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Pavel Quincoses Rodríguez
May 9, 2020
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Do you have a question about English? Go ahead and Ask a Teacher.
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'Young' or 'Younger' - April 25, 2024
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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'When' or 'That' - April 17, 2024
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Misinformation, Disinformation - April 10, 2024
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Different 'From' or 'Than'? - April 03, 2024
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Types of Sentences - March 26, 2024
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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How to Say 'l-i-v-e' - March 19, 2024
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Using 'Just' and 'Only' - March 14, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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'Yet' - March 06, 2024
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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'Must' or 'Have To' - March 01, 2024
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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'Do' for Emphasis - February 21, 2024
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Sure as Heck - February 14, 2024
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Surge and Soar - February 07, 2024
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Reduction and Assimilation - February 01, 2024
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Meanings of 'As' - January 25, 2024
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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University vs. College - January 18, 2024
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Adverbs, Gerunds, Participles - January 09, 2024
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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What Does Slender Mean - January 05, 2024
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Change and Vary - December 29, 2023
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Assessment and Evaluation - December 20, 2023
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Wondering about Wonder? - December 14, 2023
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Ability or Capability - December 07, 2023
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Price vs. Rate - December 01, 2023
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Danger vs. Hazard - November 22, 2023
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Source or Resource - November 16, 2023
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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The Many Uses of 'Get' - November 09, 2023
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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'In Which' and 'To Which' - November 02, 2023
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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This and That - October 26, 2023
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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'When' with Past Tense - October 18, 2023
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Historic and Historical - October 12, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Why Do Songs Break Grammar Rules? - October 05, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Teacher, Lecturer or Tutor - September 29, 2023
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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On Time or In Time - September 20, 2023
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Awareness vs. Consciousness - September 14, 2023
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Mandatory, Compulsory and Obligatory - September 05, 2023
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Cheer vs. Applause - August 31, 2023
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Persons vs. People - August 23, 2023
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Descent vs. Ancestry - August 18, 2023
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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What Does the Song, ‘This Is Me’ Mean? - August 03, 2023
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Hear vs. Listen - August 03, 2023
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Climate vs. Environment - July 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Snug Cozy and Comfortable - July 20, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Teen vs. Tween - July 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Worth, Worthy and Worthwhile - July 06, 2023
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Victim vs Casualty - June 29, 2023
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Finish or Complete? - June 22, 2023
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Award vs Reward
- June 15, 2023
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Wood Timber and Lumber - June 08, 2023
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Help or Aid - May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023 |
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Noncount and Mass Nouns - May 26, 2023
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May 26, 2023 |
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Woods, Forests and Jungles - May 17, 2023
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May 17, 2023 |
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Religious Places - May 12, 2023
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May 12, 2023 |
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Spin or Rotate - May 04, 2023
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May 04, 2023 |
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Swine Pigs and Hogs - April 28, 2023
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Soccer Playing Robot Set to Compete in ‘Robo Cup’ - April 24, 2023
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Football or Soccer - April 17, 2023
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Subjects and Objects - April 13, 2023
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Gauge and Yardstick - April 05, 2023
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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As Well As - March 31, 2023
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Begin, Start, Commence - March 23, 2023
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Irregular vs. Abnormal - March 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Syllable Dropping in Speaking - March 10, 2023
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Reading Skills: Definitions and Transitions - March 03, 2023
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Disturbing vs. Irritating - February 23, 2023
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Made and Prepositions - February 16, 2023
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Reserve, Preserve and Conserve - February 10, 2023
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Projection and Prediction - February 02, 2023
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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How to Use Avoid, Prevent - January 27, 2023
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Release and Relief - January 19, 2023
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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To Do or Create - January 13, 2023
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Veggie, Vegetarian, or Vegan? - January 05, 2023
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Nation or Country? - December 29, 2022
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Able or Ible - December 22, 2022
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Already or Yet? - December 15, 2022
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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All About Clothes - December 09, 2022
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Decrease or Reduce - November 30, 2022
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Restrain, Refrain, or Restrict? - November 22, 2022
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Verbing Nouns - November 18, 2022
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Haven v. Sanctuary - November 09, 2022
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Still and Yet - November 04, 2022
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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According to v. As Per - October 27, 2022
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Is It Pointless or Futile - October 19, 2022
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Inflicting Confusion Afflict v. Inflict - October 13, 2022
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Talking Stormy Weather - October 05, 2022
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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What is a Wild Card? - September 29, 2022
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Memory Problems Remember v Recall - September 21, 2022
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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NASA Makes Final Preparations to Crash Spacecraft into Asteroid - September 15, 2022
