Content and Content

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content

adjective [ after verb ]
US  /kənˈtent/ UK  /kənˈtent/

B2
pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement:
He seems fairly content with (his) life.
[ + to infinitive ] They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.
 More examples
I was just content to see my daughter in such a stable relationship but a grandchild, that really was the icing on the cake.
I'd be content with a modest income.
He's quite content living on his own.
I'm content to sit at the back.
They were content with second hand clothes.
 

content

noun
US  /ˈkɑːn.tent/ UK  /ˈkɒn.tent/
content noun (SUBJECT)
 contents [ plural ]

B2
the articles or parts contained in a magazine or book, with the number of the page they begin on:
the table of (= list of) contents
the contents page


B2 [ S or U ]
the ideas that are contained in a piece of writing, a speech, or a movie:
It's a very stylish and beautiful movie, but it lacks content.
We've discussed the unusual form of the book - now, what about the content?


B1
everything that is contained within something:
The contents of his bag spilled all over the floor.
He didn't need to open the letter because he already knew the contents.


C2 [ S ]
the amount of a particular substance contained in something:
Chocolate has a high fat content.




content

verb [ T ]
US  /kənˈtent/ UK  /kənˈtent/

to make someone feel happy and satisfied:
You're quite easily contented, aren't you?
My explanation seemed to content him.

 
content

adjective
US  /kənˈtent/

pleased with your situation and not needing or desiring it to be better:
Skating this year with a sprained ankle, he said he was content just to make the Olympic team.

contented

adjective US  /kənˈten·tɪd/
Our dog leads a happy and contented life.
contentment
noun [ U ] US  /kənˈtent·mənt/ (also content)
Her greatest happiness and contentment was found in being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

content

verb [ T ]
US  /kənˈtent/

to make yourself accept something as satisfactory, although it could be better:
We had to content ourselves with watching the sea lions from the shore.


content

noun [ U ]
US  /ˈkɑn·tent/
content noun [U] (SUBJECT)

the subject or ideas contained in something written, said, created, or represented:
academic/educational content
It’s easy to update the content of the Web site.


Content is also the things represented or suggested in something written or created as art, or the ideas it communicates.
content noun [U] (AMOUNT)

the amount of a particular substance contained in something:
This type of milk has a lower fat content.


content

noun
UK  /ˈkɒntent/ US
 contents [ plural ]

everything that is contained within something:
A spokesman has refused to disclose the contents of the shipment.
Her parents' home contents insurance policy covered her for the loss of the phone.

[ U ]
(also contents [ plural ])
the ideas that are contained in something:
New guidelines cover the content of advertising for children.
Our description of the contents of the report was completely accurate.

[ U ]
the information contained on a website, etc.:
The next generation of DVDs will have to provide more content.
If you want to make money from online advertising, you need content.

[ U ]   PRODUCTION
the parts that are used to make a product:
The company also produces paper with 30% recycled content.
The trade agreement stipulated that a certain percentage of the content of the manufactured goods should be obtained locally.

[ S ]
the amount of a particular substance contained in something:
The Supreme Court ruled that a beer's alcohol content can be noted on the label.
This research dramatically illustrates that the food industry can produce food with much lower salt content.




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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/content

Patience and Patients

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pa·tience

/ˈpāSHəns/

noun
1.
the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
"you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross"

 
pa·tient

/ˈpāSHənt/

noun
plural noun: patients
1.
a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

Learn From Other People's Mistakes

There is a saying that goes " A wise man learns from his mistakes and an even wiser man learns from other people's mistakes".  There is also some quote somewhere that the price for knowing  proper  grammar is hearing people who don't.   Yet another saying that goes when life sends you lemons , make lemonade. Well since you are visiting this blog I assume you want  to learn proper grammar I am giving you that opportunity to learn it from other people's mistakes.  I promise you I did not get this list from students but from people who profess to be better than students. Identifying some of the mistakes will just tire me, so please contact me directly if any of these gaffes pique your interest. A lot of them are subject/ verb agreement and preposition mistakes. An excellent reference for preposition usage is here. I guarantee you that I will get enough ammunition for Vol.2

• Did you receive a gifts ? 
• there was a few traffic 
• " how about the equipments? "
• "how did you met your husband? "
• "what kind  of snack did you bought?? "
• "tea brewed in a 'kittle ' " 
• "I didn't able to read it. "
• talking to the road ( instead of about) 
•  You can ask another questions 
• What is your favorite sports?
• Do  you want to be a professional soccer players in the future? 
• Did you do all your homeworks? 
• You have made a lot of shopping.  
• thank you very much for all that informations
• did you ate dinner ? 
• I have a big hair 
• a competitive swimming 
• is there a lot of people that knows  ________ (name of sport) 
• I will hear a good news from you that you will be able to do a sports. 
• You have a good speaking skills 
• are there any Jollibee restaurants there in the Japan 
• Use it into a sentence 
• Have you been  to another countries  ? 
• Much worser
• I was admitted on the hospital 
• underwears 
• You will pay expensive if you stay longer 
• You have a long hair 
• When you took picture you also edit ?
• Maybe you also feel boring 
• We can get a high cost of electricity 
• "insurances "( correct is insurance policies) 
• Did you have colds? 
• "advices "
• "datas from  your graph "
• It's a fake news 

Resume and Résumé

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re·sume
/rəˈzo͞om/
verb

begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption.
"a day later normal service was resumed"


begin speaking again after a pause or interruption.
"he sipped at the glass of water on the lectern and then resumed"
take, pick up, or put on again; return to the use of.
"the judge resumed his seat"




ré·su·mé
/ˈrezəˌmā/
noun
noun: résumé; plural noun: résumés
1.
NORTH AMERICAN
a brief account of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.

Barley and Barely

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bar·ley

noun

• a hardy cereal that has coarse bristles extending from the ears. It is widely cultivated, chiefly for use in brewing and stockfeed.
• the grain of the barley plant.

bare·ly

adverb

only just; almost not.

Different Meanings Of Present

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pres·ent
/ˈprez(ə)nt/
adjective
adjective: present
1.
in a particular place.
"a doctor must be present at the ringside"

existing or occurring in a place or thing.
"organic molecules are present in comets"

fully focused on or involved in what one is doing or experiencing.
"you have to put everything out of your mind and be really present"
2.
existing or occurring now.
"she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"

now being considered or discussed.
"the present article cannot answer every question"
GRAMMAR
(of a tense or participle) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing.
noun
noun: present; noun: the present
the period of time now occurring.
"they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"

GRAMMAR
a present tense.
"the verbs are all in the present"

Pale and Pail

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pale
/pāl/
adjective
adjective: pale; comparative adjective: paler; superlative adjective: palest
1.
light in color or having little color.
"choose pale floral patterns for walls"


(of a person's face or complexion) having less color than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health.
"she looked pale and drawn"

2.
feeble and unimpressive.
"unconvincing rock that came across as a pale imitation of Bruce Springsteen"


verb
verb: pale; 3rd person present: pales; past tense: paled; past participle: paled; gerund or present participle: paling
1.
become pale in one's face from shock or fear.
"I paled at the thought of what she might say"

2.
seem less impressive or important.
"all else pales by comparison"
 

pail
/pāl/
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noun
noun: pail; plural noun: pails
a bucket.