DAILY English Capsules

⭕️Wrong use of "the" with society.

❌Don't say: A thief is a danger to the society.

✅Say: A thief is a danger to society.

Note : Use the definite article if society is used (1) in a particular sense: The society of the Greeks was based on freedom; (2) in the sense of companionship: I enjoy the society of my friends.

enlist /ɪnˈlɪst/ v.

To enlist means to join the military.
E.g. In their final year at school, the students were asked to enlist in the military.

⚛️negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪb(ə)l/

🅰️adjective

🅱️Meaning :

so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

🔆Examples :

1.He said that the risks were negligible.

2.A spokesman for the county council said only one sign was to be moved at a negligible cost.

✅Synonyms :

trivial
insignificant
unimportant
minor
minimal
small

✴️Opposite:
significant
considerable

⭕️Too and Enough

Too and enough indicate degree.

⭕️ They modify adjectives,
adverbs, and nouns.

📌Too means more than what is needed.

📌Enough means sufficient.

📍Examples

👴🏻He is too old to play football with the kids.

👨🏼Dave is intelligent enough to do the right thing.

👩🏻🦱You're not working fast enough.

👱🏻♀I don't have enough time.

👦🏻He has too many friends.

🧓🏻She has got too much patience

camouflage /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ n.

Camouflage is something used to hide people and things.

E.g. The green and brown camouflage was best used for hiding in forests and jungles.

⚛️potent /ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/

🅰️adjective

🅱️meaning

having great power, influence, or effect.

🔆Examples :

1.Thrones were potent symbols of authority.

2.Instead they can have very real and potent social and political effects.

✅Synonyms :
powerful
strong
vigorous

✴️Opposite:
weak
impotent

We use 'at' before a gerund. in' before person. about' or 'disappointed at', not 'disappointed from'.

(a) by/at/about:
❌DON'T SAY: Rahat was disappointed from the low mark he got in the test.
✅SAY: Rahat was disappointed by/ about/at the low mark he got in the test.

(b) with/in:
❌ DON'T SAY: Nupur was disappointed from her mother.
✅ Say: Nupur was disappointed with/in her mother.

⭕️ Note : We use 'with' or 'in' before person.
We use 'at', 'about' or `by' before material.
We use 'at' before gerund.

We use 'at' before a gerund. disappointed at not winning the gold medal.

Always use 'write in ink', not 'write with ink'

❌DON'T SAY: I've written the essay with ink.
✅SAY: I've written the essay in ink.

⭕️ Note: 'in' is used after completion of a task.

Like: 📝 The drawing was done in pastel.
📝 Salman writes his letters in blue ink.

For instrument use 'with’
Like: 📝He prefers to paint with a thick brush.

❗️Swag _/_swæɡ_/_ (Noun, American)

⁉️Meaning: self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor.

‼️Examples :
● The top ten athletes with the most swag.
● That girl's got swag.

Dope _/_dəʊp_/_ (Adjective, American)
⁉️Meaning: very fun or cool

‼️Examples :
● If we got to be friends, that'd be dope.
●Yo, that new shirt is dope!

Always use 'congratulate on', not 'congratulate for'

❌DON'T SAY: I congratulate you for your historic win.

✅SAY: I congratulate you on your historic win.

⚛️somewhat/ˈsʌmwɒt/

🅱️Meaning :

more than a little but not very

✴️Example :

1.Matters have improved somewhat since then.

2.The price is somewhat higher than I expected.

3. Things have changed somewhat since then.

✅Synonyms:

a little
a bit
rather
within limits

🔅Opposite:
massively
hugely
Phrases