EVEN THOUGH, DESPITE, & NEVERTHELESS

• People are beginning to spend more time outdoors EVEN THOUGH it's still chilly out.
• New Yorkers are beginning to wear summer clothing DESPITE the chilly temperatures still in NYC.
• It's still a bit chilly. NEVERTHELESS, New Yorkers are beginning to wear shorts & t-shirts.

How ADEPT are you at using even though or although, despite or in spite of, nevertheless or nonetheless? Do you need a quick review and some practice? Then HEAD OVER to our main blog for a quick lesson on how to use these words correctly!

ADEPT at something - skilled; good at something
HEAD OVER - go somewhere

Good luck!

Using idioms with the word "CUT"

How well do you know the following idioms?

CUT IT CLOSE; CUT CORNERS; CUT OUT FOR; CUT OUT TO; MAKE THE CUT; 
CUT SOMEONE SOME SLACK; CUT IT OUT; CUT THE CRAP; NOT CUT IT

If you're familiar with all of them, then head over to our main blog for a quick exercise & check how well you can use these idioms in sentences.

If you're unsure about what some or all of them mean, read on for our quick lesson and look at the examples below first before heading to our main blog and trying the exercise.

-- CUTTING IT CLOSE means to almost be late for something or to not give yourself ample (enough) time before a scheduled event.

Give yourself ample time for your flight. You don't want to CUT IT TOO CLOSE and be stressed going through airport security. 

-- CUT CORNERS means to miss steps in a process.
His manager advised him not to CUT CORNERS in order to make a good impression with his colleagues.