Words that sound the same but are spelled differently

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cereal/serial

cereal - a food that is made from grain and eaten with milk
serial - something that appears in successive parts or numbers

flour/flower

flour - finely ground meal made from the grain
flower - plant blossom

sea/see

sea - large body of salt water
see - perceive with the eyes

Weekly Grammar and Writing Tips

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Quick Tip 1



Proper Use of Quotation Marks


Only use quotation marks when something is being quoted. Don't use quotation marks for emphasis.Quotation marks can be appropriate even when someone is not being directly quoted. Suppose Bob has a new girlfriend, but he says they are just friends. You might write something like this:Remember to invite Bob and his "friend", Susan.The word "friend" is more or less a quotation from Bob. The use of quotation marks implies that you don't really believe him.

Quick Tip 2


He and She, Him and Her

Use "he" or "she" as the subject of a sentence. He is hungry.Use "him" or "her"" as the object of an action. I gave the ball to her.The rule is the same when the subject is more than one person:She and her friend went out. - CorrectHer and her friend went out. - Wrong!Confused? Try taking out the second person. She went out. She and her friend went out.

Microsoft Access Course

This morning, i've attending a microsoft access course which handled by a few teachers from different school. Actually, there were two course which were worked simultaneously, microsoft access and adobe. Why i choose access? Because i think i need to sharpen my skills in using access and gain more understanding about what it use for..adobe also important and quite interesting. if i can attend two this courses, i feel it more valuable. hehe..but what can i do..what was interesting with this course , there was no charge at all and food were provided for students who attend the course. was that really great? so i took the opportunity. well, right now i think i increase my knowledge more in access. for tomorrow, we have a mini project have to be done. so i need to practice my access again.

Come back again!!

long time not write anything in here seem i forget my blog already..actually, i'm just came back from Pangkor Island..huhu..i never been there before and that my first time..emmm..what can i share with you all..so best!! a lot of activities such as jungle trekking, abseiling, water confident, 'berkayak', snorkeling, night camp, camp site management and island exploration..i think i left some activities..most of the activities i never done it in my whole life. ..what can i say here.i me myself never believe that myself can completely finish done all the activities without injuries. i hope can do the same activities in the future again..