What's the difference between "to wade" and "to swim"?

"To wade" means to walk through water (or something difficult). "To swim" means to go through water without your feet touching the bottom.

wade in (water)

wade through (difficulties)

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What's the difference between "How was it?" and "What was it like?"

In conversation, these generally mean the same thing. However, there is a difference that some speakers pay attention to.

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What does your morning routine look like?

Here are some common expressions to practice!

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English speakers almost always say "salt and pepper." They almost never say "pepper and salt." Why not?

It's in the accent pattern. In English, a strong-weak strong-weak pattern is preferred to a strong-weak weak-strong pattern.

Check out the meme for more!

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Here's a great English idiom: to kick the can down the road

It means to avoid a difficult decision. Read more in the meme!

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For transportation, when do you use "get in" and when do you use "get on"?

The general rule is that if you walk to your seat, like on a bus, use "get on." If you can't walk to your seat, like in a car, use "get in."

Read the meme for more plus a couple of extra tips!

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What's the difference between "July Fourth" and "the Fourth of July"?

July 4th is when Americans celebrate Independence Day, but people rarely call it "Independence Day." Instead, they call it "the Fourth" or "the Fourth of July."

Also, there is a Mexican holiday El Cinco de Mayo, which means "the Fifth of May." Cinco de Mayo is also popular in the US.

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How do you tell someone to "look on the internet"? There are lots of ways. Check out the graphic for some example sentences.

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What English verbs can you use to mean "use a microwave to heat up food"?

Here are six different verbs, including two that are #slang.

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Do you know the #principleparts of the verb "to drink"?

English speakers sometimes get confused between "drank" and "drunk." Maybe that's because "drunk" also means "having had too much alcohol."

For synonyms of "drunk," check out this link!

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thesaurus:drunk

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