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✍️ No time to write? Not enough space? Use abbreviations! Here’s a handy guide to some of the most common ones. Save it to your favourites – or share it with a friend! Do you know any more?⁣ ⁣ 🤩 EXTRA: NASA, LOL, OMG! Why say the whole expression when you can say a few letters? Learn more about acronyms in this session. Link in bio.⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

😍 Wishing a very happy Year of the Dragon 🐉 to all our followers 😀

🤔 Did you know that a lot of native English speakers use ‘less’ instead of ‘fewer’ in colloquial English? Here’s a helpful reminder of the difference. Now choose the correct option to fill the gaps in this sentence:⁣ ⁣ 😞 My life has really changed this year. I’ve got ______ money and ______ friends.⁣ A: less, fewer⁣ B: fewer, less⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Click the link in our bio for a one-minute video lesson about ‘less’ and ‘fewer'.⁣ ⁣ ⁣

'Beside' and 'besides' are easily confused. One letter makes all the difference! 😁 Learn the difference by looking through these images 👀 - and then try writing a sentence of your own ✍️ .⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Watch Sian's short video to learn more about the difference between these two words and to hear them in context.⁣

🇬🇧😀 Tim is here with 5 words that are difficult to say as requested by YOU! 🗣️Try saying the words before Tim and see how many you can pronounce correctly! ✍️ Are there any other English words that you find difficult to say?

👀 Look at these two sentences. There's a problem with the English in one of them - do you know which one is correct? 🤔⁣ ⁣ MORE: 'Who's' is an example of an English contraction. Click the link in our bio to learn all about them!⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🥪🥪🥪 We love a good sandwich here at BBC Learning English – and we’re not alone! Movie star Keanu Reeves does too! We did a quick survey in our office, and these are our favourite sandwich fillings: 😍😍😍⁣ ⁣ Beth – smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber⁣ Pippa – ham and cheese⁣ Paul – prefers a falafel wrap but that's not really a sandwich⁣ Sian – prawn and avocado⁣ Georgie – egg mayonnaise⁣ Catherine – cheese and pickle⁣ George – cheese and coleslaw⁣ Jiaying – BLT⁣ Neil - smoked salmon, dill and cucumber sauerkraut⁣ Xinmiao – egg mayonnaise⁣ Phil – bacon, egg and ketchup ⁣ ⁣ 🥪 Tell us: What’s your favourite sandwich filling? 👇👇👇⁣ ⁣ MORE: Fancy doing a quiz on food idioms? Click the link in our bio!⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🙎🙎Here’s an expression you can use when two people are very, very similar! Write your answer in the comments ✍️and share this post! (Image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ BONUS: click the link in our bio to learn vegetable idioms with The Teacher 🥕🥔🥬⁣ ⁣ ⁣

ℹ️ Prefixes are groups of letters that we add to English words to change their meanings. The prefix ‘mis-’ is common in English and it often adds the idea or ‘wrong’ or ‘bad’ to a word. Here are some common words that start with ‘mis-’. ✍️ Do you know any more?⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Prefixes are a great way to build your vocabulary - learn 4 more tips for vocabulary building in this video. Link in bio.⁣ ⁣

🤔 Which is correct – ‘farther’ or ‘further’? And do the two words have the same meaning, or are they different? 👀 Scroll through the carousel to find out and then write an example sentence for us ✍️ !⁣ EXTRA: If you'd like more practice with comparative adjectives, check out this lesson on our website - link in bio.⁣ ⁣

🤔 Do you know which prepositions go with which adjectives? Find out in Sian’s fun quiz and let us know how many you get correct? 😁 Don’t forget to write your own sentences in the comments ✍️!

❓❓❓Do you ever doubt yourself? There’s no doubt that superstar Britney Spears 🤩 thinks you shouldn't! Look at what she said and tell us if her words motivate you! 👍👍👍⁣ ⁣ BONUS: Click the link in our bio for our 6 Minute English 'Women' Box Set!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