Clearing/Cleaning
Quick warning: this post will sound a bit depressing but it does end on a happy note. And while it begins with medical issues we could all face, it may prove helpful to know a few symptoms of the unexpected. But to start, what's with that title of clea r ing vs. clea n ing? It's amazing the similarities a single letter, or phrase --say, inside vs. outside-- can change not only a meaning but also change how you say it. As an example, you can say IN the house, and have it make sense, but not OUT the house, unless you add "side" or sometimes a preposition such as "out OF the house." To wit, if asked where are the keys, one could answer "in the house" but you couldn't say "out the house" unless you added "outSIDE the house." Why is that? Now imagine you're from Albania and trying to learn such nuances. The bottom line, English is often a funny language when it comes to such odd and sometimes strict rules of gram...