about to
About + infinitive (with to) means ‘going to very soon’; ‘just going to’.Don’t go out now – we’re about to have lunch.I was about to go to...
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abbreviated styles
Some styles of writing and speech have their own special grammar rules, often because of the need to save space or time.1 advertisements and...
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prepositions (3): before particular words and expressions
This is a list of a few expressions which often cause problems. For other preposition + noun combinations, see a good dictionary.at the cinema; at...
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about and on
Compare: a book for children about Africa and its people./a textbook on African history. a conversation about money./a lecture on economics. We...
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actual(ly)
1- Meaning and Use Actual means ‘real’; actually means ‘really’ or ‘in fact’. They are used to make things clearer, more precise or more...
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