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Words Commonly Confused Quiz --- 82 ======================================= 1. Those tablets are really ........................... My headache is much better now. efficient effective 2. The postal service is not as .......................... as the telephone service. efficient effective 3. That idea has been .......................... for years. died dead 4. So far 50 people have ........................... in the fighting. dead died 5. She was standing ........................... a crowd of children. among between 6. I think we are making a ........................... mistake. big large 7. She has got longer hair .......................... I have. than then 8. It was ......................... good soup that we couldn't stop drinking it. such so 9. When I was twelve, I ............................. knew that I wanted to be a scientist. still already 10. Have you got a cold cream for ............................. skin? sensitive sensible 11. 'I want to buy that car.' 'Be ..........................., my dear. We haven't got that much money.' sensitive sensible 12. It is not my ......................... to believe everything I hear. politics policy ========================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Those tablets are really effective. My headache is much better now. 2. The postal service is not as efficient as the telephone service. 3. That idea has been dead for years. 4. So far 50 people have died in the fighting. 5. She was standing among a crowd of children. 6. I think we are making a big mistake. 7. She has got longer hair than I have. 8. It was such good soup that we couldn’t stop drinking it. 9. When I was twelve, I already knew that I wanted to be a scientist. 10. Have you got a cold cream for sensitive skin? 11. ‘I want to buy that car.’ ‘Be sensible, my dear. We haven’t got that much money.’ 12. It is not my policy to believe everything I hear. =========================== SV RAMANUJ

1. 'confidant' Confidant /'kɒnfɪdænt/ is a noun. A confidant is a person who you discuss your private problems and worries with. You use the spelling 'confidante' when the person is a woman. 🔹Mr Singh is a friend and confidant of his manager. 🔹She became her father's only confidante. ➖➖➖➖ 2. 'confident' Confident /'kɒnfɪdənt/ is an adjective. If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want. 🔹He was confident that the problem with the guidance mechanism could be fixed. 🔹I feel confident about the future of British music. 🔹People who are confident are sure of their own abilities. 🔹He is a witty, young and confident lawyer. 🔹His manner is more confident these days. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

JACK OF ALL TRADES 🔧🔨⚒️⛏️🔩⚙️⛓️🪓 ✳️Jack of all trades (and master of none) 🟢Meaning : 🔹someone who is competent at many things but does not excel at any of them 🔹used to refer a person who can handle many different jobs but not really proficient in any of them 🔵Examples : 🔸I am very glad that my husband is a Jack of all trades; it saved us a lot of money when it came to renovating our house. 🔸My big brother is an engineer by profession but can drive big lorry, can repair the machines and running many stores of himself, he is really a Jack of all trades. 🟣Origin : The phrase dates back to the 14th century. At this time the name Jack was typically used to describe the ordinary man. An example of this can be found in John Gower's Middle English poem Confessio Amantis (1390). "They seie, 'A good felawe is Jacke'." These people were working class and often had to supplement their meagre income by doing other jobs. For example, a builder would supplement his income by painting or farming. Thus, they were not particularly good at these extra jobs that they took on. One of the first places where the phrase was recorded was in Robert Greene's 1592 booklet 'Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit' where he refers to William Shakespeare as a "Jack of all trades". The phrase is often changed to "a Jack of all trades, master of none". Meaning that the person completes multiple tasks but none are done very well. It is often used in a derogatory manner. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

The Millionaire Mirage: All That Glitters Is Not Gold 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵 When something seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t true at all. The story of Karl Rabeder, who was once a millionaire, is one of those stories. He had a nice house and fancy cars, and he stayed in expensive, five-star hotels. But one day, he decided to give it all up. Well, at least that’s what he claimed to do. According to Karl, he was on a luxurious vacation with his wife in Hawaii when he was suddenly overcome with a feeling of emptiness. He decided right then and there that he was going to give away all of his money and material possessions to charity. He wanted to live a simple life in a wooden hut in the mountains. “My idea is to have nothing left. Absolutely nothing,” he said. People all over lauded him for his selflessness. He became well-known and started to coach others, steering them towards less superficial lives. And yet, something seemed fishy. For example, instead of giving his house away, he raffled it off. He sold tickets for 99 euros and ended up collecting two million euros from selling the tickets, even though his house was only worth 500,000. Some thought this was an ingenious way to make money for charity, but others were skeptical. ‘All that glitters is not gold’ is a common English expression that means that not everything we hear or see is true or correct. Karl said he donated the proceeds to several non-profit organizations, but when the organizations were contacted, they said they received very little support from him. And when reporters went to visit Karl at his hut in the mountains, he was nowhere to be found. They reported later that the place was unlivable. So what really happened here? Did Karl use a feel-good story to dupe everyone, so that he could stir up publicity for a new business venture? Further investigation revealed that he was deeply in debt before he’d decided to give away all of his things. And even though he’d sold his business, he was still making money by lecturing about his choice to give all of his money away. Ironically, he spoke and wrote a lot about how money can’t buy happiness. In the end, Karl’s story is questionable, at best. But the message he preaches might be worth spreading. What do you think? Is Karl’s lie forgivable since his message could be good for humanity? 📣Audio: https://t.me/ek2021/4274 🎥Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZuI2vVtKLU&t=33s 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Find out grammatically correct sentence. A. They had lived in this city since ten years before they moved to the countryside. ❤️ B. They had lived in this city for ten years before they move to the countryside. 👍🏻 C. They had lived in this city for ten years before they moved to the countryside. 😀 D. They had lived in this city for ten years after they moved to the countryside. 🔥 Answer with an emoji. 🔗 For Answer: @ew2021

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