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Vocab from the video⬇️

In the zone - a state of intense, effortless focus where you are performing an activity at your absolute peak.
EXAMPLE: When she’s painting, she gets completely in the zone and loses track of time.

Aloof - someone who is emotionally detached, uninvolved, or deliberately distant in social situations.
EXAMPLE: He seemed aloof at the party, barely speaking to anyone and keeping to himself.

Impenetrable - impossible to decipher or comprehend (person/behavior).
EXAMPLE: Her impenetrable expression made it impossible to tell what she was thinking or feeling.

Extraordinary - going far beyond what is usual, regular, or customary.
EXAMPLE: The firefighter showed extraordinary courage during the rescue.

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B1 vs C1🇺🇸

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English proverbs🇺🇸🎉

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More useful & interesting English here🇺🇸

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Gas⛽️ or Trash🗑️

Numbers are often used instead of words🇺🇸
Here are some examples⬇️

404 (four oh four) - something is missing
„His sense of direction is 404-completely gone.“

101 (one oh one) - introductory level; basics of a subject
„This guide is Python 101-it covers all the fundamentals.“

86 - get rid of something or refuse service (slang)
„The bar 86’d him after he caused trouble.“

What’s your 20? - What’s your location?📍

20/20 (twenty twenty) - perfect vision or clarity; sth is completely clear and easy to understand
„Hindsight is 20/20-1 see now what I should have done.“

🍋COLORS used in phrases🇺🇸

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One day of my life without teaching🌷

How to use them correctly‼️⬇️

In English, some verbs are TRANSITIVE, meaning they take a direct object and do not need a preposition. MARRY and DIVORCE work this way, so we say “marry someone” and “divorce someone”. Adding a preposition would be ungrammatical because the verb already connects directly to the person involved👍🏼

The expressions “get married” and “get divorced”, however, describe a state or process rather than a direct action on another person. Because of that, they commonly use prepositions to show the relationship: “get married TO someone” and “get divorced FROM someone” ✅

So, using no preposition with MARRY and DIVORCE is correct because they are direct-object verbs, while “get married” and “get divorced” correctly take prepositions to express the relationship 🙌🏼