When John arrived home, his mother opened the door and smiled to her./ to/ at/ circumspect

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WORD OF THE DAY:

circumspect

–adjective

1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
2. well-considered: circumspect ambition.

You are very dear to me, as you know, but I must be circumspect.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: When John arrived home, his mother opened the door and smiled to her. Correct: When John arrived home, his mother opened the door and smiled at her.
GRAMMAR: We smile at someone.

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The amount of tourists increases every year./ amount of/ number of/ sombre

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WORD OF THE DAY:

sombre
–adjective

1. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
2. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress.
3. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood.
4. extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face.

December 2 seems to be a particularly sombre day.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: The amount of tourists increases every year.
Correct: The number of tourists increases every year.

GRAMMAR: Before the plural form of a countable noun [tourists], we use number of . We use amount of before uncountable nouns.

The amount of traffic has been increasing, especially the number of cars.

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At half-time, the score was 3-1 for Brazil./to/for/ eschew

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WORD OF THE DAY:

eschew

–verb (used with object)
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil.

Men eschew the doctor's surgery for the chatroom.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: At half-time, the score was 3-1 for Brazil.

Correct: At half-time, the score was 3-1 to Brazil.

GRAMMAR: Before the name of the player or team that is winning, we use to.

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