texts: Does this sentence need an article before the noun phrase?

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Which is correct:

  I think every day we will do different topic

or

  I think every day we will do a different topic.

I know that each noun should have an article, and here the words "different topic" are considered as a noun, but I am confused because I am not native English speaker and sometimes I see people write or say it without an article, so I have a doubt about this such sentence if it needs an article or not.


texts: Can we omit “own” word from "It was your own fault"?

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I read the following in English Grammar in use book:

  You can’t blame me for what happened to you. It was your own fault.
  You have to make your own decisions. I can’t tell you what to do.

Can we omit “own” word from these sentences? Is it grammaticality correct? Does the meaning change?


texts: In my conclusion of my experiments I want to say that "some event occurs everywhere in the network". The network refers to computer networks but not necessarily Internet here. I know that "on the Internet" is a set phrase, but I feel that "some event occurs everywhere on  the network" sounds wired as I think the events are occurs "insides the network". What proposition should I use in my sentence? Any suggestion will be appreciated.


texts: What is the difference between a "prediction" and a "claim"?

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I am reading a passage:

  Surely the new companies starting up this year will create no more jobs per company than did last year's start ups. Clearly, it can be concluded that the number of new jobs created this year will fall short of last year's record.

From above excerpt I have to say that if the author "claims" or "predicts" about the job availability in next year? How do I know whether the author is "claiming" or "predicting"? Could anyone help me to discern the difference between claim and prediction?


texts: What does "have/has been without" imply about

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I see the phrase "have/has been without" in a translation work. But I'am not sure about the feeling that this may  want to express. Is it in a mood of helpless complaining or something else.

This is the original text: "This child has been without a mother from the moment he entered this world". What kind of emotion does the speaker express?


texts: higher {than on vs. than that on vs. than that of}

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Which sentence seems more natural:

  Tax burden on domestic companies is 30 percent higher than on international companies.
  Tax burden on domestic companies is 30 percent higher than that on international companies.
  Tax burden on domestic companies is 30 percent higher than that of international companies.


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I often need on other StackExchange sites to talk about file formats.

I believe that current means like recent.

Can I say current video file format to talk about file format often used, when it's the regularity which is important and not the novelty?


texts: When exactly can "to be" be omitted in the sentence? (want ~ to be p.p)

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UEFA said it wants the rules of soccer changed to protect players from concussions, after its own policy for dealing with head injuries came in for critism.

I think in this sentence, "to be" was omitted before "changed", so originally it has to be "it wants the rules of soccer to be changed"(,right?)

But I'm not sure when exactly I can omit "to be" in the sentence.
For example, if the structure is Subject + "want" + Object + Object Complement, then can I always omit "to be"? As in,

  I want it to be understood more.

  I want it understood more.

Is this rule applied to other verbs as well?


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Any time I tell him to do something he doesn't want to, it's World War 3

Would you please help me to find the meaning of this sentence?


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No, not what books are you enjoying, but what specifically is this page, that you're reading right now.

On other sites such as forums etc, we may be involved in a "thread".  What single word or short phrase would best describe the interactions we have on Stack Exchange.

For more context, I was posting a comment on another site's Meta, and wanted to say:

  As mentioned elsewhere on this ...

"thread" doesn't work, because we're not a forum
"Q&A" just doesn't seem right


texts: word order don't correspond the meaning of a sentence

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I can't seem to get started today

If we read from the left to the right then we consecutively get following equals:
I can't (to do smth)
where "to do smth" is "seem to get started today"
But "seem to get started today" = "seem as if I get started today". So, we have:
I can't seem as if I get started today
And finally after substitute "I can't"="I am not able to" we have:
(Meaning 1):
I am not able to seem as if I get started today
But It is wrong and the right meaning is:
(Meaning 2):
I seem to not be able to get started today
Why is that?


texts: Can motivate be used as a negative word?

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Can the word "motivate"be used in a negative situation?
For example,
"the Stamp Act motivated people to voice their opposition"


texts: Do I need "had" in the following example (past tense)?

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For my part I didn't mind her belief. In fact, I was glad she (had) found it
  back then.

The sentence is in the past tense. And by "back then", the speaker is
referring to many years in the past, then she was a baby.

Do I need to use "had"?


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The Longman Dictionary has an example sentence that confuses me:

  All of its close relatives except one make the whine but not the chuck.

What does "make the whine but not the chuck" mean in this context? No part makes any sense to me.


texts: Help to understand 'fresh' in "nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed"

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Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.

I can probably get what the sentence is trying to convey. But I have some difficulty to understand the usage of fresh here. Does it work as adjective or adverb? Is 'inspiration' 'fresh'? Or deliver fresh stuff to your feed?
I am a bit confused.

The full source.


texts: What's wrong with this separation between a relative clause and the adjective?

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At about 55%-way down the page http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497:

"Put statements in positive form," they stipulate, in a section that seeks to prevent "not" from being used as "a means of evasion."
"Write with nouns and verbs, not with adjectives and adverbs," they insist. (The motivation of this mysterious decree remains unclear to me.)
And then, in the very next sentence, comes a negative passive clause containing three adjectives: "The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place."
That's actually not just three strikes, it's four, because in addition to contravening "positive form" and "active voice" and "nouns and verbs," it has a relative clause ("that can pull") removed from what it belongs with (the adjective), which violates another edict: "Keep related words together."

Would the rewritten sentence in active voice be: "One hasn't built the adjective that can pull ..."

What's wrong with the negative form here? Musn't 1 negation be placed somewhere?

Would someone please explain the bolded phrase? I don't perceive anything wrong here; shouldn't the "relative clause ("that can pull")" be (rightly) connected with the noun? How does it make sense if it only belongs with the adjective: "that can pull a weak or inaccurate"?


texts: Do I need a comma before "to begin with"

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Example sentence:

I was never denying that, to begin with.

My Grammarly corrected that to add the comma, but it looks really weird... Is that actually correct?


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A saying in my language would literally translate like this: ‘As long as one lives one is learning!’

I would like to know whether there is an equivalent in English for this saying.


texts: How to convey that two things started at the same time?

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If I began eating and drinking at 7am,

can I say:

  I ate my meal, and I drank my liquor from the same time.


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Source: Russia's middle class: We don't blame Putin

Example:

  There's been a "renaissance" of engineers and personnel working for Russia's defense industry, he says, an elite class in the Soviet Union that fell apart in the chaos of the early post-Soviet period. Now they're back, and the Kremlin is paying attention. The group has almost nothing to do with the market economy, Lukyanov says, and they support Putin.

What exactly do they mean by personnel working?


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Which sentence is correct?

He might just not be expressing it.
He might not just be expressing it.

I want to say to a person that another person looks normal but might not be normal because he is not expressing his problems.


texts: Plural or singular use in combination with a list

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I quite often see constructions like

  The mean value of A, B, and C is 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

I would expect it to be rather

  The mean values of A, B, and C are 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

Are both forms acceptable in terms of written language? If so, is one preferable?

Update: From the context I know that both sentences are supposed to mean the following:

  The mean value of parameter A is 1, the mean value of parameter B is
  2, and the mean value of parameter C is 3.


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Tell me please if which one is more natural in the following context: be back or be back home?

  Person A: What time did you get home from work yesterday?

  Person B: I was back/back home at 7 pm.

If neither sounds particularly idiomatic, what would sound so?


texts: How do you read/pronounce date colloquially in the USA?

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4th Feb 2018 is pronounced like that in my language: four two two thousand eighteen

I know that in America it's pronounced like Feb forth two thousand eighteen but this is considered very very formal in my language.

Is there any colloquial way in America where mention the month's number instead of its name or where you use cardinal numbers instead of ordinal ones?

Do you colloquially say two thousand eighteen or two thousand (and) eighteen or twenty eighteen?


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What does "was so that" mean in the following sentence,

  The reason for coconuts was so that we would all have something to
  eat.  (source: Shadow and the coconut caper written by Richard Hays)

?

Does it mean "The reason for coconuts was so much that we would all have something to eat" or "The reason for coconuts was much so that we would all have something to eat"?

Where did the adjective that should be between 'so' and 'that' disappear?
(be so+adjective+that---> be so that)


texts: What do we call a child that is born many years after its siblings?

