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🎯 Topic: Homophones That Confuse Everyone!Let’s clear up homophones — words that sound alike but have different meanings...
29/07/2025

🎯 Topic: Homophones That Confuse Everyone!

Let’s clear up homophones — words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.

Today’s spotlight:
🔹 Affect (verb – to influence)
🔹 Effect (noun – the result)

🗣️ Example:

The weather can affect your mood.

The effect of the storm was devastating.

18/07/2025

Zeugma makes your speech smarter and your writing sharper.
Try this: “She broke his car and his heart.”
Impressive, right?
Follow for more grammar with flair! 💡✍️

14/07/2025

🌍 Emigrate = to leave a country
🏡 Immigrate = to move into a new one
📌 Example: 'She emigrated from Nigeria and immigrated to Canada.'
Let’s not confuse them again!

01/07/2025

📢 “He go to school” or “He goes to school”?

Subject-verb agreement is one of the most common grammar slip-ups, and it can completely change the clarity of your sentence!

✅ Singular subject = singular verb
✅ Plural subject = plural verb

Want to stop making these tiny mistakes that make a BIG difference?

Let help you master grammar one smart post at a time.

Comment 💡 if this helped you — or tag someone who needs this reminder!




23/06/2025

> 🤯 Ever heard of a word that argues with itself?

They’re called contronyms — words with opposite meanings depending on the context.

📌 Dust, oversight, sanction... they’ll leave you thinking twice before using them!

😄 English is fun, tricky, and TOTALLY worth mastering.

💬 Drop another contronym you know in the comments!

👩‍🏫 Follow for more weird, wonderful grammar gems.

20/06/2025

Cleft sentences help you highlight what matters most.

Try turning a basic sentence into something with impact.

Comment your own below!

17/06/2025

Word of the Day: ✅Sagacious
Want to sound more intelligent and refined? Use sagacious instead of just saying “wise.”
💬 Can you form a sentence with sagacious? Drop it in the comments!

🤔💡📚👍

12/06/2025

❌ She’s one of those people who knows the answer.
✅ She’s one of those people who know the answer.
Why: “Who know” refers to those people (plural), not just she.













09/06/2025

"You and I? Or You and Me? Let’s Settle It!"

06/06/2025

Grammar may seem like a small thing, but it makes a *big* difference—especially when you're trying to sound professional, clear, or confident.

Have you been saying it the wrong way? 🤔👇 Let's fix it together!


04/06/2025

🗂️Elocution Tip: The Power of Pausing

Caption:
⏸️ Pause at punctuation.
It helps with clarity, confidence, and impact.

Example:
✔️ I came, I saw, I conquered.
❌ IcameIsawIconquered

Speak with intention. ✨

04/06/2025

Word Stress Matters!

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🔊 PREsent or preSENT?
Word stress changes meaning!
👉 PREsent (noun) — a gift
👉 preSENT (verb) — to show or give something

Practice saying both. Can you feel the shift? 💫

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