin, but he refused to give it.

"I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees," said the treasurer. "Yet you won't trust me with a copper coin!"

Gandhi said, "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands. If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much."

Yes, the coin might have been the only thing that the poor old woman possessed. She did not even have proper clothes and could not afford good food. Still she gave everything she had. That is why Gandhi regarded the coin as very precious.

Offering help when we have nothing or very little makes it more valuable.

Unhelpful Friends:

Bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many friends. He was proud of his friends. One day Bunny rabbit heard the loud barking of wild dogs. He was very scared. He decided to ask for help. He quickly went to his friend deer. He said, "Dear friend, some wild dogs are chasing me. Can you chase them away with your sharp antlers?"

The deer said, "That is right, I can. But now I am busy. Why don't you ask bear for help?"

Bunny rabbit ran to the bear. "My dear friend, you are very strong. Please help me. Some wild dogs are after me. Please chase them away," he requested to the bear.

The bear replied, "I am sorry. I am hungry and tired. I need to find some food. Please ask the monkey for help."

Poor Bunny went to the monkey, the elephant, the goat and all his other friends. Bunny felt sad that nobody was ready to help him.

He understood that he had to think of a way out by himself. He hid under a bush. He lay very still. The wild dogs did not find the bunny. They went chasing other animals.

Bunny rabbit learnt that he had to learn to survive by himself, not depending on his unhelpful friends.

Moral: It is better to rely on yourself than depend on others.

Hi there.
Let's kick on these verbs :

: We see because we have eyes , it's not deliberate or intentional .

: We look when make an effort to try to see or find something

: We watch when something is going to move or change in some way.

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Hello!👋
Today's is :
ANGLE FOR
Meaning: Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting .

E.g: She's been angling for an invitation,but her father doesn't want her to come.

Advanced English Sentences

Normal English: ” Keep it a secret. ”
Advanced English: ” Keep it under wraps. ”

Normal English: “Senorita! You are so beautiful. ”
Advanced English: “Senorita! You are drop -> dead gorgeous. ”

Normal English: ” I’m bit busy. ”
Advanced English: ” I’m bit tied up. ”

Normal English: ” Why are you so angry. ”
Advanced English: ” Why are you so pi**ed off. ”

Normal English: ” It’s not so difficult. ”
Advanced English: ” It’s not a rocket science. ”

Normal English: ” I’m going to get married tomorrow. ”
Advanced English: ” I’m going to tie a knot tomorrow. ”

Normal English: ” I’m very happy. ”
Advanced English: ” I’m over the moon. ”

Normal English: ” I visit my hometown very rarely. ”
Advanced English: ” I visit my hometown once in a blue moon. ”

Normal English: ” Sorry, I fell asleep. ”
Advanced English: ” Sorry, I nodded off. ”

Normal English: ” I’m fit and healthy. ”
Advanced English: ” I’m fit as a fiddle. ”

Normal English: ” It’s very cold outside. ”
Advanced English: ” It’s freezing outside. ”

Be proud of how far you've come. Celebrate the small wins. Little steps add up to long distances. Be your own champion! Have a wonderful evening, everyone ✌️💕🌎

Have a good Sunday 😘

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Colors - Colours
What is the difference between Color and Colour?
Both words mean the same thing and its spelling depends on the country where the word is written.

The word Color is used in United States.
The word Colour is used in the rest of the English-speaking countries (England, Australia, NZ etc.)
What is the difference between Gray and Grey?
The same as with the difference between color and colour, it depends on the country.
The word Gray is used in United States.
The word Grey is used in the rest of the English-speaking countries (England, Australia, NZ etc.)
Word order with colours
There are three ways that you can use a colour in a sentence to describe something:

To Be + Colour. e.g. My car is blue.
Colour + Noun. e.g. The blue car is mine.
Colour is the Noun. e.g. Blue is the colour of my car.
Did you know that, because colours give us more information about a person or a thing, they are adjectives in English?

Light - Dark - Bright
You can also talk in shades (or intensity) of colour in English by using such expressions as:

Light is the opposite of Dark.

Bright: a strong colour that is easy to see.

Helen has dark green eyes.
His light grey hair made him look very distinguished.
Her bright pink lipstick doesn't look good.
The words Light, Dark and Bright are placed before the colour.

Colours + ISH
If you are not exactly sure how to describe a colour, we normally use the suffix -ish.

e.g. Greenish (= approximately green but not exactly green)

The sunset is a beautiful pinkish-purplish colour today.
His shirt is lightish blue in colour.
Typical Things of each Colour
The following is a list of things typically associated with each colour:

Red: Strawberry, Rose, Fire engine, Blood, Heart
Orange: Pumpkin, Carrot, Basketball
Yellow: Cheese, Sun, Butter, Lemon
Green: Grass, Lettuce, Frog, Leaf, Lizard
Blue: Sky, Ocean, Blueberry, Whale
Black: Bat, Night, Tire (tyre), Fly
White: Paper, Sugar, Milk, Snow, Sheep
Pink: Pig, Tongue, Cotton candy (Candy floss)
Brown: Wood, Cigar, Earth, Acorn, Horse
Grey / Gray: Rock, Lead, Dust, Mouse, Elephant
Purple: Bruise, Grapes

"You are the call and I am the answer,
You are the wish, and I the fulfilment,
You are the night, and I the day.
What else - it is perfect enough.
It is perfectly complete,
You and I,
What more— ?"
By D. H. Lawrence, Bei Hennef