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In Norwegian we have an Expression called "attpåklatt". That means "Child who is way younger than its older siblings" (like 10 years younger).
Is there such a Word in English?


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The only road, to the country, North Korea, has been closed for ten years since then.
  The only road to the country, North Korea, has been closed for ten years since then.

Is there any difference in meaning?

I think number 1 sounds better and is grammatically correct as the road is the only one road, it seems to be no need to restrict the information of "the only road" by adding commas.


texts: "Wither" meaning in this context: "Wings sprouted from each wither - vast, black leathery wings"

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Wings sprouted from each wither - vast, black leathery wings that looked as though they ought to belong to giant bats.

  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I think wither is used as a noun word. But I can't find it's a noun in dictionaries. The only one I get is "withers" means "the highest part of a horse’s back, above its shoulders". Does this use of wither mean the same as withers?


texts: Do questions with "which" need auxiliary verbs to make a question?

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Which is correct:

  Which websites do report unbiased news about Iran?

or

  Which websites report unbiased news about Iran?


texts: Meaning of the dialogue from Hermon Auolds play "Discovery "

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The play is based on Columbus discovering new land. The crew on the ship is fade up of continuing the voyage as they failed to discover any new land. Columbus is very ambitious about continuing the voyage inspite the reluctance of the sailors. There is a revolt.The sailors go to such extreme that they even plan to get rid of Columbus by killing him. In angry mood one of the sailor says the following statement. (Santa Maria is the name of the ship. )

"The Santa Maria will be the lighter for his carcass. "

Could you please let me know what does the line mean. ?


texts: How do you distinguish "immediately adjacent to" and "non-immediately adjacent to"?

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Well, first, I am not even sure next means "immediately or non-immediately adjacent to", so correct me if I am wrong.

So here's a sentence:

  The car next to the building is red

It probably means that the car is not immediately adjacent to it, but damn close, but what about the other car next to the car?

  The car not immediately next to the building is blue

Is there a better way to say this?


texts:
... his progeny are bound to succeed over poor brainy but pug-ugly
  humanity...

I searched online dictionaries for but I didn't find the  meaning fits the sentence. As a result I don't understand the meaning of the sentence.

So could you please explain it to me:

The fuller text is here:

  The protagonist of 'The Golden Man' (1953) is sexually irresistible
  but essentially mindless- and of course his progeny are bound to
  succeed over poor brainy but pug- ugly humanity: intelligence is no
  defence against desire.


texts: Is the word "by" being used as a preposition or adverb in "Sort by extension"?

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In the short sentence "Sort by extension.", is the word "by" being used as a preposition or an adverb?
When I look it up in an English dictionary, one of the examples inclines me to think it's being used as a preposition:

With the use or help of; through: We came by the back road.

Is it, in fact, being used as a preposition, or am I mistaken?


texts: Is "offering" the right word to use in this context?

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I read a sentence in a chapter in my book which was:

  Will you stop writing a wee while, Mr. Evans, and listen carefully. Candidates offering German, 021 - 1, should note the following correction.

I don't think "offering" should have been the word to use in this context. And, instead "taking"would have been better. Am I right?


texts: Word request - male who has affairs with many girls

texts: Is there any English informal and a bit insulting term for a male who has many affairs with females and who always long for more females?


texts: What's the difference between "thesis" and "paper"?

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They have nearly the same meaning. When I googled these two words, I didn't get useful information (all the results are about thesis or papers, not the words themselves).

Can anyone help?


texts: Sentences with two or more participial clauses

texts:
Waiting for John, I made some tea.

This sentence contains only one participial clause.

Is it possible to have a sentence that include two or more participial clauses? If there is, would anybody like to give some useful examples of such sentences.


texts: Is "I'm so happy because I was born in Juni 30" correct?

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I want to create a custom tshirt design with one of this sentences :

  I'm happy today because I was born in Juni 30

  I'm so happy because I was born in Juni 30

[The Situation]
I want him to wear the shirt on his birthday. But on the other hand, I also want him to keep wearing his shirts on other days. Therefore, I didn't make a sentence like "I am happy today because it is Juni 30" that looks not suitable for wear at other days.

Are these two sentences correct? or do you have any other sentence suggestions for the situation?


texts: What do you call the act of removing a part of a word and replacing it with an apostrophe

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I don't remember the technical word for it. I think it's a figure of speech, but I am not sure.

Anyway, here is an example to illustrate what I mean:

  He was an apostle!

  He was a 'postle!

So what is it called? I am not sure if we can replace any part of the word with an apostrophe, but from memory it's mostly the beginning of the word.


texts: When you want to find out the reasons behind someone's reclusion

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Imagine two friends who are talking about the reclusion that one of them is dealing with it. The one who is OK, wants to ask the other one what has caused him to live in that way during the couple of weeks / months ago. Does the sentence below work here? If yes, is it natural and if not how shall I  indicate such a thing to a native speaker?

  What’s the reason (behind your / for) your reclusion?

Or perhaps:

  You've lived in reclusion for several months. What is the reason behind it?


texts: The difference between 'to create' and 'to creating'

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What is the correct way to say this?

  We are dedicated to creating an enviroment where people can....

or

  We are dedicated to create an enviroment where people can...


texts: "I wonder whether X, and if so, why." vs "I wonder whether X, and if so, why?"

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I wonder which form(s) are correct amongst the following:

I wonder whether X, and if so, why.
I wonder whether X, and if so, why?

I am unsure what the correct punctuation is in that case.


texts: What does "Your supreme selfishness is our gain" mean?

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Here is a quote from 127 Hours, 2010 film.

Aron : Can I say a big hi to Mom and Dad in Englewood, Colorado?
The Host : Mom and Dad! Never forget Mom and Dad. Right, Aron?
ARON : Umm. Yeah. Sorry I didn’t pick up the other night, Mom. I would have told
you where I was going and well- wouldn’t be stuck here now, would I?
The Host : Well, I always like to say, your supreme selfishness is our
gain, Aron. Anyone else you’d like to say hi to?

He said "your supreme selfishness is our gain". Does it can mean "your supreme selfishness would augment our talk show program's viewer ratings."?
I searched dictionary on "gain" as noun. It can refer to "profit" as well as, right?
Please confrim whether I was correct or not. Please help me understand! (◕_◕)


texts:
How to say that a word has many the same letters?

For example in the word "carrot" I should say:

two "R"s.
or
two r letters.


texts: meaning of the phrasal verb "put together" in a sentence

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People had to try for thousands of years before they knew how to put together days, weeks, months, and years.

This sentence is a passage from an article about "Inventing calendar". The phrasal verb I am so confused is "put together".
Does this sentence mean that "they try to create days by combining hours, weeks by combining days, months by combining weeks" or "they try to form a calendar by joining days, weeks, months, and year together"?


texts: How to say that something is always going to be done certain way using passive voice?

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For instance if I want to say that I work after I get money, but I want to use "work" in passive voice (I think). Is "A work is done after I get money." correct? I mean I always do work this way, it's not some work that finished already, it's routine.
(I don't want to use "I do a work", there shouldn't be me in the sentence, just a work. )


texts: The choice of the tense in this sentence

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Let's say I've been trying to fix some glitches of someone's computer for one hour. Which of the following is better or if both are correct what is the difference?

I give up! Nothing I try works.
I give up! Nothing I try is working.


texts: "A task often beyond our *skill*." - why singular?

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I am reading the book "How to Live 24 hours?" and am wondering why skill in the following sentence is singular.

  We are obliged by various codes written and unwritten, to maintain ourselves and our families (if any) in health and comfort, to pay our debts, to save, to increase our prosperity by increasing our efficiency.  A task sufficiently difficult! A task which very few of us achieve! A task often beyond our skill! Yet, if we succeed in it, as we sometimes do, we are not satisfied; the skeleton is still with us.

I am wondering why not "A task often beyond our skills." At least this is what I would have written.

Let me know what you think.


texts: What does "a thrum of my love" mean in this poem?

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Dost thou me hate? Speak but so!/ Your sweet speech shall mine ears coax/
  into a sweet slumber./Better to sleep than else in this plight./ At
  least as a thrum of thy love, I shall cling to thee./ (Love Poem) by Henry House

I know that he is saying, "Hey, speak to me, if you don't hate me! When I hear your voice, I can sleep, which is better to me now because of this loveless predicament caused by you."

