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blend in
phrasal verb
šif someone or something blends in with people or objects,
they match them or are similar, and you do not notice them.
Examples:
1ā£ The old house blends in perfectly with the countryside.
2ā£ I'm looking for some pale green curtains that will blend in with the walls.
3ā£ We tried to blend into the crowd.
4ā£ They have adopted local customs and tried to blend in with the community.
šOrigin:
Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blanda āto mixā.
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keep your cool
/ĖkiĖp ĖjoÉ ĖkuĖl/
idiom
škeep your cool informal also chiefly US maintain your cool
: to remain calm
He kept/maintained his cool [=he didn't get angry or upset] even though it was clear that he was being unfairly treated.
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bring and take
When do we use bring and when do we use take?
1 speakerās/hearerās position
We mostly use bring for movements to the place where the speaker or hearer is, and take for movements to other places. Compare:
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This is a nice restaurant. Thanks for bringing me here (not ā¦ thanks for taking me here.)
Letās have another drink, and then Iāll take you home (not ā¦ and then Iāll bring you home.)
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(on the phone) Can we come over on Sunday? Weāll bring a picnic
Letās go and see Aunt May on Sunday. We can take a picnic
2 speakerās/hearerās past or future position
We can also use bring for a movement to a place where the speaker or hearer already was or will be. Compare:
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Whereās that report?āāI brought it to you when you were in Mr Allenās office. Donāt you remember ?
I took the papers to Jackās office
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Iāll arrive at the hotel at six oāclock. Can you bring the car at six-thirty?
Can you take the car to the garage tomorrow? I wonāt have time (not Can you bring the car to the garage tomorrow? ā¦)
3 joining a movement
Bring (with) can be used to talk about joining a movement of the speakerās/hearerās, even if take is used for the movement itself.
Iām taking the kids to the circus tonight. Would you like to come with us and bring Susie?
4 somebody elseās position
Sometimes when we are talking about somebody else (not the speaker or hearer), that person can become the centre of our attention. In that case, we use bring for movements to the place where he/she is (or was or will be). This often happens in stories.
He heard nothing for months. Then one day his brother brought him a letter
5 American English
Americans often use bring where British English has take.
Letās go and see Aunt May on Sunday. We can bring a picnic
Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan
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āAffectā or āeffectā āļø
š Affect and effect are different in meaning, though frequently confused. Affect is chiefly used as a verb and its main meaning is āto influence or make a difference toā, as in the following example sentences:
The pay increase will greatly affect their lifestyle.
The dampness began to affect my health.
The weather will affect my plans for the weekend.
šEffect, on the other hand, is used both as a noun and a verb, although is more commonly used as a noun. As a noun it means āa result or an influenceā, as in:
Move the cursor until you get the effect you want.
The beneficial effects of exercise are well documented.
Over time the effect of loud music can damage your hearing.
šWhen used as a verb effect means āto bring something about as a resultā. Itās most often used in a formal context as oppose to everyday English:
Growth in the economy can only be effected by stringent economic controls.
The new policies did little to effect change.
The prime minister effected many policy changes.
The key thing to remember is that effect is most commonly used as a noun, whereas affect is typically used as a verb.
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āļøPerson, persons or people?
šWe use person in the singular to refer to any human being:
examples:
Joel is such a nice person.
Sheās a person I have a lot of respect for.
šPersons (plural) is a very formal word. We only use it in rather legalistic contexts:
[notice in a lift]
Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
šTo refer to groups of human beings or humans in general, we use people:
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I saw three people standing on the corner.
āNot: I saw three persons ā¦
Jim and Wendy are such nice people.
People are generally very selfish.
Three people were interviewed for the job, but only one person had the right qualifications and experience.
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Someday vs. Some Day
šSomeday means āat an indefinite time in the future.ā
šSome day refers to one day that is perhaps unknown or unspecified.
Someday and some day are easy expressions to confuse because they differ by just one space. Learn how to keep them straight in this article.
What Does Someday Mean?
Someday is an adverb. It refers to future events that will occur at an indefinite time. Here are two examples of someday in a sentence:
Someday I will invest in a new laptop, but until then I will make do with the old one.
She told me that I would be an adult someday
What Does Some Day Mean?
Now, letās look at some day with a space between the two words. We have an adjective (some) and a noun (day). Some means āunspecifiedā in this context. When it describes day, it means a single day that is unknown or unspecified. Letās clarify with two examples of āsome dayā in a sentence.
I have a doctorās appointment some day next month.
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Youāll learn from them, if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you.
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
The BYU football team weighed in after practice on Election Day on Tuesday on which of the Cougars might be the most likely to someday be moving into the White House.
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Their, There, and Theyāre
The triumvirate of their , there , and theyāre can flummox writers at all levels. The confusion stemming from these words is that they are homophones meaning they have the same pronunciation but differ in meaning and derivation. Today we explore the differences between their, there, and theyāre.
šŗ Their is the possessive case of the pronoun they, as in They left their cell phones at home. Their is generally plural, but is increasingly accepted in place of the singular his or her after indefinite singular antecedent, such as someone: Someone left their book on the table.
šŗ There is an adverb that means āin or at that place,ā as in She is there now. In this sense, there is essentially the opposite of here. There is also used as a pronoun introducing a sentence or clause, as in There is still hope.
šŗ Theyāre is a contraction of the words they and are, as in Theyāre mastering the differences between their, there, and theyāre.
šIf you find yourself coming up blank when trying to determine which one to use, take a hint from the spelling of each: Their has the word heir in it, which may remind you that the term indicates possession. There has the word here within it. This should serve as a reminder that it is appropriate for talking about places, whether figurative or literal. And the apostrophe in theyāre should tip you off that itās the product of two words: they are. If you can substitute they are into your sentence and retain the meaning, then theyāre is the correct homophone to use.
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