Clarify the meanings of similar things, fast! Good for a speedy teacher tool and for personal English study.
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What usually works well:
– Two lexical items
✅ “tall v high”
✅ “than v then”
✅ “beat a dead horse v beat around the bush”
– Two sentences or questions
✅ “That’s not what I meant. v That’s not what I said.”
✅ “I like potatoes. v I’m like potatoes.”
✅ “What time is it? v What time was it?”
What doesn’t usually work well:
❌ Only one thing “furniture”
❌ Incorrect sentences “I is not!”
❌ Grammar points “past simple v present perfect”
❌ Opinions “Trump v Hillary”
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