But this "a thrum of thy love" is hard to understand.


texts: Are there any standards to typeset an article with English and Chinese mixed? I have difficulty in using the correct punctuations and space characters. I found a Chinese standard describing the details of mixing Chinese and English, but I want to know if there are any US standard about this topic. Thanks.


texts:
Ettinger portrayed the Arend–Heidegger relationship as a deeply pathological one that stretched from their first encounter in 1924 until Arendt's sudden death. In this account Heidegger was cast as the ruthless predator who bedded a naive vulnerable young student…

Do you think that in this account means the phrase similar to with respect/regard to or the account just represents the text, Ettinger's book about Heidegger and Arend where Heideger plays the role of a villain?


texts: Why is the determiner after the verb in "We were both tired" and "We have both seen the movie"?

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There are two sentences to determiner below:

We were both tired.

We have both seen the movie.

What I know is that the determiner is used in front of noun or pronoun, but the sentences of examples show that the determiner is located after verb.
I would like to know reason why the determiner is after verb.


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When does "quite" means 'rather' and when does it mean 'completely'?
Here is its wordnet entry:

quite
adverb
1. to a degree (not used with a negative) (Freq. 57)
- quite tasty
- quite soon
- quite ill
- quite rich
• Syn: ↑rather
2. to the greatest extent; completely (Freq. 47)
- you're quite right
- she was quite alone
- was quite mistaken
- quite the opposite
- not quite finished
- did not quite make it
3. of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) (Freq. 6)
- her victory was quite something
- she's quite a girl
- quite a film
- quite a walk
- we've had quite an afternoon
• Syn: ↑quite a, ↑quite an
4. actually or truly or to an extreme
- was quite a sudden change
- it's quite the thing to do
- quite the rage
- Quite so!


texts: What does the phrase "whizzes by in a giddy blur" mean here?

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Could you please help me understand the meaning of the phrase "whizzes by in a giddy blur" in the following text (not available online) from the description of the game "Retro Bowl":

  Controlling your team’s offensive plays with passes, deft sidesteps,
  and carefully timed drives for the line, the gameplay whizzes by in a
  giddy blur – particularly when the opposition are in possession, their
  actions described by a text commentary.

Thank you for your time.


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When I speak that:

  "I will go home and do some work and take rest then go to market"

it means I will do work after reaching home then take rest then go to market.

So could we speak such sentence like this?


texts:
I have seen the difference between 'go to hospital' and 'go to the hospital'. Now what is the diffrence of the following three sentences

Be at hospital.
Be in hospital.
Be in the hospital.


texts: Why neither "the" or "a" is used to identify a mug (see details below)?

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Just noticed my coffee mug lid has text saying "See important warning on bottom of mug". Why it's not "bottom of the mug"? It is very specific mug this lid connected to, this is why I expect it to be "the mug". From other side if it is any other mug the lid fits it should be "a mug", shouldn't it?

How in this case I understand "the" or "a" is not needed?


texts: Is “the tough get going” grammatically wrong?

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I see an idiom: “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

Is there a reason why get in “the tough get going” doesn’t have s?


texts: Can I say "the tunnel can be crossed" (lengthwise)?

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Can I say:

  The tunnel can be crossed in 5 minutes.

Normally when we cross a road we mean perpendicularly. But what if I'm crossing the road, or in this case a tunnel, lengthwise, from end to end? Can I still use the verb "cross"? Should I perhaps add a preposition, like "along" or "through", to clarify the matter?

I also would like to keep the passive voice.


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Tell me about those facts from whatever source you may know them.

Is this the same as

No matter what source you may know those facts from, tell me about them?

The common mistake is to interpret it as "Tell me about those facts from any source you may know them" coz if so, from must be at the end of it.

So from this this "whatever" is not "any ...that"


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In an English textbook used in China, a sentence reads like this:

  We (Chinese) eat boat cakes at the Dragon Boat Festival.

FYI: the Dragon Boat Festival is a 1-day national holiday, which commemorates an ancient patriotic poet. In few southern areas in China, (official) festival activities, such as boat racing, are held on the day. However, eating the boat cake has spread across China even though the tradition has not been well observed because of the fast pace of life and the abundance of food choices.

In this case, which preposition should I use?

QUESTION EDITION

I will make my question really clear: in the following sentence, which preposition should I fill in the blank?

  We (Chinese) eat boat cakes _____ the Dragon Boat Festival.

Please note:

The preposition to be filled in, though a 1-word prepotion is preferred, can be a phrase, e.g.: "in front of", but such phrases as "on the day of..." are NOT what I am looking for.
Again, there IS a set date for the 1-day festival in question, and there are almost NO activities held at home NOR events for anybody to go to, except that some Chinese eat the "boat cakes" (at home).
Please feel free to believe or confirm that "the Dragon Boat Festival in itself is a problematic term or translation", and hence the sentence is invalid and does not yield an answer.


texts: "Dare speak" vs. "dare to speak" vs "dares to speak"

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Which is the most appropriate improvement in the following

  I am surprised that he dares speak in such a tone to his father.

a) he dares to speak
b) he dare to speak
c) he dare speak

I think the answer should be 'c' but the book says 'a'.


texts: Is it grammatically correct to say 'I have ONLY a few friends'?

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My question is the following: Is it grammatically accurate to say

  I have only a few friends

If I were asked I would say that

  I only have a few friends

is just perfect according to the rule below.

My idea of the word order in sentences with 'only/just/almost' is that we should use them before the main verb but after the verbs 'to be' and 'can' e.g.:

  I only have a few friends. I have just done my homework. I'm almost finished.

Could you direct me to some relieble sources where I can find justification?


texts: What do you call the front of a lecture hall? Is there a word for it? Some don't have a platform and there's just this empty area. I don't think it would be called a stage or anything like that, but I can't think of a specific word for it.


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What does the expression means here.

  Pronouncing it "Tar-Jay" not Target

I have a doubt here because tar means low heroin on urban dictionary. And Jay means a wild beast and also Jay is a singer.
Is it pun or what?


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Perhaps this is a silly question, but still:

Can only nouns can be plural in English? In other words, the plurality "term" doesn't usually apply to any other part of speech, correct?


texts:
I want to hang out with my friend on Sunday (or some other time), what is the correct way to ask him about his ability to do it?

a)"Are you free on Sunday?" or
b)"Will you be free on Sunday?"

I can feel the slight difference in the meaning of these two phrases (present continuous is used for asking about plans, while future simple doesn't), but I don't completely understand it. Is there real difference and what phrase should I use?


texts: When should we use “Perfect infinitive” instead of “infinitive” in passive voice?

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I was doing exercises from great blue textbook when I met the difficult one. Please, explain me the difference between usage infinitive and present infinitive in passive voice.

Foe example:
Do you think that more money should be spent on education.

Why can’t we use perfect infinitive in this example?

Another one:

This road is in very bad condition. It should have been repaired a long time ago.

Does it wrong to use be repaired in this example?

Thank you!


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MUM: What time did you come home last night?

  ANNE: Oh, about 3 o'clock.

  MUM: What! That's much too late!

First, Why does she use much too, not too much? Can we replace much too, with too much.
Second, what is the difference between them.

I read the answers of the following questions but I don't know if these expressions are interchangeable or not:

“much too [something]” vs “too much [something]”
“Too much” versus “much too”

Update:

is the following incorrect?

  What! That's too much late!


texts: What's the difference between a figure, a number and a digit?

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A dictionary says:
Figure: a symbol for a number
Digit: a word, letter, symbol, or figure representing a number.
Number: a mathematical unit used to count or express an amount, quantity.
I don't see a big difference between a figure and a digit. What is it?


texts:
I was reading a news article about Simone Biles and found a sentence that I'm not sure I understand correctly:

  Biles earned her first gold on Tuesday while serving as the exclamation point to retiring national team coordinator Martha Karolyi's going away party.

The problem is the figurative use of "exclamation point".

I spent some time on googling and have two hypotheses:

It is a reference to "Cross all t's and dot all i's and exclamation points", meaning a "finishing touch", "finali";
An exclamation mark at the end of her career, as if the career is a sentence. That is not just a dull point, but something bright as an exclamation mark.