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Energy v. Power - September 15, 2022
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Big Trouble with Three Little Words – In, On and At - September 08, 2022
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Deplete v. Evacuate - August 31, 2022
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Proper Adjectives 2 - August 23, 2022
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Proper Adjectives Part 1 - August 18, 2022
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Refuse v. Reject - August 11, 2022
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Mine v. Quarry - August 04, 2022
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Heritage v. Inheritance - July 28, 2022
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Famous v. Popular - July 21, 2022
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Is it a.m. or p.m.? - July 14, 2022
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Linking Verbs vs. Helping Verbs - July 08, 2022
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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To Me vs For Me - June 30, 2022
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Other vs Another - June 22, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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What vs. Which - June 16, 2022
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Mission vs. Assignment - June 09, 2022
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Using Hyphens with Compound Nouns - June 02, 2022
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Using Hyphens - May 26, 2022
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May 26, 2022 |
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Beg to Differ and Other Expressions of Disagreement - May 19, 2022
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May 19, 2022 |
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Never Mind and It Doesn't Matter - May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022 |
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Learning New Words: Parts of Speech and Suffixes Part 2 - May 04, 2022
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May 04, 2022 |
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Learning New Words: Parts of Speech and Suffixes - April 28, 2022
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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With and Within - April 20, 2022
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Reflexive Pronoun “Oneself” and “By Oneself” - April 13, 2022
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Crazy and Insane - April 04, 2022
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Daily - March 24, 2022
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Everyday and Every Day - March 22, 2022
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Even - March 11, 2022
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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A Lot and Lot - March 08, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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All Right and Alright - March 03, 2022
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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In or Under Quarantine? - February 24, 2022
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Turn or Make a Turn? - February 16, 2022
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Should We Think ‘Outside’ or 'Outside of' the Box? - February 09, 2022
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Best and Most - February 02, 2022
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Stand and Stay - January 26, 2022
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Restore and Recover - January 20, 2022
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Even Though and Even If - January 06, 2022
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Rather, Quite and So - January 04, 2022
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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What Do Americans Say at the New Year? - December 10, 2021
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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What does Season's Greetings Mean? - December 09, 2021
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Goal and Aim - December 03, 2021
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Using Punctuation Marks - November 30, 2021
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Register, Sign in and Log in - November 30, 2021
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Pretend and Imitation - November 29, 2021
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Anymore, Any Longer, No Longer - November 17, 2021
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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All About 'About' - November 01, 2021
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Sometimes, Sometime and Some Time - October 22, 2021
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Pill, Drug and Medicine - October 18, 2021
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Will and Want - October 18, 2021
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Anyway and Similar Words - September 30, 2021
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Each Other and One Another - September 30, 2021
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Drop By and Drop In - September 27, 2021
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Everyone and Every One - September 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Is It 'by Train' or 'with Train'? - September 10, 2021
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Can You Start a Sentence with 'Because'? - September 08, 2021
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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What Are 'Clergymen'? - August 27, 2021
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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America's People and American People - August 25, 2021
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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True or Real? - August 17, 2021
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Can You Use ‘Maybe’ and ‘Will’ Together? - August 10, 2021
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Remind or Remember? - August 04, 2021
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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As, While or Meanwhile? - July 28, 2021
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Can and Can’t: Hearing the Difference - July 19, 2021
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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On the Corner or at the Corner? - June 25, 2021
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Horse or Mule? - June 23, 2021
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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What Is a Party? - June 23, 2021
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Why Do We Say, 'How Come?' - June 16, 2021
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Finally, Eventually, Ultimately: What’s the Difference? - June 09, 2021
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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The Difference between Will and Would - June 04, 2021
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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How to Use ‘Between’ and ‘Among’ - May 25, 2021
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May 25, 2021 |
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City, District, County, Town: What Are the Differences? - May 19, 2021
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May 19, 2021 |
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How to Use ‘When’ and ‘While’ - May 17, 2021
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May 17, 2021 |
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Magazine or Journal? - May 06, 2021
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May 06, 2021 |
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Should I Fix It or Repair It? - April 29, 2021
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Is It a Couch or a Sofa? - April 21, 2021
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Make or Create? - April 14, 2021
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Buy and Pay - April 08, 2021
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Have and Eat - March 31, 2021
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Nutrients and Nutrition - March 24, 2021
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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The Many Kinds of Roads - March 18, 2021
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Then and Than - March 09, 2021
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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It's and Its - March 03, 2021
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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The Difference Between Up to, Until, and Till - February 18, 2021
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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The Different Ways to Use the Word ‘Work’ - February 11, 2021
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The Difference Between ‘Task’ and ‘Assignment’ - February 03, 2021
