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Provoke, Invoke, Evoke, and  Revoke  Provoke = استفزاز، أثارغضب شخص ما  Invoke = ناشد، توسل  Evoke =استدعاء، تذكر  Revoke = حذف، إالغاء

Whose is the possessive form of the pronoun who, while who’s is a contraction of the words who is or who has. Example sentences using who’s  My uncle is someone who’s living in Egypt.  Ahmed told me who’s coming to the party. Example sentences using whose  Whose cat chewed up my homework?  The ring came from a fire whose light was bright like a star.

 Whoever vs. Whomever Don’t Say: Give the tickets to whomever can use them.  Say Instead: Give the tickets to whoever can use them. Here’s Why: You may have been tempted to say “whomever” here, because it may seem to be the object of “to.” But actually the object of “to” is the whole final clause “whoever can use them.” Within that clause, the pronoun is the subject of the verb “can,” so the subjective case is required, and that’s “whoever.”  Grammatically, “whoever” and “whomever” work the same way that “who” and “whom” do. Wherever you would use “who,” you use “whoever,” and wherever you would use “whom,” you use “whomever.” “Whoever” can be used as the subject of a verb, for example: Whoever took my belt had better give it back.  Whoever said that was crazy. “ Whomever ” can put in an appearance as a verb’s object: Please bring whomever you like to the picnic. But these pronouns get tough when it’s hard to tell which part of the sentence determines which pronoun w...

Accept, Except Accept means to admit, receive, or agree. I accept him to our organization with pleasure. We accept your invitation to the ceremonies. They accept the jury’s verdict with no problem. Except as a preposition means other than. The student’s grades are low in every subject except science.

A lot or Alot?

Attain vs. Obtain

Top 10 Misspelled Words   1- accomodate Correct spelling: accommodate  2- wich Correct spelling: which  3- recieve Correct spelling: receive  4- untill Correct spelling: until 5-occured Correct spelling: occurred  6- seperate Correct spelling: separate 7-goverment Correct spelling: government 8-definately Correct spelling: definitely 9-pharoah Correct spelling: pharaoh 10-publically Correct spelling: publicly

grateful, gratitude, gratuitous, and gratuity  Grateful = thankful Gratitude = thankfulness Gratuitous = free; unnecessary, uncalled for Gratuity = tip given to a waiter, valet, etc. 

censor, sensor, censure, and censer

Fewer vs. Less

Lose vs. Loose

Two, Too, and To

Find VS Fined Sophie can't ___ her car keys. Find ✔️   = يجد، يعثر على شيء Katy was ___ for parking her car in a bus stop. Fined ✔️ = بخير = (OK)   حسن

adverse or averse ?  These two words have different meanings.  1-The ferries were cancelled owing to ADVERSE weather conditions. (= unfavourable) سلبي = غير مفضل 2-She is not AVERSE to publicity. (= opposed)كاره = مُبغض = مشمئز من 

Spur = to motivate = يحفز شخصًا إلى شيء  Spurn = to reject with contempt = يرفض شخص بازدراء = يقاوم شيء بازدراء  Examples :  1-Reading about human rights abuses around the world spurred Dan to work for an NGO.  2-Kate spurned Dan's romantic propositions.  3-Being * spurned * by the coach * spurred * Jo’s pal Goku to train harder than ever. 

Wither = (v.) become dry and shriveled = يذبل = يفقد الحيوية = يُذبل شيئًا، يُذوي شيئًا  Weather = (n.) climate = الطقس  Ex.  1-Flowers *wither* in hot *weather*. 🌺🌞  2-Evelyn forgot to water her houseplants and they withered.  3-Glenn's enthusiasm withered after ten years doing the same job. Simon and Janet's love withered as they began to understand the practicalities of running a home and raising children.  4-The intense heat from the sun withered the delicate seedlings.  5-The weather is nice today.  6-There was some weather earlier this week.  Whither = (adv.) to where, to what place or state = حيثما = أين؟ = إلى أين؟  Ex.  1-*Whither* will Jo go for lunch? 🍣🍲  2-The decision when and whither to attack the enemy would be crucial.  3-Whither is the cook?  4-Whither is the ship sailing? 

Business and Busyness  *Business [BIZ-nis] = profession, trade; company = مهنه, شركه Example:         El-Sayed is in business as a shoemaker. *Busyness [BIZ-ee-nis] = state of being busy = حالة الانشغال Example: Busyness is the norm at El-Sayed’s successful business.

Make Vs. Do

Pal,Pall,Pallor, and Parlor Pal = friend = صديق Pall = cloth spread over a coffin = غطاء النعش Pallor = pale appearance = شحوب الوجه Parlor = sitting room; shop (e.g., nail and hair parlor) ردهه / مؤسسه تجاريه / قاعة استقبال

Assure, ensure, and insure Assure is the only one of the three words that means “to reassure someone or to  promise.”  أكّد   تعهد؛ طمئن I assure you that the chocolate is fresh. Ensure chiefly means “to make certain or to guarantee.”  ضمن   أكَّد He must ensure that the effect is eye-popping. Insure can be interchangeable with ensure in some cases, but it is easiest to keep these  words straight by reserving insure for references to insurance.  أَمَّنَ I need to insure my car. The definitions are different in British English: in Britain, assure can mean “to insure against a  loss.”