"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love."- Albert Einstein
English Idiom
"have a crush (on someone)" - have strong feelings of love for someone (sometimes for a woman/man you've never met)
"When I was at high school, I had a crush on a famous singer."
Did you know ...
Winter and summer occur largely because the planet is tilted on an axis running through the poles at an angle of 23.5 degrees. As the planet orbits the sun, each hemisphere receives varying amounts of light and warmth determined by the direction in which it is tilted: summer when tilted towards the sun and winter when tilted away. (Source:National Geographic News)
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1. compliment ['kmplimnt] (n.) (means praise or an expression of courtesy); to compliment ['kmplimnt] (v.) (to make a compliment; to praise) 1. My boyfriend gave me a nice compliment about the new hairstyle. 2. A true compliment comes from the giver’s heart and impacts the receiver’s heart. 3. He complimented the staff for their work in obtaining the funds.
2. complement ['kmplimnt] (n.) (something that supplements; a worthy addition); to complement ['kmplimnt] (v.) (the act of achieving completion or perfection) 1. This diet is a perfect complement to Yoga exercise. 2. My brother and sister-in-law complement each other very well.
English Grammar and Writing Tips
Using "Less" and "Fewer" Correctly
We use "less" to describe quantities that cannot be counted individually(less water, less sugar, less flour, less rice, less food, less fuel, less paper, less homework, less hair, etc.):
This bottle contains less water than that one. (correct) This bottle contains fewer water than that one. (incorrect!)
"Less" is also used with words such as time, money, patience, work, stress, effort, honesty, fun, love and other usually abstract nouns:
I have less time to spend with my friends recently. (correct) I have fewer time to spend with my friends recently. (incorrect!)
Tom has less money now and therefore he will drive a little less. (correct) Tom has fewer money now and therefore he will drive a little less. (incorrect)
I have less patience than my sister. (correct) I have fewer patience than my sister. (incorrect)
"Less" is used before a plural noun that denotes a measure of distance, time, amount, etc. :
The town where I live is less than twenty miles from the capital. (correct) The town where I live is fewer than twenty miles from the capital. (incorrect)
She has been working there for less than three years. (correct) She has been working there for fewer than three years. (incorrect!) (we use "less" because the sentence refers to a single period of time, not individual years)
Your English essay should be five hundred words or less. (correct) Your English essay should be five hundred words or fewer. (incorrect)
I have less than five dollars in my pocket. (correct) I have fewer than five dollars in my pocket. (incorrect)
Note: When we talk about specific dollar bills or coins we might say: I have fewer than twenty silver dollars in my collection. (correct)
"Fewer" refers to separate (countable) items(fewer apples, fewer potatoes, fewer cubes of sugar, fewer students, fewer people, fewer drinks, fewer attempts, fewer errors, fewer rules, etc.):
There were fewer apples on the table in the afternoon than in the morning. (correct) There were less apples on the table in the afternoon than in the morning. (incorrect)
I hope that the next time I will find fewer grammatical errors in your writing. (correct!) I hope that the next time I will find less grammatical errors in your writing. (incorrect!)
There were fewer people than expected at the party but everyone there had a good time. (correct) Fewer and fewer people nowadays choose to take marriage vows, most preferring to live together as partners. (correct) (in informal English "less people" is often used)
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Once there was a millionaire who had a collection of live alligators. He kept them in a pool at the back of his mansion. The millionaire also had a beautiful daughter who was single. One day, he decides to throw a huge party. During the party he announces, "My dear guests, I have a proposition to every man here. I will give one million dollars or my daughter to the man who can swim across this pool full of alligators and emerge unharmed!" As soon as he finishes his last word, there is the sound of a large splash. The guests all turn to see a man in the pool swimming as fast as he can. They cheer him on as he keeps stroking. Finally, the swimming man makes it to the other side unharmed. The millionaire is so impressed, e says, "My boy, that was incredible! Fantastic! I didn't think it could be done! Well, I must keep my end of the bargain. Which do you want, my daughter or the one million dollars?" The man says, "Listen, I don't want your money. I don't want your daughter, either. I want the person who pushed me in that water!"
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"have a crush (on someone)" - have strong feelings of love for someone (sometimes for a woman/man you've never met)
Winter and summer occur largely because the planet is tilted on an axis running through the poles at an angle of 23.5 degrees. As the planet orbits the sun, each hemisphere receives varying amounts of light and warmth determined by the direction in which it is tilted: summer when tilted towards the sun and winter when tilted away. (Source: 
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nt] (n.) (means praise or an expression of courtesy); to compliment ['k
nt] (v.) (to make a compliment; to praise)
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