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Right phrases to describe your sea activities - Learn English Grammar

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When it comes to describing activities related to the sea, such as going, sailing, or drowning, it can be challenging to use the correct phrases with proper article usage and prepositions. With numerous options to choose from, this blog post will guide you in selecting the right phrases when it comes to "ocean/sea water"       by sea meaning: using the sea transportation. They moves large quantities of commodities by sea.   at sea meaning: to be on the ocean water, typically off the shore. verbs fit to be paired: drown, sail, wander, travel The refugees are still at sea The wind raged uncontrollably at sea.   to sea meaning: towards the open sea, typically used of those who are by birth associated. with seafaring or sea activities, such as fishing. He went out to sea at the age of just 10. verbs fit to be paired: go, sail   out to sea meaning: the same as "to sea" above. verbs fit to be paired: go, sail   on the sea meaning: on the surface of the sea ...

American VS British Versions of Spellings of English Words

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When it comes to differences between American and British English, word spelling stands out. Many English words have distinct spellings in American and British English. Generally, American English favors simplicity and convenience in spelling, often omitting extra letters and opting for brevity .   In this blog post, we'll explore key patterns and essential words highlighting the spelling differences between American and British English. This comprehensive guide provides an in-depth look at the distinctions, offering the most extensive resource available online for American vs. British spelling. The words out of the parentheses are American versions, and the words inside are the British versions.   O vs. OU _ American English drops the "U". color (colour)  neighbor (neighbour) honor (honour) candor (candour) demeanor (demeanour) favor (favour) labor (labour) flavor (flavour) mold (mould) humor (humour) savor (savour) valor (valour) favorite (favourite) behavior (behaviour...

Counting uncountable nouns in English

Uncountable nouns, also known as mass nouns, are substances, materials, or concepts that cannot be counted individually. Examples include water, air, time, and happiness. These nouns do not have a plural form and are often treated as singular entities. To quantify uncountable nouns, we use countable units, which are words or phrases that help us measure or describe the amount or extent of the noun. In many cases, we can use our versions of countable units, but in most cases, they are fixed. Collective nouns and countable units for uncountable nouns have overlapped in many places. It is all about how we usually say it. Most importantly, even though we use an indefinite article (a/an) with these nouns, we usually don't count them beyond one because in most cases, they are idiomatic expressions. Counting them with numbers such as three, four, five, etc., will be awkward. "She gave me four bits of information" sounds awkward, whereas "She gave me some information" i...

Not So Much, As Much As, - Learn Advanced English Phrases & Expressions

This blog will introduce a combination of hard-to-understand phrases to you, which will sophisticate your sentence structure in a good way as much as to discombobulate your audience. As you can see further on, these construction is mostly associated with negative sentences. These all practically mean the same thing; out of two cases stated in the sentence, one has more impact. Understanding which is tricky. Can you guess the meaning of quoted portion in the sentences given below? " I started my second course of online learning. However, that is NOT SO STRESSFUL AS MUCH AS EXCITING." "My friend is NOT SO HELPFUL AS MUCH AS ANNOYING." Let us cut to the chase! The first sentence means, it’s stressful, but the feeling of excitement is stronger than the feeling of stress. The second sentence means, My friend is more annoying than being helpful. These kinds of phrases/ constructions with nouns, adjectives, and verbs.  First let us look into 3 formats/ word orders for this...