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Silent letter Spotlight

✨ English is tricky - some letters show

face but keep quiet 😅

Example: Debt 'n pronounce dey (silent b)

" Pterodactyl" is pronounced

as "ter- oh-dak-til" and "Pneumonia " is

pronounced as" new- moh- nyuh"

These words begin with letter 'P' which is

silent.

Idiom: Bite your tongue

👉 Meaning: Stop yourself from speaking.

👉 Example: I had to bite my tongue to

avoid arguing.

✨ When was the last time you bit your tongue?
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❎ Ten dollars are enough.

✅ Ten dollars is enough.

👉 Rule : When talking about money, time, distance or weight as a


whole amount, we treat it as singular.

So, " Ten dollars" = one amount 'n use is

Common Mistake
❎Wrong: Discuss about the issue

✅ Correct: Discuss the issue

You don't use"discuss about" because "discuss" already includes the idea of "about "

Idiom of the Day

Idiom: Hit the books

Meaning: to study hard

Example: " She can't go out. She needs to hit the books for her exam."

When was the last time you had to hit the books?

Check answers in the comment section
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I am yet to eat .❎

I have yet to eat.✅

One who studies things of the past is an
ANTIQUARIAN

Did you know that saying

" She's an half-caste" is outdated and

offensive in standard English

Instead say

"She's biracial or of mixed race"

Someone who hides his pain behind a

smile is an ECCEDENTESIAST.

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Alozie Chigbu, Saviour Proper