Am I right? Or is there something trivial that I missed?

Thank you.


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I found a song where I don't understand the meaning of it is:

Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,

and

The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
It's you, it's you must go and I must bide.

What does this it's mean?
I suppose it could be similar to this is, or it means. Am I correct?


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Let's say your network subscriber is GLOBE, then inexplicably, you lost connection which unables you to go online. And you say:

  ''There is a network problem from GLOBE itself at the moment and is not a device issue, that is why I can't surf the net.

Or

  "There is a network problem with GLOBE services itself at the moment and is not a device issue, that is why I can't surf the net.

Are they correctly phrased?


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Is the use of "when" wrong in this example:

Example:
1. "When you are going to want to send this letter, you will need to include the address of the sender."

Is it wrong to use "when"for the future tense much as is the case with will?

example:
2."You will see me when I'll be playing football." is wrong

So is example one wrong too?

Thank you


texts: Is the use of the word "evangelists" correct in the following context?

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Does [name of a religion] tell us to be evangelists?

Or, is the following more appropriate:

  Does [name of a religion] promote evangelism?


texts: "Will" vs "would" for describing something in future

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Do will and would both sound right in the given context as an English speaker to you?

  Communism is an ideological and a socialpolitical movement. Its aim is to set up a communist society. This society would/will be based on the common ownership of the means of production and would lack social classes, money, and a state.

  Communism - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In this article on Wikipedia would is used.

Can anyone explain or answer this?


texts: Meaning "of a lost mould” in this context

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What is the exact meaning of "of a lost mould" in the sentence below?

  “Club decanters, of a lost mould, contained his sherry, his port, and his cinnamon-spiced claret; while his beverages were refreshingly cooled with ice, brought at great cost from the American lakes.”

Excerpt From
Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
This material may be protected by copyright.


texts: is "would be watched" the correct tense in this context?

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This is my sentence:

  Users' ratings keep changing. For instance, if a user watches a movie today, he might give it 5 stars, while if he wanted to rate it after 1 year, he might not give it 5 starts because he would be watched more movies or not interested in it as he was the first time he watched it.

I feel that I make mistake when I wrote would be watched, but I'm not sure.

Tried to search bud couldn't' find the answer


texts: Can I use the verb "Have" in the sentence "I don't have many things that I do at home"?

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I'm comfortable saying like this:

There are not many things that I do at home.

I don't do many things at home

Then, how about this?

I don't have many things that I do at home.

Is this possible to use?


texts: Use of singular/plural form in "their husband's pyres"

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Raja Rammohan Roy was greatly pained when he heard the cries of widows being burnt on their husband's pyres.
Raja Rammohan Roy was greatly pained when he heard the cries of widows being burnt on their husbands' pyres.

Please suggest with explanation which is correct in 1 and 2.


texts: the places / everywhere / wherever - all possible here?

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I'm perfectly comfortable saying this:

My house is close to the places that I go to most often to meet my friends.

But, how about these ones? Are these sentences natural?

My house is close to wherever I go to meet my friends.

My house is close to everywhere I go to meet my friends.


texts: How to ask someone to continue the play when they have stopped playing for some reasons like thinking or looking at their phones?

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Imagine you're playing cards with your friends and there is someone among you who plays really slowly. Suddenly he stops to play and starts thinking about something. How would you ask them to play? What do you say them to invite them to continue the game? I've written my own translation sentences which work in my language. I have no idea if they work in English too. If they don't then please let me know what shall I say them:

  Play!
  Continue!
  Throw your card.


texts: Is there a word for "be popular for a time"?

texts: Something had been popular for a period of time. How do I describe it?


texts: Converting sentences from active to passive voice

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A: I am dancing in the party.

  B: I am jumping into the river with friends.

I have a little bit confusion about the 'active and passive' forms of a sentence. Can we make the passive of above mentioned sentences? As far as I am concerned, we don't make the passive of "Intransitive verbs". So, kindly, share your views.


texts: Could you use to in this sense?- "Property 'to' men" or does it have to be "Property 'of' men"


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What do you call a money printing machine? And what do you call the method of inflating the money supply by resorting to simply printing it (my supposition is you can use the same phrase for both purposes but with different articles)?

The government decided to raise wages ahead of the election with [the printing machine]; in a few months, hyperinflation plunged the country into a severe economic crisis.


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I believe I've already asked this question but since I can't search among my own questions, I'll ask it again, I forgot what I was answered with. What do you call an excessively protective environment that stifles innovation? For example

High tariffs created a _______ that made domestic enterprises increasingly fall behind their foreign competitors. Once the tariffs were lifted, many of them were forced to shut down crushed by cheaper and more competitive imports.

Here in Russia, we have the term 'greenhouse conditions'.


texts: How to say "lanzar serpentina" in english?

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Is it to launch serpentine?

This is what I mean. When a person lanches serpentine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krzBwKbuD44


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Can I use a verb with -ing after the verb provide like:

  This company provide buying this items on the cheap.

I searched it but I couldn't find any answer about this . Although Google Translate translates it to Turkish as I think. I mean after verb takes -ing it becomes noun. Can the noun be used as something?


texts: Does it need to use a comma in the sentence?

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I read a sentence in an English Textbook.I think the sentence is incorrect. Does it need to use a comma after the word 'the student'? Please explain it to me.

  She is the student, whose handwriting is the best in my class.


texts: Why say "Wait your turn" but "Wait FOR..." everything else?

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Why in English is the word "for" not used in the phrase "wait your turn?"  Wouldn't it make more sense to say "Wait for your turn" as for other things on which one waits?

Wait for the stop light not Wait the stop light.
Wait for (until) Tuesday not Wait Tuesday.
Wait for you to arrive not Wait you to arrive.


texts: What's grammar of "the reasonable satisfaction of both parties " in the text?

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Express terms are set out and stipulated expressly in the contract.
For example: The Seller will within a period of 6 months from the date
of delivery of Goods, where Goods which are proved to the reasonable
satisfaction of both parties to be damaged or defective or not to
comply with the agreed specification due to defects in materials or
workmanship or to faulty design, repair, or at its sole discretion
replace, such Goods, subject to the following.

The above text is in Cambridge Business English, I can understand the meaning of the text, but I cannot tell the grammar fact of the bold part in the text. Some people told me that it is the indirect object of 'proved to', Is that right?


texts: A comma before "you" to emphasize a noun?

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I know you, trainers, have been itching to collect rare pokemons in the wild world.

Is the comma usage acceptable based from the sentence? Or should I just omit both the noun and commas?


texts: A phrase to say to show your respect to someone/something when they died/broken

texts: I'm looking for phrases/ways of saying to show your respect when someone died or something broken, specifically when they did a great job. It could be used for inanimate object, for example a man can say to a car that belong to him for a long time: "You did well". I'm looking for other ways to say that.


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The guy [truck driver] just yelled above the roar, and all I [had
  hitchhiked the car]had to do was yell back, and we relaxed. And he
  balled that thing clear to Iowa City and yelled me the funniest stories about how he got around the law in every town that had an
  unfair speed limit, saying over and over again, “Them goddam cops
  can’t put no flies on my ass!” Just as we rolled into Iowa City he saw
  another truck coming behind us, and because he had to turn off at Iowa
  City he blinked his tail lights at the other guy and slowed down for
  me to jump out, which I did with my bag, and the other truck,
  acknowledging this exchange, stopped for me, and once again, in the
  twink of nothing, I was in another big high cab, all set to go
  hundreds of miles across the night, and was I happy! And the new truck
  driver was as crazy as the other and yelled just as much, and all I
  had to do was lean back and roll on. Now I could see Denver looming
  ahead of me like the Promised Land, way out here beneath the stars,
  across the prairie of Iowa and the plains of Nebraska, and I could see
  the greater vision of San Francisco beyond, like jewels in the night.
  He balled the jack and told stories for a couple of hours, then, at a town in Iowa where years later Dean and I were stopped on
  suspicion in what looked like a stolen Cadillac, he slept a few hours
  in the seat (Jack Kerouac, On the Road)

What are those bold-faced parts mean?


texts: Meeting ex girlfriend after ages, feeling/feels awkward

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I am meeting my ex girlfriend after ages today.

What does this sentence mean?

