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| Vocabulary Term | Definition |
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| brother-in-law (1) countable noun |
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| brother-in-law (2) countable noun |
 This example is from the video: Jess is Kathleen's brother-in-law. Kathleen is Jess's sister-in-law. Jess is Susan's husband. Kathleen is Louis's wife. |
| Can and could
for asking for information (for making requests). This is very different from can as presented in lesson 15. THIS "can" is only for speaking politely when asking for something. The OTHER "can" is modal verb meaning "be able to" or "be permitted to do something". |
 Can you...? is polite. Could you... ? is more polite. |
| husband - wife |
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| You got it wrong. got it wrong is an expression meaning "(Someone) made a mistake". wrong = false adverb (wrong is also an adjective, noun and verb) |
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| apostrophe countable noun The apostrophe ( ' ) has two, and only two uses: to show possession, and for contractions (the omission of letters or numbers). |
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| introduce |
 Helen is introducing Jim to Laura. |
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