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I'm writing a message to an old friend to tell them about my time living in Berlin. I'm not sure if I should say, "I have lived here for five years" or "I live…
I'm working on some homework and I keep getting confused between 'another', 'other', and 'others'. For example, should I say 'I would like another piece of cak…
I was chatting with my coworkers about a project and got stuck trying to figure out whether I should use 'say', 'tell', 'speak', or 'talk'. For example, I want…
I always get mixed up between 'make' and 'do' when I'm talking about my daily routine. For example, should I say 'I do my homework' or 'I make my homework'? Wh…
I'm working on an essay for an English class, and I'm not sure which vocabulary I should choose: British or American. For example, in one part, I wrote, "They …
I'm trying to write daily diary entries in English, but I keep getting confused about when to use 'in', 'on', or 'at' for talking about different times. For ex…
I'm having trouble knowing when to use 'in', 'on', or 'at' when talking about places. For example, I want to tell my friend where I am, but I don't know if I s…
I'm proofreading some emails for work, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'to', 'for', and 'toward'. For example, should I write 'I sent the documen…
I'm writing a story and I'm unsure which preposition to use in different contexts. For example, if I write, "The cat jumped over the wall," is that different f…
I'm writing a short story and having trouble choosing between 'under', 'below', and 'beneath.' For example, in my story, there's a cat hiding somewhere, and I …
I'm working on a travel story for my English class and keep getting stuck when describing how someone moves from one place to another. For example, I'm not sur…
I'm writing a business email to explain how a report was prepared, and I'm getting confused about when I should use 'with' and when I should use 'by.' For exam…
I often hear people say things like "She sings like an angel" and sometimes "He works as a teacher." But I get confused when I'm trying to describe things myse…
Hi everyone, I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting stuck on when to use 'than' and when to use 'then.' For example, in my sentences, sh…
I'm writing an important email at work and got stuck on a phrase. I want to say that our team needs to decide on something soon. I wrote, "We need to do a deci…
I'm writing a short story for my English class, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'good', 'well', 'better', and 'best.' For example, should I say "…
I'm often confused about how to use the word 'just' in different sentences. For example, I've heard people say, 'I just arrived,' and also, 'It's just a small …
I often get confused about when to use 'almost' and when to use 'nearly' in my writing. For example, I wanted to say, 'I almost missed the bus this morning,' b…
I'm editing an email for work, and I got stuck trying to decide whether to use 'especially' or 'specially.' For example, should I say, 'This presentation was c…
I'm editing an email to my coworker and I got stuck on whether to use 'hard' or 'hardly.' For example, should I say, 'I've been working hard on this project' o…