Does it mean, I am yet to meet her today or does that mean that she is with me right now.

And also, could anybody please tell me which one of the below sentences is more natural/correct?

  I was meeting my ex girlfriend after ages and the conversation felt awkward.

Vs

  I was meeting my ex girlfriend after ages and the conversation was feeling awkward.

It felt or it was feeling, considering that the conversation was still going on?


texts: What equivalence phrase can be substituted for "the greater effect"?

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In a technical report, I wrote: "The larger A is, the greater effect B has on C". Then, a native speaker suggested me do something about "the greater effect" since it's a little bit weird. However, he didn't mention any particular better equivalent.

So, which one of the following options is the best one?

The larger A is, the larger effect B has on C.
The larger A is, the deeper effect B has on C.


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Fifty miles is a long way to ride a motorbike.

Why use is with miles which looks like a plural noun? Can you explain me what the rule is?


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Does anyone that go/goes to my gym know/knows if they're open?

What to use and why.
Also is this correct: did anyone that go to my gym knew if they're open?


texts: What is the meaning of "windows into men's souls."?

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Queen Elizabeth: Now, I ask you to pass this Act of Uniformity not Not
  for myself, but for my people, who are my only care.

  Bishop: Madam, By this act, you force us to relinquish
  our allegiance to the Holy Father.

  Queen Elizabeth: How can I force you, Your Grace? I am a woman. I have
  no desire to make windows  into men's souls.


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In the sentence:

"This app have two basic functions, one is it create posts and the other is it create photo galleries."

I'm not sure about the right form to writte it. Another option:

"This app have two basic functions, one is it to create posts and the other is it to create photo galleries."

Maybe one of them is it better expressed than the other?

Thank you!


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The Articles are confusing, look at these two sentences and tell me is there a difference in their meaning.

Assume ( a total of 5 windows in this case)

1a) My ball hit the window of our principal's office.

1b) My ball hit a window of our principal's office.

Both of these sentences are providing the same meaning then what exactly are "a" and "the" conveying?


texts: Which noun does "usual and natural" modify?

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Why be afraid of savage dogs if you can’t be sure they want to hurt
  you? Just because they’re barking and baring their teeth and running
  towards you doesn’t mean they’ll definitely bite. And even if they do,
  it won’t necessarily hurt. Why care about oncoming traffic when you
  cross the road? Those carts might not hit you. Who really knows? And
  what difference does it make if you are alive or dead anyway? Somehow
  Pyrrho managed to live out this philosophy of total indifference and
  conquer all the usual and natural human emotions and patterns of
  behaviour.

I find the last sentence is too complex to understand.

Which noun does usual and natural modify? "human emotions" or "patterns of behaviour" or both of them?


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I know it's a word, but I'm having trouble finding it in any sense. I've only going words like

  heat stroke,  overheat

But never the technical opposite of hypothermia. Why is that, or is that an uncommon, but in use word?


texts: Is this grammatical to say 'the surpassing all others platform'?

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Is this grammatical to say

  Twitter had the chance to become a true global public square, the surpassing all others free-speech platform of the digital age

instead of

  Twitter had the chance to become a true global public square, the preeminent free-speech platform of the digital age.


texts: "He mentioned that time and speeds are critical factors in successful deployment."

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He mentioned that time and speeds are critical factors in successful deployment.

Is the above sentence correct or wrong?


texts: Cost or price... for a thing at a retailer

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Do we pay 'price' of a book or 'cost' of a book as a customer at a retailer?

A good dictionary though mentions the difference between the two, in this way.

  Cost = the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do
  something

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cost_1?q=cost

  Price = the amount of money that you have to pay for something

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/price_1?q=price


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I was in a dilemma when to use " " (double quotes) and ' ' (single quotes) in a sentence.

Can anyone here please let me know when to use these quotes exactly in a sentence. Am assuming that these both are the same in a sentence.


texts: Do I need a colon or a semicolon in the following case?

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For the next few seconds, I watched Aiko read the letter with her lips
  agape -- lips that steadily curled up into a smile. One that infected
  me [: / ;] before realizing it, I found myself smiling too, enjoying a
  happiness that came from someone else's heart. It was my first time.

For some reason, I can't decide whether I should use a colon or a semicolon.


texts: There being no atmosphere or being no atmosphere or no atmosphere

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1.What is the result of there being no atmosphere on the moon?

  2.What is the result of being no atmosphere on the moon?

  3.What is the result of no atmosphere on the moon?

Which sentence is grammatically correct?


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I have a question about what it means to be antisocial. Some people use the word interchangeably with introverted or unsociable, but other will get offended if you use it that way and say antisocial means psycho/sociopathic. Obviously unsociable and psychopathic are two very different words. But why the confusion?

The dictionary's definition for antisocial more so describes someone who is unsocial "1-contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices
2-not sociable; not wanting the company of others"
But the medical definition more so describes a psycho/sociopath  "a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. They tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior."

Even though they are both describing the same word their definitions on the meaning of the word are completely different. The definition of antisocial being someone who's unsocial, might lack social skill, may be aggressive to society fits both the dictionary's description and the medical description of the word
but the medical definition adds extra traits to describe the meaning of antisocial, they add they uses and manipulates people, have no empathy or morals and feel no guilt and the stuff they added changed the entire meaning of the word from unsociable to sociopathic or psychopathic. Their definitions on the meaning of antisocial differ so much that if you read only their definitions for it you wouldn't be able to tell they were defining the same word. I thought the dictionary's definition of a word was the true definition, how can the medical usage/meaning of the word be different and not be considered wrong? So back to my question, if you describe yourself or someone else as antisocial does it mean unsociable or psychopathic?


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Is "store it" correct?

  I listen in to their conversations and store it all up to tell
  you later.

I expected the example would read as follows:

  I listen in to their conversations and store them all up to tell
  you later.

Cambridge University Press 2013


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In the following sentence, is it grammatically correct to use 'home based'? I wrote that sentence. I'd like to know whether the word 'home based' should be hyphenated or not. I think it doesn't need a hyphen in predicative use although, in attributive use, it is hyphenated.

The education of our country should be home based during the Covid-19 pandemic.


texts: Is it that the psychologist comprehends the patient’s behavior or the patient his own behavior

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https://youtu.be/H5Uq6HvUf2A

  hypnosis does not permit us to recognize the resistance with which the patient clings to his disease and thus even fights against his own recovery; yet it is this phenomenon of resistance which alone makes it possible to comprehend his behavior in daily life.


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In InE, the word formality (yes, we use it in singular!) is too often used in different contexts. And in most of the cases (especially in a social matter), the word, contrary to its definition, means something with no serious intention/willingness!

An example is here:

  Tarun never wanted her to attend his wedding. Though, for the sake of formality, he asked.

And how would Tarun ask (the tone is different as it's for the sake of formality)...

  Hey Tia, I'm getting married on Friday. But I think you must be busy on that day. It's okay if you can't make it. :)

Now the definitions of 'formalities':

a requirement of rule, custom, etiquette, etc
the condition or quality of being formal or conventional
strict or excessive observance of form, ceremony, etc
an established, proper, or conventional method, act, or procedure

No definition makes formalities a light word, an optional material!

OALD describes a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc -Again, it does not, by any account, makes the word light or optional.

Now, in my case, it was not a 'must-do' thing for Tarun to ask Tia. In fact, in India, putting the word for the sake of formality removes the condition of must-do. That's because Tarun certainly takes inviting Tia as an option and it's not at all mandatory.

The question: May I use formality as a singular word? *May I use formality/ies the way I used in Tarun's case when things are not mandatory? If I'm heading somewhere else, how serious natives take while speaking of formalities?


texts: Plural or Singular verb for a noun without "s"

texts:
The audience of Justin Bieber concert is/are very high!
      The staff of Company A has/have low morale right now.

