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DURING or FOR? Use them correctly in English What's wrong with this sentence? • I sit in front of a screen during 8 hours a day. The answer is the preposition "during". The correct sentence would be: • I sit in front of a screen for 8 hours a day. Today, we're looking at the difference between "during" and "for" and how to use them correctly when we're talking about time. We use "during" plus a noun to talk about when something happened. Here are a few example sentences: • Everybody fell asleep during the presentation. (Notice "the presentation," a thing, a noun.) • We get so much rain here during the winter. • Her phone kept ringing during the movie. We use "for" with a period of time to talk about how long something goes on. For example: • We waited at the coffee shop for 30 minutes. (Notice "for" with that period of time, 30 minutes.) • She's been living in the city for a long time. • They...

What happens when you see eye-to-eye with someone? Today we're looking at the idiomatic phrase 'see eye-to-eye.' Now, if two people see eye-to-eye, it means they agree with each other. Here are a few example sentences: • My best friend and I don't always see eye-to-eye on music. I love Taylor Swift; he doesn't. • The team members need to see eye-to-eye on the project's objectives for it to be successful. • No matter how much you love somebody, if you don't see eye-to-eye with that person when it comes to raising kids, then the relationship can't work. • The negotiation was challenging because the two parties couldn't see eye-to-eye on the price of the property. So there you go. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time. https://organicenglish.club/resources ❖ Support the channel HERE 👋🏽: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organicenglish More from Organic English: Organic English Website: http://bit.ly/Organic-Web On Faceb...

Chat GPT Now Speaks Back! - Unlock Your English Fluency Discover the revolutionary way to improve your English speaking skills! Chat GPT, the groundbreaking AI chatbot, now offers real-time voice conversations, allowing you to practice speaking with confidence. Whether you're preparing for an interview, a language test, or simply want to enhance your communication abilities, Chat GPT's voice feature provides an immersive and interactive learning experience. Chat GPT: You've all heard of it, but did you know that you can now speak directly to Chat GPT, and it will speak back to you? Now we all know that to get better at speaking English, we need to practice speaking, but it's difficult because you need to find somebody to speak to, somebody to speak with. Before, you could only type your prompts into Chat GPT and get a written response. But now, you can talk to Chat GPT, and it will talk back to you. You can only do this on the app, though, on your phone, by pressing thi...

LOST YOUR TOUCH? Idioms - - English Vocabulary What happens if you lose your touch? Today we're looking at the idiomatic phrase, "lose your touch." Now, if you lose your touch, it means you can no longer do something as well as you could before. Here are a few examples to illustrate: • He used to be a great writer, but he's lost his touch. His latest novel is boring and predictable. • You're not losing your touch, are you? You only scored two goals in the last five games. • She hasn't lost her touch as a teacher. Her students still love her and learn a lot from her. • Don't worry, you haven't lost your touch. You just need to practice a little more. So there you go. I hope you haven't lost your touch. I hope that helps. ❖ Support the channel HERE 👋🏽: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organicenglish More from Organic English: Organic English Website: http://bit.ly/Organic-Web On Facebook: http://bit.ly/Organic-Facebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/...