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SOMETHING NEW EACH
DAY
ELD
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NOUNS
Any word is a noun when articles can go
before it
E.g: PANIC
• The panic was immediate.
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PREPOSITIONS
At vs In
At –for smaller, less important places; home, mall, etc
• I’ll meet you at the pub.
-- to show time (exception)
• At night
In–for bigger geographical spaces; country, region, continent
• I live in Malaysia
-- to show time
• In the evening, afternoon and morning
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PRONOUNS
‘I’is a first person pronoun;
refers to the person performing the
action of a verb.
E.g: I want to go.
Me is an object pronoun; refers to the person that the action
of a verb is being done to, or to which a preposition refers.
e.g: David told me to leave.
Between you and me, this is a bad idea.
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VERB
Loose--not tight, not firmly fixed; not close-fitting;
careless
• E.g:This knot is too loose.
Lose-- mislay, fail to find; fail to get or win
• E.g: I had better not lose that file.
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IDIOMS
Like a spring chicken
• young and naïve : I may be a spring
chicken but you can’t fool me.
• Almost naked or provacatively dressed
female – Why do you scorn my attire?
Do I look like a spring chicken to you?
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VERB
Fill in vs fill up
You fill in a form and fill up
your tank.
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PHRASAL VERBS
Slow up vs slow down
Drink it up vs drink it down
Slim chance vs fat chance
They mean the same.
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NOUNS
Wise man vs wise guy
Wise man: positive connotation
Wise guy: negative connotation;
mockery of wisdom
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NOUNS
Sweetmeats VS sweetbreads
Sweetmeat: candies
Sweetbreads: meat (not sweet)
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FIGURATIVE
SPEECH
Something which is owed that is
ruthlessly required to be paid back.
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
Shylock : The pound of flesh
which I demand of him Is deerely
bought, 'tis mine, and I will haue it.
A POUND
OF FLESH
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SPELLING
Definitely √ definately X