Should I use is/are or has/have in above case?


texts: I have questions about "to put on the runway" meaning in this text

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NEW YORK — Perry Ellis is not a brand that makes men nervous or causes them to titter. Even if a work-a-day guy doesn’t wear Perry Ellis clothes, he probably recognizes the name from those times he has wandered through a department store looking to stock up on dress shirts. Perry Ellis is not niche; it is mass. And its creative director, Michael Maccari designed a spring 2016 collection that was welcoming to a wide swath of men. Board shorts, crewneck sweaters, lean — but not tight — suits. Rich colors but nothing too psychedelic.
Much of what Maccari  put on the runway  might actually have been better appreciated in a more intimate setting where audience members are able to put their hands on the fabric, see the details up close. But putting Perry Ellis on the runway during the inaugural season of New York Fashion Week: Men’s, served a larger purpose. It sent a message: This, too, is fashion. And there’s nothing to fear.

What does the word runway refer to in previous sentences?

Is to put on the runway an idiom? What is its meaning?

And the most important question: What is the difference between meaning of what the manager of the company put on the runway and put the company on the runway ?


texts: Which one of these sentences are correct and what's the difference of the meaning among them?

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(1) Her mother observed him have breathing difficulties shortly before death.

(2) Her mother observed him to have breathing difficulties shortly before death.

(3) Her mother observed him having breathing difficulties shortly before death.

Thank you!


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A narcissistic bully will face nationalist leaders just as dangerous. Prepare for a direct clash with China.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/21/president-trump-age-global-confrontation-nationalist-china

Can you explain to me the exact meaning of the first part of the above excerpt. Does it mean that a "narcissistic bully" (D. Trump) will in the next future clash with the similar class of politicians ("nationalists") that are as dangerous as him. I am not sure to which part "as dangerous" is connected.


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Epidemiologists are in control here, and they were the ones who convinced PM Andrej Babiš to seal the borders in an order issued on March 12. To do this, the cabinet used the crisis law, which allows it to ban the "entry, presence and movement of individuals in or on specified areas or territories."

Source: http://www.fsfinalword.com/?page=archive&show=1&day=2020-04-22

Can you please explain to me why the pronoun "it" is used in the second clause. It seems to be to me unnecessary. Would it be the version "crisis law, which allows to ban" wrong in terms of grammar?


texts: Have feelings (for/to) (someone / something)

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I was wondering which preposition is the correct one in the following context:

My family and her family show love to themselves but I don’t have feelings ________ her and I try to look for other girls but I haven’t found anyone who can replace her and I want to settle down. We’re 3 years already in this relationship. Please help me.

a. for
b. to
The writer in the original paragraph used the preposition "for" while it is a little unidiomatic to me. I wonder if "have feelings for someone / something" is a fixed expression.


texts: "I wish I had not done something" vs "I wish I would not have done something"

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Tell me please if there is any difference between the following sentences?

  I wish I hadn't dropped out of college.

  I wish I wouldn't have dropped out of college.

I didn't know that the latter structure existed till I came across this example

  He wishes he would’ve checked for his wallet before leaving, but he
  realized that hindsight is 20/20

on this site.


texts: How can I combine this a couple of statements, using possessive with a gerund?

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He plays his MP3 player in the library. I don't appreciate that.

While not being sure, I just guess it should be like below:

I do not appreciate his playing his MP3 player in the library.


texts: Can I use a relative clause and a reduced relative clause for the same noun?

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I don't like the computer gifted to me by my father that doesn't have enough RAM.

OR

I don't like the computer that doesn't have enough RAM gifted to me by my father.

Can I use these sentences?


texts: How should I parse and understand the following sentence (“…, … of which …”)?

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From MSDN - IDispatch::GetIDsOfNames method:

  rgDispId

  Caller-allocated array, each element of which contains an identifier (ID) corresponding to one of the names passed in the rgszNames array.

I've understood those __ which things as just inversion of prepositions.
For example, when I see this clause: “Trees of which a forest consists.”, I just move the of to the end of it: “Trees which a forest consists of.”

But in this case, it seems the method does not work properly. I cannot understand it: “Caller-allocated array, each element which contains an identifier (ID) corresponding to one of the names passed in the rgszNames array of.”

I interpreted the sentence as “A caller-allocated array whose elements contain an ID corresponding to one of the names passed in the rgszNames array”. I can guess what it means, but I want to understand the grammatical structure of the sentence, so as to know the reason why it brings the meaning.

I've read:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322836/how-to-correctly-apply-in-which-of-which-at-which-to-which-etc


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At the cleaning service
Manager: Hello. Can I help you?
Man: Are you a cleaning lady?
Manager: Certainly not.
Man: But this is a cleaning service, isn't it?
Manager: Yes.
Man: So, why aren't you a cleaning lady?
Manager: Well, I used to be a cleaning lady, but I'm not anymore. Now, I'm the manager.
Man: But you do employ cleaning ladies, don't you?
Manager: Yes, but only of the highest quality. This is quality Cleaning Services, after all. Ha, ha, ha.
Man: Ha, ha, ha. What does quality mean?
Manager: Doesn't know what quality means... Now we are off to a fine start. Quality, excellence, the best.We are the best cleaning service.
Man: The best cleaning service. That's good because I want...
Manager: And we only employ the best cleaners.

What does "we are off to a fine start" mean?


texts: Echoing of all variables is nearly foolproof - I can't quite get the meaning of "echoing of all variables"

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Parameters send information to a function, and then the function executes the code. Functions can use anywhere from zero parameters to a whole list of them. In Example 5-1, you’ll use the echo function to display some text. echo displays text that you send to it as a parameter. Most functions require you to place their parameters inside of parentheses, but echo is an exception to this rule. Echoing of all variables is nearly foolproof!

(From Learning PHP & MySQL by Michele E. Davis, Jon A. Phillips, p. 86)

I don't understand what it really says. Maybe it's better to say echoing variables is nearly foolproof!?


texts: Is it ok to say something like "I will also try my best to help as what I have to offer."

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I am trying to let the interlocutor I am talking with to know that I will try my best to provide knowledge as much as I know.
Is it a good way to express the idea by "I will also try my best to help as what I have to offer."
Or is there a better way to say?


texts:
I've come across it in the 12th episode of the 3rd season of the Walking Dead. Here is the context:

Morgan: You will be torn apart by teeth or bullets.
You and your boy.
Your people, but not me.
Because I am not gonna watch that happen again.
Man, you take the guns.
Rick: You know there's a chance. That's what you can't square.


texts: Indexed objects: Should it be "case 1 or 2" or "cases 1 or 2"?

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When one refers to more than one indexed objects, should the leading noun (that is applied to every one of the objects) be singular or plural?

For example, which is correct?

Cases 1 or 2
Case 1 or 2

Note that in 1 "cases" is plural" and in 2 "case" is singular. The intended meaning is "case 1 or case 2" - any of the two cases.

(One may replace "case" with "theorem", "lemma", "assumption", etc., or "lot", "room", "level", "unit" ...)

What principle do we invoke here?

Note: The question is about the consistency between noun and index, not subject-verb agreement. In fact, the phrase here does not necessarily serve as the subject in a sentence; it can equally serve as the object or another part of speech. When it does serve as the subject, then the verb must agree with the form of noun chosen for it.


texts: How do you describe the label which is detached half from the bottle?

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The bottles used in the kitchen have labels describing the content inside the bottle. But the bottle gets wet and dry repeatedly. And eventually, the label starts to peel off from the bottle. Let's say half of the label is detached from the bottle but half of the label is still fixed on the bottle. How do you describe the status of the label?

I think I can say, the label is hanging or the label is peeled off, or the label came out or the label stick out, etc. How do you describe the label usually in everyday life?


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I have a question about where to use is and has. Examples:

  Tea is come or Tea has come
  Lunch is ready or Lunch has ready
  He is come back or He has come back
  She is assigned for work or She has assigned for work

Actually these were the sentences that I came across in the last few days, and everybody uses 'is' but I think 'has' is correct, so I'm just confused about how to differentiate 'is' and 'has'. Can you please help clear my confusion?


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Example with a context (Vox news story: The real costs of Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican slur controversy, explained):

  Remember that Trump first flirted with running for president in 2000 — when he championed universal health care and a tax plan to the left of self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders. But by the Obama era, there was a much bigger media economy in conservative, Tea Party–style resentment politics. So that's where Trump went. In 2012 he went so far as embracing birtherism to keep himself in the news, before ultimately deciding not to run after all.

What does that exactly mean? I don't think I understand it.


texts:
I can't figure out which is the correct order of adverbs in the sentences below.

We met each other in the subway by chance yesterday.
We met each other  by chance in the subway yesterday.

