"be sure to"

Yesterday, Ms. M sent me an email, and in the end of the email she said, "I will be sure to check the blog before the next class."

I was happy.

The blog is a good way to study and improve your English, and more people should check the blog more often I think...

Anyway, let's get to it. I want to explain the meaning of "be sure to" and some other expressions which have a similar meaning.

1. Be sure to call me when you arrive. (Whenever I visit my parents in America, my mother says this to me every time without fail.)

2. Be sure to take your umbrella with you today, the forecast is for rain!!

And some other expressions which have the same or similar meanings to "be sure to":

"Remember to"

1. "I will be remember to check the blog before the next class."

2. Did you remember to take out the trash this morning? (My father always said this to me when I was a child.)

"not forget to"

1. Don't forget to call me when you arrive.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you today, the forecast is for rain!!

"make sure to"

1. Make sure to call me when you arrive.

2. Make sure to take your umbrella with you today, the forecast is for rain!!

As you can see, the above expressions all have basically the same meaning.

One more expression, which also means like "remember," but is used in a different way than they above expressions is:

"bear in mind that"

1. You should bear in mind that he is just a child.

2. Bear in mind that he just began working here, and still doesn't know the ropes.

On to a completely different topic, did you know that I LOVE pizza and HATE olives!

How about you?

Is there any food which you hate? How about love?