Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Shortcut"

A: It just evokes the idea of a plane crashing into the side of a mountain, something most people have seen either in the news or in the movies. There is no specific mountain. It just implies mountains can be a perilous threat to a plane (or in this case someone taking shortcuts).

A: Yes. In modern terms it might be described as a 'brain hack', such as the Memory Palace technique.

A: Atajo

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A: P.S. is an abbreviation of postscript from the Latin post scriptum meaning written after. Its common usage is after the signature in a letter (or modern times an email) to add to the letter. Postscript can be anything from a word, sentence, to many paragraphs..

A: I’m going to take a shortcut to school.

If we take a shortcut we will get there faster!

You can learn a shortcut on the computer to work faster.

A: "We'll take the shortcut home."
"There's a shortcut to the shop."

A: There is a lot of traffic on the main road. Luckily. I know a short cut down one of the backroads.

There are no shortcuts to learning a language. You need to study hard.

A: A "shortcut" is a route that is quicker than one that most people take.

"Don't take the main street to the park, I know a shortcut that gets you there 5 minutes faster"

A "getaway" is more of a slang word (it usually does not have the word "short" in front of it) it is a way that you can leave a particular place/situation.

When the criminals were robbing a bank, one of them stayed parked outside as a quick getaway.

a shortcut is a whole route with an end destination in mind, a getaway only focuses on leaving where you are now.

A: @learning257 "There is no shortcut" is singular(used when there is ONLY ONE shortcut,NOT shortcuts)
"IS" is singular


"There are no shortcuts" is plural(used when there are more than one shortcut)
"ARE" is plural.

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A shortcut is not always a bad thing
It can be a faster way to do something (although sometimes a shortcut can be bad if you have to cut corners for it)

Cutting corners is always a bad thing
It means someone is not doing all they should have done

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A: @AnastasiaI There are no shortcuts to life’s lessons/There is no shortcut to life’s lessons. It’s your choice.

A: “I found a shortcut to tower B on my way back to the office.” :)

A: @dontcry Both are correct. You can use the first sentence if there is more than one shortcut. If there is only one shortcut, use the second sentence.

A: There is no shortcut to mastering a foreign language.
It is quite complicated to explain the 'ing' usage after 'to' so I found a reference from pros to help you out.This is often overlooked even by native speakers
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-remember-the-rule-a-gerund-used-after-‘to’-i-e-when-to-use-ing-form-after-to

A: You don't need to say "near" even if that's what you really mean. I would say "... and it will bump your level up to theirs."

Or even better, "... and it will elevate you to their level."