蓓姬

tenant responsibilities
landlord, landlady responsibilities

Own: my own house
Rent: landlord’s house

Abbreviation: one word for short, e.g. Mr., lrg.(large), w/(with), w/o(without)
Acronym: many words for short, U.S.A.

Preposition 

*first/firstly/first of all
*second/secondly/second of all
*third
*then/*next/*after that
*finally/*lastly

cash: coins, bills
currently: gold, silver

charge(pay with) my credit/debit card
credit card: buy now pay later
debit card: buy now pay now
max out a credit card
empty a debit card
(be) declined

withdraw/deposit money from ATM
money transfer
PIN, Personal Identification Number

cash a check/lottery
check bounce(s) (v)
cashier’s(bank) check

Comparative and Superlative

consonant+vowel+consonant: repeat the last word + er/est
end with y: remove y + ier/iest
>= two syllables: more/less/most + adj

bigger, biggest
redder, reddest
thinner, thinnest
dirtier, dirtiest
yummier, yummiest
more/less/most yellow
more/less/most American/Taiwanese 

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What are advertisements?
Messages from companies to consumers, can be products or services.  

Where can you find them?
billboard(not bulletin board), everywhere in our life

Goods & Services

Good: you pay yourself to buy it, always sell at a store
Service: you pay someone else to do it, always at a shop