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Day 48

48. Use like, not as, to give examples.
I prefer warm countries, like Spain. (NOT I prefer warm countries, as Spain.)
I eat a lot of meat, like beef or lamb.

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Proverb of the day 

                       "There's no such thing as a free lunch."  

  Things that are offered for free always have a hidden cost.  

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Day 47

47. Use by, not until/till, to mean ‘not later than’.

Can you mend this by Tuesday? (NOT Can you mend this until Tuesday?)





I will finish this book by Friday.NOT I’ll finish the book till tonight.)

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Day 46

46. Use interested for feelings; use interesting for the things that interest people. The same goes for bored/boring, excited/exciting etc.

I’m interested in history. (NOT I’m interesting in history.)

History is interesting.
 
I’m bored in the maths lessons. (NOT I’m boring in the maths lessons.)




I think maths is boring.

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Proverb of the day

"There's no place like home."

Your own home is the most comfortable place to be.

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Day 45

45. Use any, not some, in negative sentences.

She hasn’t got any money. (NOT She hasn’t got some money.)

I didn’t see anybody. (NOT I didn’t see somebody.)

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Proverb of the day

"Birds of a feather flock together."

People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.
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Day 44

44. Everybody is a singular word.

Everybody was late. (NOT Everybody were late.)
Is everybody ready? (NOT Are everybody ready?)
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Proverb of the day

"Better late than never."

This one's clear, too.

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43. We don’t normally use the before abbreviations that are pronounced like words (‘acronyms’).

My cousin works for NATO. (NOT My cousin works for the NATO.)
The money was given by UNESCO. (NOT … by the UNESCO.)

"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."

This seems pretty clear.

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                                                                                          Day 39

39. Use can’t, not mustn’t, to say that something is logically impossible.

It can’t be the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock. (NOT It mustn’t be the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock.)

If A is bigger than B, and B is bigger than C, then C can’t be bigger than A. (NOT … then C mustn’t be bigger than A.)

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Proverb of the day

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

Strong people don't give up when they come across challenges. They just work harder.

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Day 38

38. Use through, not along, for periods of time.
All through the centuries, there have been wars. (NOT All along the centuries, there have been wars.)

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Proverb of the day
 

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

You can get better service if you complain about something. If you wait patiently, no one's going to help you.

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Day 37

39. Used to has no present.

I play tennis at weekends. (NOT I use to play tennis at weekends.)
 
Where do you usually have lunch? (NOT Where do you use to have lunch?)

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Proverb of the day

"When in Rome, do as the Romans."

Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you're traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you're used to.

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                                                                            Day 36

36. In questions, put the subject immediately after the auxiliary verb.

Where are the President and his family staying? (NOT Where are staying the President and his family?)

Have all the guests arrived? (NOT Have arrived all the guests?)

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PROVERB OF THE DAY

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

If you have an enemy, pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way you can watch them carefully and figure out what they're planning.

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                                                                 Day 35

35. Use than after comparatives.

My mother is three years older than my father. (NOT My mother is three years older that/as my father.)
Petrol is more expensive than diesel. 

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Proverb of the day

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

Pictures convey emotions and messages better than written or spoken explanations. 

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Day 34

34. Don’t use a structure with that … after want or would like.

My parents want me to go to university. (NOT My parents want that I go to university.)
 
I’d like everybody to leave. (NOT I’d like that everybody leaves.)

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Proverb of the day

"If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."

Don't trust other people to do important things for you. You have to do things yourself to control the quality of the results.

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                                                                           Day 33

33. Put enough after, not before, adjectives.

This soup isn’t hot enough. (NOT This soup isn’t enough hot.)

She’s old enough to walk to school by herself. 

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PROVERB  OF  THE  DAY

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Your plans might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you'll do after you succeed. Wait until you've already succeeded, and then you can think about what to do next.

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32. Don’t use the with a superlative when you are not comparing one person or thing with another.

Compare:

• She’s the nicest of the three teachers.
• She’s nicest when she’s working with small children.
• This is the best wine I’ve got.
• This wine is best when it’s three or four years old.

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PROVERB OF THE DAY

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

If you try to help someone, but they don't take your advice or offers, give up. You can't force someone to accept your help.

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Day 31

31. Before most abstract nouns, we use great, not big.

I have great respect for her ideas. (NOT I have big respect for her ideas.)
We had great difficulty in understanding him. (NOT We had big difficulty in understanding him.)


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PROVERB OF THE DAY

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Sometimes it's good to be away from your partner, because it makes you want to see each other again.


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Day 30

30. Use a present tense to talk about the future after when, until, as soon as, after, before etc.

I’ll phone you when I arrive. (NOT I’ll phone you when I will arrive.)
Let’s wait until it gets dark. (NOT Let’s wait until it will get dark.)
We’ll start as soon as Mary arrives. (NOT We’ll start as soon as Mary will arrive.)

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PROVERB OF THE DAY

"Honesty is the best policy."

Don't lie.

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29. Use reflexives (myself etc) when the object is the same as the subject.

I looked at myself in the mirror. (NOT I looked at me in the mirror.)
Why are you talking to yourself? (NOT Why are you talking to you?)

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PROVERB OF THE DAY

"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

If one member of a team doesn't perform well, the whole team will fail.

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