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2020.07.02 07:40

Some common errors in English you should fix and/or learn about

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🌎 There’s a difference between Earth and earth.
⤷ Earth is the planet where we live; earth is the dirt found there. (think land, ground, soil)

↝ The spacecraft was receding from Earth at a speed of 1.1 miles per second.
↝ Those colors represent the elements of earth, water and fire.

🔍 Affect vs effect
⤷ Affect is almost always a verb meaning “to influence”. Effect is the result of an action, something brought by a cause (think cause and effect).

↝ Try to not let his problems affect you too much.
↝ The depression in business also had its effect upon the country.

🤦🏻‍♀️ Using “literally” the correct way ✅
⤷ It means “actually; with truth to the letter” and we use it when we want others to know we’re serious and honest and not exaggerating or being metaphorical!

❌ Omg, I literally had a thousand slices of pizza and I’m about to burst!
↳ Good grief, please don’t use it like this.

✅ I literally just had 4 drinks last night, which had me three sheets to the wind. 🥴

Hope it helped and don’t forget to drink water! Stay hydrated. ❤️
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  • Celeb 2020.07.02 08:06

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    The last one is very important 👍😁🤣
  • Youcef Sahraoui 2020.07.02 08:24

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    😄😂
  • Dylan.WU 2020.07.02 08:38

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    wow It's useful!~
  • Rani 2020.07.02 09:50

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    thanks 👍🏼
  • allow 2020.07.02 11:01

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    I learned a lot 😌
  • Jessica 2020.07.02 11:28

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    thank you very much
  • holly 2020.07.02 11:36

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    It’s handy 🥳🥳
  • Will 2020.07.02 11:44

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    In China we have an old saying that women are made of water.
  • Shogo 2020.07.02 13:52

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    What if he literally ate a thousand slices of pizza?😁
  • NOBU 2020.07.02 14:34

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    ES

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    Thanks to you, I realized the difference between affect and effect😀
  • Matt Koga 2020.07.02 14:35

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    Thank you for your many useful tips. We could learned a lot !
  • Mark 2020.07.02 15:09

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    Many thanks!

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