😒 Confusing English

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I love the English language.

I love the expressions, the endless phrasal verbs, the simple grammar.

I love that so many other languages have influenced it.

I love the wide range of accents and dialects. The slang.

But, sometimes English doesn’t make sense.

Now please tell me, what does the word bimonthly mean?

So it can mean twice a month and every two months! Thanks English.

Trying to understand what “bimonthly" means

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This week’s 3 tips:

SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣

🤦🏻‍♀️ “Ask to her”

There is no need to say “to” after “ask”.

✅ “Ask her”

After “ask”, just put the object.

Did you ask them when they are coming?

SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐

👔 Business jargon explained

“Bullish” & “Bearish”

“Bullish” means optimistic. Specifically that investments will increase in value. “Bearish” is the opposite. A pessimistic outlook with the view that investments will decrease in value.

He is bullish on tech stocks but bearish on cryptocurrencies

A RIDDLE 👀

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