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Maybe first question comes from Habib.

As Adani, Huckabee Habib says, What does let alone mean?

Oh yeah, Nice question.

Okay, let's start by introducing two examples.

He can't drive a car, let alone teach someone how to drive.

She doesn't have time to cook, let alone bake.

Okay, so in these two examples we see in the first part of the sentence, there's an impossible situation introduced so he can't drive a car and she doesn't have time to bake.

So these air like impossible or really difficult situations.

Then we introduced another impossible situation in the second part of the sentence, and we emphasize that that too, is impossible by using, let alone so in this case, the even Mawr impossible thing is teaching someone else to drive in the first sentence and baking in the second sentence.

So we often see these kinds of patterns when we're like asking for help with something or like we're making a request for something.

For example, can Davey teach me how to drive?

He can't drive a car, let alone teach someone else how to drive.

Can you ask Alicia to bake me a cake?

Alicia, she doesn't have time to cook, let alone bake.

So you see that there's, like, this other impossible situation emphasize and introduced with, let alone So that's what it means.

It doesn't mean like leaving someone alone, but we use let alone in front of verbs, this way to show totally impossible situations.

So I hope that this helps you.

Thanks very much for the question.

Okay, let's move on to your next question.

Next question is from net fine.

F nine f says highly show What's the difference between possibly and probably okay, here possibly means that something can be done.

It is possible, something we are able to do.

You can think of possibly Aziz meaning like maybe so.

Some examples Sorry for the last minute request.

But can my friend join us at the restaurant?

Possibly let me call the restaurant.

Will you have time for a meeting later?

Possibly.

I have to do some paperwork, so probably on the other hand, indicates, Ah, high level of potential of something so possibly is very neutral.

Possible is also very neutral.

It's just something that we are able to do.

It can be done.

Probably, however, refers to like an actual chance of something in a very good chance of something.

So like there's a 70% chance something is going to happen.

So if we take the same example sentences as in can my friend joined for dinner?

Probably let me call the restaurant.

And will you have time for a meeting later?

Probably.

I just need to finish some paperwork.

We can see that the level of certainty in the situation changes with possibly.

It's like maybe I don't know there's a chance.

Could be, I don't know, with probably.

It's like there's a very good chance that that thing is OK, so I hope that this helps you understand the difference between possibly and probably thanks for the question.

All right, let's move on to your next question.

Next question comes from Antonio Lopez High.

Antonio Antonio says, What's a time question?

Cool.

Okay, tag questions are like tiny, tiny questions that come at the end of a statement.

Examples.

You weren't serious, were you?

He's coming to the party, isn't he?

We forgot our passports, didn't we?

I'm late, aren't I?

So at the end of each one of these sentences is this tiny little question.

So it's like something that we finish our sentence with in order to confirm the first thing we said in the sentence.

So you'll notice in each of these sentences.

If the beginning statement is in the negative, the tag question will be in the positive and vice versa.

If the beginning statement is in the positive, the tag question will be negative.

So we use tag questions just to confirm what we said in the beginning part of the sentence.

I hope that this helps you.

Thanks very much for the question.

Okay, let's move on to your next question.

Next question comes from Philippe a Yoko Muzzi High.

Felipe A fully Bay says, What's the usage difference between two also and as well?

Okay, for the purposes of this answer, I'll talk about just one use of the word, too, which means, in addition, so we see to ah lot at the end of a phrase or at the end of a sentence, like in me two or you two or he wants to come to or I like that two.

We see that there at the end of the phrase Let's move on, then, to talking about.

Also, we use also before verbs, usually in the simple present tense or in the simple past tense.

You can see also at the beginning of a sentence as well, and we use it in this position when it affects the whole sentence.

So some examples we should get some snacks.

We should also get drinks today.

I'd like to talk about sales.

I'd also like to talk about growth going forward.

And then when you see also positioned at the beginning of the sentence, it affects the whole sentence.

So, for example Hey, can you pick up dinner on your way home?

Also, put some gas in the car.

Will you please finish this report by today?

Also, stop stealing pens from my desk.

So in these ways, we see also used to mean and and it tends to come before verbs or it can come before a full request.

Finally, as well as well tends to function in the same way as to we use in a lot at the end of a phrase, or like at the end of a list of items.

But it sounds more formal than to Okay, so thanks very much for the question.

I hope that that helps you.

All right, let's move on to your next question.

Next question comes from Benny.

Hi, Benny, Benny says.

What does it mean when someone says, Cut it out and when can I use this phrase?

Oh, cut it out means stop.

We use this when someone is doing something that's like annoying or repetitive.

So it's like if someone's poking you or maybe if, like someone keeps throwing things across the room at you, it's something small and annoying and you want them to stop doing that.

You can say Cut it out.

Cut it out is usually in that way.

If you just say cut it out.

It doesn't sound so like strong.

So usually we make it sound like cut it out so it sounds like you're irritated.

Another way that we expressed the same thing is by saying Don't don't so especially young kids will use Don't or maybe cut it out to mean stop doing that thing Don't means like, don't do that thing like don't throw things at me or don't poke me whatever it ISS.

But we'll say, Don't so cut it out.

It's just a casual way to say Stop.

I hope that that helps you.

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