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𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐹𝑅𝐼𝒟𝒜𝒴. 📘📚
19-6-2026

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𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝘃𝘀. 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗬

𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏 4: FOOD & DRINK DIFFERENCES

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𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀!😊

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 /ˈbæn.ɪ.stər/ Noun.

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: A banister is the railing alongside a staircase that people hold onto for support while going up or down the stairs.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:
✨ The little girl held the 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 as she walked down the stairs.

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐬: Handrail, railing, stair rail.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧: The word “𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿” comes from the Italian word “balaustra,” referring to the small supporting columns in a railing.
Over time, the English word evolved to refer to the entire stair railing or handrail system.
It has been used in English since the 17th century.

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🔹 A word similar to 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 is…

a. Open staircase

b. Guardrail

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: B
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Happy New Week, Philomaths!

Wishing you a productive and secure one. 💙

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐹𝑅𝐼𝒟𝒜𝒴. 📘📚
12-6-2026

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𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀!😊

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘

𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗲 /ɪˈmjʊər/ Verb.

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: To shut up, enclose, or confine someone within walls, such as in a prison, room, or other enclosed place.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:
✨ The researcher chose to 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗲 himself in the library for months while completing his study.

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐬: Confine, enclose, seclude.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧: The word “𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗲” comes from the Latin word “immurare,” meaning “to enclose within walls.”

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🔹 A word similar to 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘦 is…

a. Liberate

b. Seclude

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: B
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𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝘃𝘀. 𝗙𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗥

• Less people attended the concert. ❎
• Fewer people attended the concert. ✔️

LESS
“Less” refers to a smaller amount or quantity and is used with uncountable nouns (things that cannot usually be counted individually).

Examples:
• I need less water in my tea.
• We have less time than we thought.
• My sister spends less money on clothes now.

FEWER
”Fewer” refers to a smaller number of things and is used with plural countable nouns (things that can be counted individually).

Examples:
• Fewer students attended the lecture.
• She made fewer mistakes this time.
• Fewer books were sold last year.

Quick Tip

▪️If you can count it, use fewer.

• Fewer people.
• Fewer students.
• Fewer books.

▪️If you cannot count it individually, use less.

• Less water.
• Less time.
• Less money.

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𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀!😊

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 /trænˈspəʊz/ Verb.

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: To change the position, order, or arrangement of something.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬:
✨ Sometimes, people 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 letters
or numbers when typing quickly.

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐬: Switch, exchange, rearrange.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧: The word “𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲” comes from the Latin words:
trans = across, beyond.
ponere = to place.
Together, they mean “to place across” or “to put in another position.”
The word entered English in the 16th century.

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🔹 A word similar to 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 is…

a. Fix

b. Shift

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: B
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A fresh start is here; go after everything you deserve.

Happy New Month, Philomaths. 💙

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐹𝑅𝐼𝒟𝒜𝒴. 📘📚
29-5-2026

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