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The Common Collocations

 The Common Collocations  There are many kinds of collocations used in different contexts for example : advertisement , marketing , movies and most important of all ordinary speech between two people . Today we are going to dive into learning most common of collocations to improve your ability to sound more natural, and to improve your English skills overall. We are going to cover the 3 most basic of word combinations and explain their role: Take Take a bite              Take a holiday Take a lesson Take a look Take a bow Take a break Take a call The word "Take" is very versatile and used in many collocations and is typically used to signify the initiation of an action.

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  The English language has become something of a necessity lately , and most of us have received some level of education regarding this language , typically starting from primary school.    However I have found that the English taught in schools isn't necessarily effective or interesting and those who only learn English from school tend to have a very cut to the chase , yes or no way of speaking.   To alleviate this dry English usage it is best to learn some collocations which you'll find out , give a lot more color and personality to your writing and speech.   So what is the definition of collocations , well according to the Cambridge Dictionary a collocation is: " a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that  sounds   correct  to  people  who have  spoken  the  language  all  their   lives , but might not be  expected  from the  meaning "  So essential...