You make my day, You made my day and You’ve made my day are all correct sentences in English. There are different tenses in each sentence which change the meaning. The expression “to make one’s day” is generally used when somebody does something kind and we use this expression to show our gratitude and how …
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Focused is the most common and widely accepted spelling of this adjective. Focussed is an old spelling that is still sometimes accepted but much less common. The confusion about the spelling of focused comes because you need to double the consonant when you have a single letter stressed vowel preceding it. You do not need …
Both work at home and work from home are correct. Work from home is more common to use when the action is permanent and work at home is more common when it is a temporary situation. Work from home Work from home is more commonly used nowadays as the idea that somebody is working with …
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The plural of “how-to” is “how-tos”. How-to’s is also acceptable but less common nowadays. The hyphen is optional. To avoid confusion, use “how-to guides”. How-tos How-tos is the most common form of the plural of how-to. It may look strange and some people may read it as “how toss” but it is correct. If you …
Sign in to your account is correct. To sign in is a phrasal verb. The phrasal verb “To sign in” can take different prepositions and to is just one example. Sign in at the desk. Sign in over there. You need to sign in by 9 pm. We do not combine in and at and …
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The plural of stuff is also stuff. Stuff is always a plural noun. Stuffs is not in common use. Stuff is a synonym of things. Examples: Gather up your things Gather up your stuff. What are those things over there? What is that stuff over there? Stuff means a collection of things(a collective noun). For …
Canceling and Cancelling are both correct. Canceling is American English and Cancelling is British English. There are many spelling differences between North American English and British English. American English does not use the double L. American Spelling British Spelling Canceling Cancelling Traveling Travelling Modeling Modelling When to use double L in British English Vowel L …
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Thanking you and Thank you are both correct. Thank you is more common and used to show gratitude for something done. Thanking you is used at the end of a letter/email and means that the gratitude is continuous or for future use. Thank you Thank you is the present simple form of the verb to …
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Thank yous or Thank-yous is the plural of Thank you when it is used as a noun. Thank yous is usually a section of a speech or piece of work when you want to show your gratitude to other people who took part in the project. Why is Thank you’s incorrect? We use an …
Translate into and translate to have the same meaning. Translate into is much more common and translate to is used when you use the specific phrase in both languages. You need to translate that text into German “This pen” was translated to “Este bolígrafo” The main difference is when you want to translate the whole project …
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