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Grammar YUNiversity
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“Barely no” is a double negative. So are “hardly no” and “scarcely no.”
Change “no” to *any*: There is *barely any* ice cream left.
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Change “no” to *any*: There is *barely any* ice cream left.
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Grammar YUNiversity
@The_YUNiversity
Homeworks →
Homework →
Homework assignments →
Vocabs →
Vocab words →
Vocabulary words →
Homework →
Homework assignments →
Vocabs →
Vocab words →
Vocabulary words →
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Grammar YUNiversity
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Widow = woman whose spouse has died
Widower = man whose spouse has died
Dowager = widow holding property from her dead spouse
Widower = man whose spouse has died
Dowager = widow holding property from her dead spouse
Grammar YUNiversity
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Mistake = error
Fault = responsibility for the error
Jo made a *mistake* on the exam, but it was her pencil’s *fault*. (Riiiight.)
Fault = responsibility for the error
Jo made a *mistake* on the exam, but it was her pencil’s *fault*. (Riiiight.)
Grammar YUNiversity
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“Grinds my gears” = makes me upset or annoys me greatly
Hypocrites and haters really *grind my gears*.
#idiom pic.twitter.com/IatQeV4xeO
Hypocrites and haters really *grind my gears*.
#idiom pic.twitter.com/IatQeV4xeO
Grammar YUNiversity
@The_YUNiversity
Ennui
[ahn-WEE]
Jo fought off *ennui* by taking a six-month trip around the world.
#vocabulary pic.twitter.com/dgIRQVvGib
[ahn-WEE]
Jo fought off *ennui* by taking a six-month trip around the world.
#vocabulary pic.twitter.com/dgIRQVvGib
Grammar YUNiversity
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Every so often = once in a while:
I eat fast food only *every so often*.
Ever so often = frequently:
Jo tweets *ever so often*.
I eat fast food only *every so often*.
Ever so often = frequently:
Jo tweets *ever so often*.
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Grammar YUNiversity
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Mother-in-LAWS →
MOTHERS-in-law →
Editor-in-CHIEFS →
EDITORS-in-chief →
Passerbys →
Passersby →
MOTHERS-in-law →
Editor-in-CHIEFS →
EDITORS-in-chief →
Passerbys →
Passersby →
Grammar YUNiversity
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Grateful = thankful
Gratitude = thankfulness
Gratuitous = free; unnecessary, uncalled for
Gratuity = tip given to a waiter, valet, etc.
Gratitude = thankfulness
Gratuitous = free; unnecessary, uncalled for
Gratuity = tip given to a waiter, valet, etc.
Grammar YUNiversity
@The_YUNiversity
Disparate = different, varied
Desperate = hopeless; needing
During exam season, students are *desperate* for *disparate* reasons.
Desperate = hopeless; needing
During exam season, students are *desperate* for *disparate* reasons.
Grammar YUNiversity
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Looking for a fancy way to say “beautiful”?
Try “pulchritudinous” [puhl-kri-TOOD-n-uhs].
Was Helen of Troy really *pulchritudinous*?
Try “pulchritudinous” [puhl-kri-TOOD-n-uhs].
Was Helen of Troy really *pulchritudinous*?
...but wait! There's more!
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fakhright
@fakhright
astaghfirullah peng.krim guaaaaaaaa..............a *salto sambil solat*