Could you provide a rule or explain?


texts: What are the differences in the following sentences

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I will go on on Monday too
I will go on Monday as well

Do they have same meaning ?
If not what are the differences between them ?


texts: Is "Negative Repercussion" a correct collocation?

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Can I use the word "Negative" before the word "Repercussion? For example:

  If they do not take such measures, there may well be a negative
  repercussion in terms of support for the whole process in some
  nationalist and republican communities.


texts: can the clause "...which are ..." omit in writing

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Here my ideas:

  The geometric reconstruction of object models is carried out in a way
  to propagate errors from inner to outer bounds.
  outer bounds are enforced with orientation and placement regularities.

When I join them, if I write it as

  The geometric reconstruction of object models is carried out in a way
  to propagate errors from inner to outer bounds which are enforced
  with orientation and placement regularities.

I hope this is correct.

My question is, can I omit "which are" and continue like, "... bounds enforced..."?


texts:
I am not an English speaker, but I want to buy everything that has to be on a bed and I want to use Amazon.

Bedspreads, blankets, bed-throws, duvet covers, fitted sheets, flat sheets, quilts - those are hard to understand especially when in pictures they all look like a piece of cloth...

What do I need?

The bottom layer has to be simply a rectangular piece of clothing which has dimensions similar to the ones of bed in question. So a flat sheet?
Pillows and pillow cases. This one is pretty clear.
Thing which keeps people warm. That sure looks like a duvet. Maybe quilt is also used for that purpose, difference being that it's not filled with goose feathers?
Clothing which is "wrapped" around the item #3. Probably a duvet cover... What about a quiltset? I'm not sure whether it usually means pillow cases + item #3 or pillow cases + item #1.
Clothing which lays on top of everything mainly for aesthetics (during the day for example). Bed-throw?


texts: How should I understand the "lumbar" joke in this context (from Modern Family)?

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This scene below is from a tv series Modern Family.
Cam caught Jay(father of Mitchell) at a mall being harsh on his stepson, Manny, who was struggling to move an inch at a not-so-tall indoor climbing wall. Cam steps in, telling Jay to stop asking Manny to toughen up, and instead he decides to climb it himself to show and prove Manny that it's actually not so difficult. While Cam's climbing, Jay gets distracted and slipped the harness attached to Cam's climbing chain by accident and Cam falls down to the ground. Later at home, Cam's lying down on the sofa with Jay beside him:

Jay: How you doin'?
Cam: Oh, it's hard to tell. You know, anytime you have a catastrophic injury to your lumbar area ㅡ
Jay: (interrupting Cam, expressionless but sounds a little irritated) I could use a little piece of lumbar myself right now.

I guess Jay's response should be funny to a listener's ears but I don't understand the joke. Dictionary definition of the vocab suggests "relating to the lower part of the back", but then what does it mean by Jay saying "I could use a piece of lumbar region"? (I don't know if the characters' personalities are relevant to understand the context here, but just so you know, Jay is a tough, "manly" guy and Cam is a sensitive, bubbly, outgoing gay.)
Besides, lumbar seems like an adjective. Is "a piece of lumbar" technically, grammatically incorrect?
Thanks in advance!


texts: How to use "by" and "until" in these specific contexts?

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I've watched 10 movies until now.
He should have been here by now
I think in the first sentence, "by" doesn't work and using it will not be idiomatic. This applies to the using "until" in later sentence too. For me using "until" will not be be a correct usage. Instead the "until" in the first sentence and "by" in the second sentence fit the best.
Am I right?


texts: got / had / have - are they interchangeable in this case?

texts:
I didn't realize you had "ONE" in your name, Hermione!
I didn't realize you have "ONE" in your name, Hermione!
I didn't realize you got "ONE" in your name, Hermione!
Do these above sentences mean the same thing? Are they different from each other even slightly in meaning? (I'd love to learn the nuance.) If so, how are they different?


texts: "very well" in "I can't very well talk to you and concentrate on sanding this at the same time."

texts:
What is the effect of "very well" in the phrase

  I can't very well talk to you and concentrate on sanding this at the same time.


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I just wanted to ask if these sentences mean the same thing.

She always shows up right when she's said she'll.

For me, this sentence is clearly understood. But:

She always shows up right when she's said so.

What about replacing it with "so?" - I personally find it a bit convoluted but I am not sure.
Is there a stylistic difference or preference?


texts: What does the "left to" in this sentence mean?

texts:
What's the meaning of the sentence I highlighted below? Does it mean that the code should be both correct and shared?

  [...] The read-only nature of shared code should not be left to the correctness of the code; the operating system should enforce this property.


texts: What does "Goldilocks scenarios" mean in this context?

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Can anybody explain these phrases for me, please? this Goldilocks scenarios,come off, getting some traction there

"So all of a sudden you get this Goldilocks scenarios for Europe where the data is better, the macro looks better, the risk has come off because you no longer have this challenge of a potential very important election in France," he noted. "And so then that's when see really the euro-dollar getting some traction there."

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/22/french-election-marine-le-pen-loss-could-come-with-risk.html


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCXSO-3mt5I

In the above video 2016 State of the Union Address, at 2:10, according to the script, president Obama said "I’m going to try to make it a little shorter. ", but I cannnot hear " I'm going", is there a special pronunciation rule?


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Which one is correct?

  I requested the police to permit me to enter the house.
  I requested permitting me to enter the house from the police.
  I requested to permit me to enter the house.
  I requested it from the police permitting me to enter the house from the police.
  I requested it from the police to permit me to enter the house.

I think 1,3,5 are correct, but only 2 and 4 barely make sense.
I want to know the reason why if there's something wrong.
Personally, I guess such a sentence structure like 2 as "request gerund from object" should be avoidable as people can misunderstand "from" as modifying "gerund" in meaning.


texts: An error of spelling/an error in spelling?

texts: I'm not sure if I have heard both phrases used, but something in my head tells me I have, and I am just wondering if they are both correct (I would appreciate it if you could provide an explanation). Another related question: is it possible to say "error of/in translation"? This question has been bothering me for quite a while. Thank you for your answers.


texts: Consider following sentence to be transformed into passive voice. Here what which verb out of 'like' and 'telling' I should consider ti be changed into v3 foRm in passive voice. Same confusion with object.Only thing on which I am sure, is subject which is 'I' here. I am confused with all the four options given in the question.


texts: What does "to be performed or complied with" in Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA) mean?

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Please explain the text in bold:

7 General duties of employees at work.
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work—
(a) to take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work; and
(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with him so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.
(Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974)


texts: Is present perfect acceptable? - Has this area attracted new residents lately?

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Is the following sentence grammatically correct or it is awkward:

"Has this area attracted new residents lately?"

Should I instead say:

"Did this area attract new residents lately?"


texts: past tense or present perfect at the time of speaking

texts:
My friend asked me about a person I never met in my life.

Should I say "I have never met him in my life." or "I never met him in my life."?


texts: Use of the word 'attention' in the sentence

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The word 'attention' has many definitions according to the context. I'd like to know what definition it has in the sentence below.

  I tried my best to give as much attention as possible to each patient.

Definition 1. the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something.

Definition 2. special care or treatment.

Does the word 'attention' have definition 1 or 2? As an English learner, I have lots of things to understand clearly.


texts: What name does this type of people have?

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If there's a name for the plastic band of shoelaces, a name for this should exist.

When I get into a new (public) place for first time and I know I'll return there a lot of times, I choose a site (that site is ever the same) where I put my things, and I never move my items to another place like normal people do.
I do it constantly, like in the locker room of a swimming pool or of my school, I have a special place where to put my things.

In bars, I do the same, and in parks too (and at a lot of places also I do it).

Does it have a special name? What name does the person who does that get?


texts:
We use "was able to / couldn't (for specific ability in the past)"

Ex: I couldn't pass the exam yesterday

But then, we use "Couldn't have + past participle to mean that something wasn't possible in the past, even if you had wanted to do it."

Ex: I couldn't have passed the exam yesterday

So, What are the differences between "I couldn't pass the exam" & "I couldn't have passed the exam"?


texts:
I wrote one sentence

People having contributed to the society are always remembered

Because the ultimate destination of their contribution is the society so we know the destination.

