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๐Ÿต Starting Something As a Fact

โ–ชEveryone knows that...
โ–ชIt is normally accepted that โ€ฆ
โ–ชThere can be no doubt that โ€ฆ
โ–ชAs everybody knows โ€ฆ
โ–ชNobody will deny that โ€ฆ

๐Ÿต Enumeration of Points

โ–ชMoreover โ€ฆ
โ–ชIn addition to that โ€ฆ
โ–ชFurthermore โ€ฆ
โ–ชFirst of all, I would like to say โ€ฆ
โ–ชFirst โ€ฆ,
โ–ชsecond โ€ฆ,
โ–ชthird โ€ฆ
โ–ชAnother example of this point is that โ€ฆ

๐Ÿต Summing Up, Drawing Conclusions

โ–ชFinally โ€ฆ
โ–ชThe obvious conclusion is โ€ฆ
โ–ชSumming up, I must say that โ€ฆ
โ–ชIn conclusion we can say that โ€ฆ
โ–ชTo cut a long story short, โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒ€Transition Word List

๐Ÿ”ตWords to Show Contrast
although
besides
however
in contrast
in comparison

๐Ÿ”ตWords to add to an idea

additionally
also
again
as well as
in addition

๐Ÿ”ตWords that show consequence

because
accordingly
as a result
due to
for this reason

๐Ÿ”ตWords that add emphasis

above all
as a rule
as usual
generally speaking
of course

๐ŸŒ€Words When Citing Examples

especially
for one thing
in particular (particularly)
specifically
chiefly
as an illustration
markedly
this can be seen in
for/as an example
illustrated with/by
namely
such as
for instance
in this case
including
 
 ๐ŸŒ€Words to Order Events and Sequence Time

first... second... third...
currently
with this in mind
in turn
generally... furthermore... finally
during
for now
later on
in the first place... also... lastly
earlier
immediately
meanwhile
to be sure... additionally... lastly
eventually
in the meantime
next
first... just in the same way... finally
for the time being
then
basically... similarly... as well as
first of all
the next step
simultaneously
afterward
to begin with
in conclusion
soon
at first
in the first place
in time
while

๐Ÿ”ตSummarizing

 
after all
in any event
in other words
on balance
all in all
in brief
in short
that is (that is to say)
all things considered
in conclusion
in brief
therefore
briefly
in essence
in summary
to put it differently
by and large
indeed
in the final analysis
to sum up
hence
on the whole
in the long run
to summarize
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๐Ÿ“— Confusing words

โž• wake / awake
โž• sleep / asleep

โ–ถ๏ธ Sleep and wake are verbs (although we usually use โ€œwake upโ€ for when you stop sleeping ,and โ€œgo to sleepโ€ for the moment when you begin sleeping):

๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Example:

๐Ÿ”บ My kids go to sleep at 10 PM.
๐Ÿ”บ I slept during the 6-hour flight.


โ–ถ๏ธ Awake and asleep are adjectives. Use them with the verb to be:

๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Example:

๐ŸŽˆ Heโ€™s awake. = He isnโ€™t sleeping.

๐ŸŽˆ Heโ€™s asleep. = He is sleeping.

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15 ways to say "sorry" in English

๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I do apologize for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I must apologize for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I apologize for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I'd like to apologize for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I am so sorry for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I shouldn't have...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ It's all my fault.
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I'm ashamed of...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Please, forgive me for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Excuse me for ...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ I'm terribly sorry for...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Pardon me for this...
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Please, forgive me for my....
๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ Please, accept my apologies for...
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๐Ÿ›‘ #Accepting_apology

๐Ÿ”บThat's all right.
๐Ÿ”บ Never mind.
๐Ÿ”บ Don't apologize.
๐Ÿ”บ It doesn't matter.
๐Ÿ”บ Don't worry about it.
๐Ÿ”บ Don't mention it.
๐Ÿ”บ That's OK.
๐Ÿ”บ I quite understand.
๐Ÿ”บ You couldn't help it.
๐Ÿ”บ Forget about it.
๐Ÿ”บ Don't worry about it.
๐Ÿ”บ No harm done.
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"especially" and "specially"


๐Ÿ”ถ Especially and specially are adverbs.

๐Ÿ’ Especially means โ€˜particularlyโ€™ or โ€˜above allโ€™:

๐Ÿ”ฐ Example:

๐Ÿ”…She loves flowers, especially roses.

โœ…We use specially to talk about the specific purpose of sth.

โ™ป๏ธ Example:

๐Ÿ”…This kitchen was specially designed to make it easy for a disabled person to use.


โš ๏ธ Specially is used with a participle.

โœด๏ธ Example:

๐Ÿ’ขIt is a specially designed umbrella.
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