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Prepositions of Place: A 5-minute guide to AT, IN, and ON

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“Used to” vs. “Am used to”

I used to live in San Francisco. I am used to living in San Francisco. Take a look at the two sentences above. They are very similar, but have very different meanings! What’s the difference? First: Notice how the two sentences are different. Sentence 1 says  “used to live,” while sentence 2 says “am used toContinueContinue reading ““Used to” vs. “Am used to””

Quanifiers in English

Quantifiers are words used before nouns to express the amount of something – in fairly general terms. Here are some common quantifiers and how to use them. 1. too much, too many, too (meaning = “more than is good”) too much + non-count noun Example: I drink too much coffee. too many + count nounContinueContinue reading “Quanifiers in English”