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• Themselves || • Each other.

Do you mean "each other" but actually use "themselves"?

You'd discover at the end of this post.

Consider these examples:

✓The husband and wife have not spoken to themselves since their quarrel.

(Here, you mean that the husband has not spoken to himself and the wife has not spoken to herself.
"Themselves" is a reflexive pronoun. The action bounces back on the subject if used.)

The second example:
✓The husband and wife have not spoken to each other since their quarrel.

(Here, you mean that the wife has not spoken to her husband and the husband hasn't either.

• Note that the reciprocal pronoun "each other" is used only between two persons.)

I've been trying to make a creative content as regards to the International Men's Day.

However, it has been a battle between my keyboard's autocorrect and I.

It seems my keyboard has taken up a gender as it's gender discriminating.😂

I kept getting "Women's Day" instead.

But guess what, I won.😎✅

Today, we celebrate responsible men.

Diligent men.

(Men that are conscious of their tenses and grammar usage.)😄

Real men of God.

Men that choose PROCESS instead of YAHOO.

Men of structure and healthy minds.

Men that are in the refining stage and Refined men.

I'm not a male but I affirm it's not easy being a male.
Happy International Men's Day.
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Here's something interesting:

At the beginning of this post, I made use of a phrase "as regards to" which is often used interchangeably with "in regards to".

Both phrases, "as regards to" and "in regards to," are commonly used to mean "concerning" or "about."

However, "as regards to" is generally considered the more formal and correct option.
It is the preferred form in academic and business writing.

"In regards to" is more common in informal writing, such as emails and text messages.

Both phrases are correct but the best form is "as regards to".

• You should use "all right" in a formal situation and not "alright".

• The word "alright" is considered obsolete, nonstandard and informal.

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Let's talk about Phrasal Verbs.✅

Phrasal verbs are two or three-word phrases that consist of a verb plus one or two prepositions or adverbs.

They usually have a meaning that is different from the original verb, and can be quite tricky for non-native English speakers to understand.

• For example, the phrasal verb "look up to" means to admire or respect someone, whereas the verb "look" on its own means to use your eyes to see something.

Other examples of phrasal verbs include "turn down," "put up," " break down", take out" and "give up."

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VOCABULARY: Desert and Dessert.

✅ Desert (as a verb) means to leave something especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

• I was deserted by my parents.

Desert (as a noun) is a dry and arid land, with little or no water and vegetation.

• The Sahara desert is a really hot one.

(This has one "s" and it's pronounced "de-zet")

✅ Dessert is a sweet confection served as the last course of a meal.

• I had vanilla ice cream for dessert.

"Dessert" has double s and is pronounced "di-zerrt"

Hope you learned.✨

Don't Get Caught in the Web of the Prepositions: "in" and "at"

• "At" and "in" are both prepositions that can be used to describe place and time.

- "I'm at the library." (a specific location)✅
- "I live in Portharcourt ." (a more general location)✅
- "John works at Choba and not in Choba."

• "At" is often used to describe a specific point in space or time, while "in" is often used to describe a more general location or period. For example:

- "I'll meet you at 7pm."
- "I'll be there in a few minutes."

But note:
When you say, "I'm in bed," you're using "in" to refer to the state or condition of being in bed, not to a specific location. It's a little bit like saying "I'm asleep" or "I'm awake."
So, "I'm in bed" is a way of describing your current state or condition, not your physical location.

Drop your questions in the comment section.✨✨
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Sequence of Tenses.

Don't say: Adeola asked me what I am doing.❌

Say: Adeola asked me what I was doing. ✅✅

• Verbs must agree in tenses in an order. You don't use past tenses and present tenses together in a sentence.

"Asked" is a past tense form of a verb and "am" is a present tense verb which make your sentence ungrammatical.

However, this rule doesn't apply to;

1. Verbs within quotation.

Adeola said, "I am waiting for your response".

2. Facts that are true all the time.

• Adeola said water boils at a hundred degree Celsius.

I hope you have learnt.
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"Am" shouldn't be used to begin a declarative statement.

Am fine and you?❌❌

I'm fine and you?✅✅

Am going to be at the airport.❌❌

I'm going to be at the airport.✅✅

However,

The verb "am" could be used to begin an interrogative statement.

Am I supposed to attend the ceremony?✅✅

Note:
A declarative sentence is a statement that ends with a full stop and could either be true or false.

An interogarative sentence is a statement that ends with a question mark and makes inquiry.