We use “good afternoon” from 12:01 pm until 5 pm and “good evening” from 5 pm until 10 pm. Good afternoon Afternoon is the time literally after noon. Noon is at 12 pm in the middle of the day. We wish people a “good afternoon” from 12:01 pm until 5 pm. “Good afternoon” […]
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The phrase “Ebbs and flows”(or ebb and flow) means that things can move from a good situation to a bad situation. The main idea is that things go up and things go down and are constantly changing like a river. Ebb means that the water moves away from the land and flow means that
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To be “rooting for someone” means that you support them and you will be cheering them on, “To root for someone” is an expression we use when we want to let someone know that we want them to win. It is often used in sports but it could also be used in the context
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We use “last-minute” similar to an adjective(it describes a noun). “Last minute” does not describe a noun but rather just describes a time with a deadline approaching. Usually “last-minute” is used with the article “a” and “last minute” is used with “at the”. Last-minute and Last minute mean the same thing but they function
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Fare and fair are considered to be homophones and can be incredibly confusing. The words sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have meanings that are different. Due to this, they get confused with each other constantly. When you mix up these words, it changes the meaning of the entire sentence. Fair
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“Tied the knot” is an informal expression in English that means to get married. It is the past simple form so we use it for past actions. Example: We tied the knot in Vegas last year. They tied the knot after dating for 7 years. Is Tie the Knot an idiom? Yes, to 2tie
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A couple usually means two but in certain situations can mean approximately two. We call a romantic relationship between two people a “couple” because there are two people and only two people. In other contexts(especially time), a couple usually means two but could mean three or four also. The word couple means approximately two.
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While these phrases might seem like they are the same, they are slightly different. Although they are slightly different from each other, they do share many of the same properties and can be used interchangeably. If you use one in place of the other, it won’t dramatically change the meaning of the sentence. Per
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When you are trying to figure out the portion of something compared to a whole, you are trying to figure out the percent. In most cases, the percent can be explained with the percent sign (%), but there are instances that the word needs to be spelled out instead. You might see this word
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“Good for you” and “good on you” have slightly different meanings. “Good for you” is a way to show that you are happy that something good has happened to that person.”Good on you” is more of a way to say well done. “Good for you” is common all over the English-speaking world though in
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