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Ways to Use the Word 'Strong' - January 25, 2021
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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The Difference Between Technology and Technique - January 21, 2021
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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The Difference between Try and Attempt - January 13, 2021
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Can a Sentence Begin with 'And' or 'But'? - January 11, 2021
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Saying 'No' Politely - December 16, 2020
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Say ‘Yes, I am’ not ‘Yes I’m’ - December 09, 2020
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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‘How Long’ and ‘How Much Time’ - December 03, 2020
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Anything and Nothing - November 25, 2020
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Friendship Idioms - November 18, 2020
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Produce and Construct - November 10, 2020
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Job and Career - November 03, 2020
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Chicken Legs and Face Masks - November 02, 2020
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Silent Letters - October 21, 2020
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Little and Small - October 15, 2020
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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American Breakfast - October 13, 2020
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Take and Get - October 01, 2020
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Almost a Dream: Going to College from Home - September 25, 2020
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Let and Leave - September 23, 2020
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Path and Way - September 16, 2020
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Glad and Happy - September 10, 2020
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Is 'Heads Up' Too Informal? - September 03, 2020
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Beyond and Behind - August 28, 2020
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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World War II Terms: Long Johns, Gremlins and Big Wheels - August 20, 2020
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Novel or New Coronavirus? - August 12, 2020
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Place, Location, and Position - August 05, 2020
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Using ‘Do’ in Positive Statements - July 30, 2020
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Problem, Issue, or Matter? - July 22, 2020
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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After and Afterward - July 15, 2020
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Hello, Teacher! - July 07, 2020
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Scores, Marks, Points and Grades - July 01, 2020
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Though, Throughout and Go Through - June 25, 2020
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Kindly and Please - June 17, 2020
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Loose and Lose - June 10, 2020
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Not and No - June 04, 2020
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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How Can I Sound More American? - May 28, 2020
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May 28, 2020 |
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When Was Last Tuesday? - May 20, 2020
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May 20, 2020 |
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Epidemic and Pandemic - May 14, 2020
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May 14, 2020 |
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Just and Only - May 06, 2020
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May 06, 2020 |
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How to Talk About Staying Safe - May 01, 2020
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May 01, 2020 |
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Buy and Purchase - April 22, 2020
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Ask and Demand - April 17, 2020
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Very and Too - April 09, 2020
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Ever or Never? - April 02, 2020
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Affect or Effect? - March 26, 2020
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Electric, Electrical, or Electronic? - March 23, 2020
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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What Are the Best Ways to Study at Home? - March 12, 2020
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Sport or Sports? - March 05, 2020
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Many Ways to Say You’re Welcome - February 28, 2020
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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How to Learn About American Culture - February 21, 2020
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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How Can I Improve My English Pronunciation? (Part 2) - February 06, 2020
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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How Can I Improve My English Pronunciation? (Part 1) - February 06, 2020
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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How Do I Improve My Listening Skills, Part 2? - January 28, 2020
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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How Do I Improve My Listening Skills, Part 1? - January 21, 2020
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Ask a Teacher: How do I continue a conversation in English? - January 10, 2020
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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How Do I Get Better at Speaking English? - January 02, 2020
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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How Do I Improve My English? - January 02, 2020
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Questions with 'Be' and 'Do' - December 19, 2019
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Should I Use 'Make' or 'Do?' - December 16, 2019
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Thanking You in So Many Ways - December 13, 2019
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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What Is Going On? What’s Up? How Is It Going? - December 04, 2019
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Farther or Further? - November 25, 2019
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Trust or Believe? - November 20, 2019
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Close or Near? - November 14, 2019
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Trying, or Doing One’s Best - November 06, 2019
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Some or Any? - October 30, 2019
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Each or Every? - October 24, 2019
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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How Do You Feel Or How Are You? - October 17, 2019
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Certainly or Of Course? - October 10, 2019
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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What Do You Do or What Are You Doing? - October 03, 2019
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Have You Ever 'Wondered?' - September 26, 2019
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Wait or Await? - September 18, 2019
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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English at the Movies, or English at the Films? - September 13, 2019
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Do Divide And Separate Mean the Same Thing? - September 04, 2019
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Habits, Customs and Traditions - How Are They Different? - August 30, 2019
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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More and Many - August 23, 2019
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Certificated and Certified - August 15, 2019
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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‘Say’ Something, ‘Tell’ Someone - August 08, 2019
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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When to ‘Come Back’ and When to ‘Go Back’ - August 01, 2019
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Kind Words to Say at a Funeral - July 25, 2019
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Let's Settle a Question: How are Set and Settle Different? - July 17, 2019
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Advising Others to Take Your Advice - July 08, 2019
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Jul 08, 2019 |