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Vocabulary

Data English: mean or median?

Give a chart caption the right statistical label.

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Writing

Data English: what exactly is repeated?

Separate a repeated field value from a duplicate-row claim.

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Writing

Web English: observation or diagnosis?

Tell a teammate what you saw without inventing the cause.

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Speaking

Game English: when does the sound start?

Anchor a timing report to an exact animation event.

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Grammar

Was able to: one successful action

Separate a past ability from something you actually achieved.

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Grammar

During or for: when, or how long?

Locate an action within an event or say how long it lasted.

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Phrasal verbs

Clear out: make room in a cabinet

Remove unwanted contents, and put a pronoun in the right place.

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Phrasal verbs

Let someone down: when people count on you

Describe disappointing someone by failing to provide expected support.

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Speaking

Why don’t we…? Suggest a shared plan

Make a concrete suggestion and respond when the other person needs a different time.

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Speaking

Can I…? Ask permission for your own action

Name what you want to do and respect any limit in the answer.

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Writing

Your or you’re? Expand it before you send

Use a quick meaning check to catch a common writing mistake.

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Writing

Commas in a three-item list

Separate complete items without breaking a phrase apart.

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