【明報專訊】Pat joined a new course at a tutorial centre. She made some new friends there and they exchanged their phone numbers on the first day.

“ Pat: Wow! My new friends are all here in the WhatsApp group! What should I send now? Should I greet the others too? ”

“ Pat: Why? This is so suspicious! ”

“ Eason: Haha! I am the group administrator and I have the authority to remove anyone from the group! ”

“ MoMo: Tim will never remove anyone without a reason! The jig is up! We all know what you did! ”

“ Pat: Tim, are you alright? ”

■Know more

Instant messaging is convenient. When we are one of the members of a group, we should greet the other members and introduce ourselves. We can also make use of different emojis and stickers to express ourshelves as other members may not be aware of our tone of voice without observing our facial expressions. Moreover, when we have received messages, we should try our best to reply as a gesture of politeness. In addition, always think about whether the content you are about to send to the group is relevant to all members.

■English highway﹕make use of

We use the phrase "make use of" when we use something in order to get an advantage.

e.g. You should make better use of your time.

■Glossary

suspicious (adj) 可疑的

tone (n) 語氣

gesture (n) 示意

relevant (adj) 有關的

[Smarties' Power English 第262期]