Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Happen to know” is used when the speaker is unsure that the listener has any knowledge of a subject. The speaker is often asking a question in this manner when they feel that there is a low probability of receiving an answer and wants the listener to […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “I came to know” is an expression in English that often describes the manner of how(or from whom) you discover something. “Come to Know” is not common as the expression is usually used in the past.  I came to know about him through an old acquaintance of

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   We use “confident in” when we trust our ability. We use “confident of” when we believe something will come true.  Examples: I feel confident in my ability to pass the exam. I am confident of the fact that justice will be served. I feel confident on camera.

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The correct preposition, in this case, is “on social media”. We use “on” for anything that is used on a screen such as Facebook, websites, YouTube, etc. I haven’t been on social media in weeks.  I want to check him out on Instagram.  You can read my

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Scenario is the correct spelling of the word that means a certain situation. Senario is incorrect and should not be used in English.  We need to think of a scenario where she is not present. Is there a scenario where I could be the good guy Scenario

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “All but” is an adverb phrase that refers to “almost everything/everyone except,” “on the verge of,” “everything/everyone aside from” or “nearly everything/everyone.” Therefore, you must exercise caution and nuance with this to avoid awkwardness. But, the good news is, understanding the times for its appropriate use is

Practice English or Spanish with AI here    “Opposed to” is correct. There is no phrase “Apposed to” in English and is incorrect. Therefore, when you wish to iterate how you (or someone else) are against something, “opposed to” is the only option. So, this will be simple to remember. There will always be an

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   It is perfectly acceptable to answer the question “How are you today?” with a one-word answer such as “great” or “good”.  How are you today? Great! And you? “How are you today?” is a question that people ask at the beginning of a conversation to help get

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Dependence” and “dependency” are both words that reference reliance upon someone or something else for support. In short, “dependence” is a quality of reliance and “dependency” is the act or state of being dependent. Therefore, a fine line distinguishes these nouns. But, you can think of it

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Customers is the plural for Customer. Customer’s is the singular possessive form of Customer. Customers’ is the plural possessive form of customers.  Customers or customer’s or customers’ are all pronounced the same way. Customers We use customers when we want to make the word “customer” plural. So