Practice English or Spanish with AI here “The latest” means the most recent and “the last” means the final or the one before something that we are talking about. When talking about T.V series, software, books, etc. we use “latest” when we want to talk about the most recent release. Examples: Oh, I am […]
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here A strangely hot-button debate in the world of grammar is over a very small punctuation choice: the Oxford comma, or the comma that appears before the final item in a list. In most cases, unless you are following a set style guide, the use of a comma
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here “I am looking forward to hearing from you” is correct. In this case “to” is a preposition, and you always need to use the ing form(gerund) after a preposition. “I am looking forward to hear from you” is incorrect. We usually use “I am looking forward to
Practice English or Spanish with AI here In more formal writing, you may find yourself using the phrase “with respect to” or “in respect of.” But what do these phrases mean? Are they both correct, or should you be using one over the other? “With respect to” is the correct version of the phrase
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Despite the confusion that comes along with self-identification and pronoun use, it is still not generally acceptable to call a girl or woman “sir”. Anyone doing so commits a serious faux pas in Western society. Here, we will explain why calling a woman “sir” is at best
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here It is common for people to say “guys” to refer to everyone, but for those seeking a more feminine version, saying “gals” achieves the same effect. Some people have taken it a step further by using the phrase “folks”, or simply eliminating any gendered speech by saying
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here We use both “respect to” and “respect for” in English. We use “respect for” when we want to show respect in general and “respect to” when we want to direct our respect in a particular direction. Examples: I always have respect for people who work hard. I
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here There are many different words you can use to address your friends, partners, and strangers. There are gender-specific terms and gender-neutral terms, and one popular term is “dude”. But is dude an acceptable word to say to a woman? Dude is a word that is acceptable to
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here We use “remember” when we bring forward a memory in the present and ”remembered” when this action happens in the past. “Remembered” is more common than “remember” as we often need to show that we “remembered” something in order to fulfill another action. Examples: Oh, I remember
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here We use “on a website” because we treat all technology with screens as surfaces. We use the preposition of place “on” with surfaces in English. Everything on the internet like websites, apps, and platforms will use the preposition “on”. Examples: I saw that news story on a
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