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04/02/2021

Preposition OFF

Use the preposition 'off' alone. Do not add 'from' or 'of.'

Correct: Sam ran off the stage.

Incorrect: Sam ran off from the stage.

Incorrect: Sam ran off of the stage.

Correct: She got off the bus at the next stop.

Incorrect: She got off from the bus at the next stop.

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Use the preposition off alone. Do not add from or of. Correct: Sam ran off the stage. Incorrect: Sam ran off from the stage. Incorrect: Sam...

07/01/2021

Spellings matter. Rhetorical construction matters. 🤣😂

06/01/2021

Building Word Power: Cue 1 - Prefix Dis

Prefix Dis: a Latin prefix meaning take away, apart, asunder, not, deprive of, utterly, or having a privative, negative, or reversing force. It generally carries with it the feel of failure, you lost something that you once had.

disgrace: DISgrace
loss of good opinion of others; shame

discredit: DIScredit
loss or lack of belief or confidence; defame

disconcerted: DISconcerted
deprived of control, upset

dispose: DISpose
to throw away; to be inclined to

dissolved: DISsolved
broken up; melted away.

disease: DISease
Not in normal state of health; sickness

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Prefix Dis: a Latin prefix meaning take away, apart, asunder, not, deprive of, utterly, or having a privative, negative, or reversing force...

14/12/2020

familiar to, familiar with

Familiar to means known to. If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize it well.

Her face is familiar to the crowd.
This tune is familiar to most of the singers.
The name of the school was not familiar to me.

Familiar with means having a fairly good knowledge of. If you are familiar with something, you know or understand it well.

He is familiar with the countryside.
Eva is quite familiar with Central Television; she worked there for 5 years.
I'm familiar with various teaching software packages.

https://english---language.blogspot.com/2020/12/familiar-to-familiar-with.html

Familiar to means known to . If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize it well. His work is familiar to me. Her face is fam...

03/12/2020

arrive in, arrive at

We arrive in a city or a country, at or in a village, at any other destination.

The crew arrived in Spain. (Spain: country)
The crew arrived in Madrid. (Madrid: city)
I arrived at the hotel.
I arrived at the airport.
The car arrived at the bridge.
I arrived at the crossroads.
Sam arrived at the station just in time.
When did you first arrive in Bangalore? (Bangalore: city)
Her parents arrived in America in 1926. (America: country)
Migrating birds arrive at a village in Sivaganga District.
Chinese players arrive at the Olympic Village in South Korea.

https://english---language.blogspot.com/2020/12/arrive-in-arrive-at.html

We arrive in a city or a country, at or in a village, at any other destination. The crew arrived in Spain. (Spain: country) The crew ar...

30/11/2020

compare, contrast

Compare is used to point out likenesses, similarities and to examine two or more objects to find likenesses or differences.

He compared her to a summer day.
The police compared the forged signature with the original.

Contrast always points out differences.

There is a sharp contrast between his earlier and later works.
In contrast with (or less frequently, to) his early works, the latter plays are dark and forbidding.

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Compare is used to point out likenesses, similarities and to examine two or more objects to find likenesses or differences. Usage Note Comp...

27/11/2020

ability to, capable of

Ability means the power to do something, mental or physical (ability to run an asylum). Actual skill, either mental or physical; native or acquired.

Using the word able with an inanimate subject sounds strange. Try to use can instead.

Capability comes from capable + ability.
Capability to do a task is the potential to do it. Whether you are able to do the task at the moment or not, is different, but you have the capability or the potential to do it sometime.

Able is followed by an infinitive; capable is followed by of and the gerund.

Sam had the ability to explain things clearly and concisely.

Man's ability to talk makes him unlike any other animal.

A force ten wind is capable of blowing the roofs off houses.

These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.

https://english---language.blogspot.com/2020/11/ability-to-capable-of.html

The word able suggests the skill or physical ability of an animate being. Ability means the power to do something, mental or physical (abi...

13/07/2020

Idiomatic Usage: grounds for

grounds for (something)

The basis for some action or decision, often one that is disciplinary or legal in nature.

1. Your negligence is grounds for a lawsuit.
2. Is infidelity grounds for divorce in this state?

http://gmat-grammar.blogspot.com/2020/07/idiomatic-usage-grounds-for.html

grounds for (something) The basis for some action or decision, often one that is disciplinary or legal in nature. Be careful now—plagiarism ...

26/06/2020

where vs. in which

23/06/2020

introduce to vs. introduce into

introduce to: to present someone to someone else for the first time so that they can become acquainted
e.g.
I would like to introduce you to my cousin, Sarah.
We proudly introduce to you the Dutch team.

introduce into: to put something into use for the first time, or to put something into a new place
e.g.
New computers have been introduced into the office.
The grey squirrel was introduced into Britain from North America.

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introduce to : to present someone to someone else for the first time so that they can become acquainted I would like to introduce you to ...

09/06/2020

Apostrophe: Quick Tips 2

The apostrophe (') is used in nouns to show possession.

If the plural form of the noun ends in s, add the apostrophe (')

Plural------Plural Possessive
boys-------boys’
girls-------girls’
ladies-----ladies’

e.g. Sarah excused herself to use the ladies’ room.

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The apostrophe (') is used in nouns to show possession. If the plural form of the noun ends in s, add the apostrophe (') Plura...

08/06/2020

Apostrophe: Quick Tips 1

The apostrophe (') is used in nouns to show possession.

If the plural form of the noun doesn't end in s, add the apostrophe and s.

Plural-----------Plural Possessive

men------------men’s
children --------children’s
mice -----------mice’s
teeth -----------teeth’s
women---------women’s

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The apostrophe (') is used in nouns to show possession. If the plural form of the noun doesn't end in s , add the apostrophe and s. ...