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Council & Counsel are pronounced the same way.

/Kaun-sl/✔️

Basic Grammar:

Books, pens and the likes❌
Books, pens and the like✔️

INQUIRE vs ENQUIRE?

"Sir Amos, what's the difference between the two words?"

First, both words are commonly used interchangeably, as they generally mean to ASK/SEEK/FIND OUT.

However, it's been observed that Americans prefer the use of INQUIRE while in British English, ENQUIRE is used.

What's more is that in strict contextual usage, INQUIRE is often used when it has to do with investigation while ENQUIRE is used when asking or trying to find out about something.

For examples:

1. The police carried out an inquiry into the case of murder. ✔️

2. I need to enquire whether my mother called her or not.✔️

Mark you, both words would still be correct when used interchangeably in modern English.

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Church Vocabulary 101

Ride on, Pastor. ❌
Right on, Pastor. ✔️

Open your Bible to Gen. 1:2 ❌
Open your Bible at Gen. 1:2 ✔️

Morning devotion ❌
Morning devotions ✔️

God's time is the best❌
God's timing is the best ✔️

Let's share the grace ❌
Let's say grace ✔️

In Jesus name ❌
In Jesus' name ✔️

God is the Alpha and the Omega ❌
God is the Alpha and Omega ✔️

The Bible said... ❌
The Bible says... ✔️

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Five(5) Expressions that people think are wrong in English?

No, they are not!

Let me share such expressions with you:

1. He talked about me *behind my back.*✔️

2. He sat at the *extreme end.*✔️

3. I want *to barber my hair.*✔️

4. Stop making *a noise.*✔️

5. I know your *PIN number.*✔️

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How many *idioms* can you pick out here?

Let's get started.

FOR GOODNESS SAKE❌❌

We say 👉 for goodness' sake✔️✔️

FOR GOODNESS' SAKE is an idiomatic, euphemistic expression used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.

For goodness' sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!✔️

Books are made from papers.❌

Books are made *of* papers.✔️

We say MADE FROM when the final product doesn't look like the raw material. However, MADE OF is used when the final product looks like the raw material.

Have I ever STEPPED MY FEET IN your house? ❌️

Have I ever SET FOOT IN/ON your house? ✅️

The proper punctuation should be:

Crocodiles! Do not swim here.✔️

OR;

Do not swim here! Crocodiles!✔️

QED / Q.E.D

Abbreviation for 'quad erat demonstrandum' (from Latin)

Meaning: That is what I wanted to prove and I have proved it.

Example:

I warned her not to go out with that boy; now she's heartbroken, QED!

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