Important means “of great significance or value,” and when referring to a person, “having high rank or status.”
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Than can be both a conjunction or preposition used to compare or contrast two or more elements in a sentence (e.g., Jasmine earned the promotion because she is a more productive salesperson than James).
Then has several functions and meanings, but it’s most commonly used as an adverb referring to time (e.g., Usually, we take a poll then decide what movie to watch for our family night).
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Good is typically used to describe nouns. For example,“This is good pizza. I can’t believe it’s homemade.”Well usually modifies verbs, for instance, “Luis played well. He scored 20 points.” However, there are a few exceptions to these rules.
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Use who when introducing a clause that describes or modifies people.
Use that when introducing a clause that describes or modifies objects or non-human things.
Use which when introducing a clause that describes or modifies objects.
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Whether you notice it or not, euphemisms flood our everyday language. Like similes, they are a type of figure of speech. Euphemisms work by replacing topics that are considered offensive, embarrassing, or taboo with words that are more agreeable, pleasant, and acceptable.
Euphemisms could be single words or entire phrases. For example, some people tend to replace God with gosh because the former is a word that can have different connotations depending on who you ask. Or, instead of explicitly calling someone a liar, some people prefer to say he bent the truth. In other words, euphemisms neutralize language and words that can make people feel uncomfortable.
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Evoke means “bring or recall to the mind.”
Invoke means “to appeal to or cite as an authority.”
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Good is used a lot in our everyday conversations. And for good reason—it’s quite the versatile word that carries several (similar yet slightly different) meanings. Below, we’ll go over a few of them and show you other words you can use instead of good.
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Most of the time, affect is used as a verb that means “to cause a change or make a difference to someone or something.” For example,“The large meal I had right before that game affected how I played.” Effect is mainly used as a noun that means “a result of an action or other cause.” For instance, “Going to sleep late had an effect on my performance the next day.”
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Often, safe and secure can be used interchangeably.
Safe can be an adjective or noun, whereas secure can be an adjective or verb. The only times they can’t be used interchangeably depends on the context of the sentence and the function of the word. For example, in the following sentence, safe cannot replace secure.
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Prepositions connect nouns or pronouns to other information in a sentence. There are several types of prepositions, including prepositions of time, place, direction, and location.
In, on, and at are prepositions of both place and time.
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