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👩🏼‍🏫 How do natives use the verb «get»? I doesn’t only have one usage, in the reality, some of them may be not so obvious. Let’s have a look at the options below:

1. To buy something. «I got this laptop in the Re:Store»
2. To bring something. «I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf»
3. To understand. «I can’t get you, what are you talking about?»
4. To come/arrive. «Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?»
5. To change/become. «Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue»

However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!

👋🏻 Hey! As I promised, today we continue the topic of «get» usages, coming a little bit further with idioms. Such phrasal verbs are a great way to show your vocabulary diversity and the ability to feel the language. Let’s dive in!

1. To get at - try to express a thought. I think I see what you’re getting at. I agree.
2. To get away with - escape punishment for a crime or bad action. I can’t believe you got away with cheating on that test!
3. To get by - manage (financially). Sam gets by, because he has a part-time job.
4. To get down - to depress, descend. This rain is really getting me down.
5. To get off - leave a transport (bus/train). We got off the train in time.
6. To get on - to be in a good relationship with someone. Amy and I get on really well.
7. To get over - to recover from something. I still can’t get over my ex-girlfriend, she is so cool!
8. To get through - to use or finish the supply of something. It looks like we have got through all sugar, we need so buy some more.

I hope you have picked up something useful from this one! Don’t forget to practice with the idioms in our group (link in bio).

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😧 I just found a cool idiom for you guys!

A brass neck
– a type of behaviour where someone is extremely confident about their own actions but does not understand that their behaviour is unacceptable to others.

She's got a brass neck to ask for a day off when we're so busy.

🤯 Do you know that the verb set has more than 73 meanings? In order to brush up on the knowledge and sort everything out in our heads, we will go through these usages:

1. To put something in a particular place. He set a vase of flowers on the table.
2. To indicate when the action happens (in a movie). «The Molly’s Game» is set in the New York City in 2013.
3. To cause/start something. The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department.
4. To give someone work. I was set to work dusting the bookshelf.
5. To establish or decide something. The school set very high standards for its students.
6. To fix/make certain. Has the time been set for our meeting tomorrow?
7. To go below the horizon (for sun). The sun sets early here.

Have you noticed any new meanings? We will study some idioms with set the next time.

​​😳 Guys, I can't believe it - my videos are used in class at the Scots English College in Sydney, Australia!

I couldn't even dream of such honour 🙏🏻

✈️ Let's do a quiz and then learn some prepositions!

I frequently fly across the country. When I am  ___ a plane, I like to edit my new videos.

What preposition do we use here?

▪️ 16% (43) In
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▫️ 83% (211) On
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👥 254 - всего голосов

✈️ What is the right preposition? Let's learn about transport today!

When talking about general ways to travel, we always use the preposition “by.” We can travel by bike, by motorcycle, by car, by van, by lorry, by truck, by train, by plane, by bus, by ship, by tram, or by boat.

When talking about a specific transport we need to choose between on or in.

- On is used when one can stand up in the transport. On a plane, on a train, on a ferry, on a bus, on a subway, on a bycicle, on a surfboard, on a motorcycle.

- In is used when one must sit inside the transport and it's impossible to stand up. In a car, in a truck, in a helicopter.

🌟 EACH / EVERY - is there any difference?

We use each to refer to individual things in a group or a list of two or more things. Every is used to address a part of a group, which is a sequence. Often these words are interchangable. Compare:
Each child received a present.
Every child received a present.

Each is used with singular nouns (each country promotes) and plural, but only when followed by "of" (each of the books is interesting).
On the contrary, every cannot be used with plurals, except when with "one" (every one of us).
NOT every of us!

In addition, the word each is used when there are only two objects in question:
Jessica wore anklets on each ankle. (not every)

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Arcticle: "The 3 Keys to Becoming Irresistible"

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👽 Have you heard what is happening with Facebook? Apparently, the company's privacy policy allowed a third-party firm (namely Cambidge Analytica) to collect individual information on millions of people. This sensitive information was used to generate and test slogans for Trump's presidential campaign. Many of them (like "building the wall") were created and tested back in 2014, when Trump hadn't even announced his nomination. Therefore, the election was planned through big data analysis and each person heard exactly the information he/she wanted to hear according to their personal preferences. Hence, Facebook is experiencing major difficuties with society and shareholders right now.

So, why do we all know about it? Because of a whistle-blower.

Whistle-blower – an insider (person) who informs on another person or organization regarded as engaging in an unlawful or immoral activity.

One young man who had worked for Cambrigde Analytica, decided to come out with the truth and revealed how the company collected and used private information of millions of people.

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🙏🏻 Excuse me VS I'm sorry

Excuse me is used to apologise for something you are only going to do, or as a way to politely start a conversation and draw a person's attention.

Excuse me, could you tell me the time? 
Excuse me, but this is my place.
Excuse me, where is the shop?

Sorry is used to apologise for something you have already done. It also can be interpreted as "it's a pity for me".

I'm sorry I have broken your favourite cup.
I'm sorry to hear this devastating news!
I'm sorry to tell you the truth.

Excuse me and sorry can't be used interchangeably, because they imply different feelings. The first is a polite appeal to a person, the second is a way to express regret. The first can be used when a blank face, speaking to a stranger, the second requires you to show you actually feel pity.

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💔 Another shooting happened today at the YouTube Headquaters in California, US. This is heartbreaking news, but police have been working on site for many hours already and they have a suspected victim.

Why police have worked?
Police – is one of collective nouns that imply a group of people. We always follow such nouns with a plural form of a verb.

For example:

The newly married couple have found a house near good transportation.
The pair are busy furnishing their new home.
The class write their research papers on famous mathematicians.
The rich tend to reside in the outer suburbs whilst the poor are confined to the inner city areas in this country.
Police in this area are currently investigating 74 allegations of date rape.

Note! We treat 'a number of' as plural and 'the number of' as sigular!

The number of solutions were suggested.
The number of solutions offered was astounding.

Our thoughts and prayers are with people at YouTube 🙏🏻

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