But my teacher said that it should be towards instead of to.

But I am not understanding why should I use towards here?


texts: What does "partisan affiliation" mean in this context?

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Shifts in the partisan affiliation of the Presidency have historically had a positive impact on bullion, while it tends to perform poorly when there is no change in administration, the analyst notes, after observing gold-price swings that followed the 22 presidential elections since 1928.

source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-01/buy-gold-no-matter-who-wins-the-election-hsbc-says


texts: If I say "I've got a headache, my head is hurting", does it mean that usually I don't have headache  and if I say ""I've got a headache, my head hurts" does it mean that I have headache very often and that when I have it hurts


texts: "I'll be there in around one hour" or "I'll be there in one hour around"

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I want to say that I'm going to be there in one hours but it's approximately not accurate. What's the best way to say it? How to locate the adverb (around) in this sentence?

  "I'll be there in around one hour."

or

  "I'll be there in one hour around."

Or maybe other way to say it correctly.


texts: Can a comma be placed before a modified subject?

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Severely damaged human civilization dreams of peace.

Do you think that a comma is essential after severely damaged? If it is necessary, please say why I should use comma.


texts: Like/liked - meaning difference in given context

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If you get someone a book for a present and want feedback on whether they liked/like it, do you say "Let me know how you like it." Or "Let me know how you liked it."
What's the difference between the two sentences here?


texts: How to express the behaviour that someone who bargains with another don't make his best offer at the first time for less cost?

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Let's assume that I am selling an apple. I haven't decided what price it should be sold at. And you want to buy the apple so you bargain with me. You could have bought it with $1, but you want to save more, so you ask me :"could I buy this apple with $0.5"? If I say "no", then you will further say "how about $1?"—— in a word, you don't make your best offer at the first time. You hide your real proposal behind for less cost.
Is there any word to express such behaviour ?

Update: Well, I didn't expecte so many people answered this question~ I have read all the answers. All of them are not wrong. It's my fault that I didn't describe my question clear enough. So I now add more details.
Actually, I ask this question because when trading, I always stand on my bottom line to make my best offer——If I think an item is worth $10, I will propse an offer that worth $10 and if I am asked to pay more, I will decline. While some traders hide their bottom line. For example, one may think my item is worth $10, and he attempt to exchange his item worth $5 for mine. However if I ask more, he would also accept my proposal, i.e., he doesn't make his offer best at the begining. I hate such behaviour but I don't know how to describe it. Here I learn the word "bottom line" from the accepted answer, so I can write a sentence on my trading profile: "Stand on your bottom line to make your best offer, please."  Perfect.
As for the words "haggling", "bartering", "negotiating", etc... I think they have the similar meaning and can all answer my original question well, but didn't meet my real intention, which I didn't describe clear previously. I appologize for that, and thanks all~


texts: Is the second "like" indispensable in the sentence "I not only like their language, but like their culture as well"?

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I not only like their language, but like their culture as well.

Is it right to say "I not only like their language, but their culture as well"?

Can I omit the "like" after "but"?


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Here (https://poligo.com/en/articles/grammar/when-use-can-or-be-able-ability) it was written:

  If you mean "know how to", use "can":

  I can cook

  Can you speak French?

  There is a difference between these two sentences:

  Can you cook?

  Are you able to cook?

  If I ask you (1), that means "Do you know how to cook?" If I ask you
  (2), that means "Do you have time to cook?" It is asking about your
  situation, and if it is possible for you to do it.

Then we have a problem which is what does the next thing mean:

I will be able to cook ?

It will be taken like:

I will know how to cook

or

I will have time to cook ?


texts: conjunction "until" and the point of time

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You better not serve until eight, Grace. Mr. Wengler'll be a little late.

I am not sure when Grace is supposed to serve.  In or just after eight or does the limit end at eight?


texts:
Is the option number 4 correct?

  _________________ to resign from the government.

It declared
He declare
It was declared
He has been declared


texts:
In the context of "... but either way, don't give up on yourself yet..."

Perhaps

Don't bury yourself?

Don't put a cross on yourself?

I'm not native so it's hard for me to decide if any of these even make sense in English


texts: Find yourself somewhere (e.g. mass demonstration)

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According to the Macmillan Dictionary, find yourself somewhere means to realize that you are in a place or doing something without really intending or planning to.

In this regard, I wonder whether this phrase can be used to express a situation you got into by chance.

  Once I went out to buy milk. Eventually, I found myself at a mass demonstration. I didn't want to protest against closure of the pit and couldn’t realize how I got there.

EDIT.
The  reason for being involved in the demonstration is that one was curious about what was going on, and got too close to the rally. Then one found oneself at the epicentre of events, suddenly and unexpectedly.


texts:
Sentence 1a: The Last time I took my pulse, it was a bit fast.

Sentence 1b: Last time I took my pulse, it was a bit fast.

Sentence 2a: He looked much worried the last time I saw him.

Sentence 2b: He looked much worried last time I saw him.

Can I omit "the" in "the last time" when it introduces a time clause? which sentences sound natural to you?

Thank you very much!


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What is an antonym of "luxurious laziness"? Here is the context:

  Going to school by a 20-minute bicycle journey is [[antonym]], while going to school by a 15-minute motorcycle ride is luxurious laziness.

Why is it a luxurious laziness? Luxurious because a motorcycle is costly. Laziness because the time difference is almost insignificant, and by riding a bicycle you're also building up your health.


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Here are my constructions:

  While carrying out his engineering project, he prepared the design
  of wired and wireless network infrastructure and developed the new
  architectural plans of the building.
  While carrying out his engineering project, he designed wired and
  wireless network infrastructure and developed the new architectural
  plans of the building.

So my question is, should I use 'he prepared the design' or 'he designed'?


texts:
The code cannot be used on outlet products.

what is it mean outlet products?

from my voucher fifa this sentence


texts: what should I say when doing a presentation and I need to leave the next topic to the next team member in my team

texts:
I am having a presentation soon. One thing that bothers me is that, we have multiple members in the team and each of us is doing the presentation for a small part of the slides.

So there are points where we have to stop and let the next person to do their part. The problem is, I don't know what exactly should I say at that point. I image can just say "That's it for me then" and the next person will just come up to replace me but I think that's not the best way possible. Can you guys help me?

Also, more specifically if the next person's topic is about Data Access, what can I say to make the transition include the topic he or she is gonna present?


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I was looking on the internet but really haven't found anything definite on this. I was writing a letter for IELTS practice and I came with this phrase:

  "When I arrived to the school I really did not know what to expect.".

I'm doubtful about whether the "to" is well placed there.

I think the following option with "at" instead of "to" sounds better as in:

  "When I arrived at the school I really did not know what to expect."

but I'm not sure if those two are interchangeable in this particular example.


texts: Is there any difference in meaning between "go to do something", "go off to do something", and "go out to do something"?

texts:
Is there any difference in meaning between go to do something, go off to do something, and go out to do something? For example:

  I am going to go to get the groceries.

  I am going to go off to get the groceries.

  I am going to go out to get the groceries.


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The word "biography" means:

  The story of the life of a person written by someone else, or the area of literature relating to books that describe such stories.

But what do you call someone's own life story which has been "related" or "written" by themselves?

I searched some keywords prior to posting this thread to the forum. I encountered some other words like:

  Bio (which sounds like the shortened form of the word "biography" — so it is not logical to work.)
  Autobiography (which is a book about a person's life, written by that person. Moreover, I don't know if this is a sort of the word that can be understood by the majority of people, while it sounds a bit stilted to me.)

So although "autobiography" seems to be a plausible word, it's a "book". While I asked for something that you can "relate" (something short and spoken- i.e. you can express it within one hour when you want to open your heart and speak to someone who you believe viscerally.)

For instance, let's assume that because of some quite unbearable happenings during the past several years in his/her life someone is heavy-hearted now. They have not had a good past and had gone through may difficulties in their childhood up to the beginning of the major problems several years ago. They need to speak to someone who is interested to know why they have been so dull recently and why they don't tend to speak so much; why do they keep isolated most of the times, etc. They'd probably say:

  Come and sit. I want to tell you my...............

  or

  Come and sit. I want to tell you a part of my............... [here I think "autobiography" works, but I don't know about the previous sentence.]

So I wonder if you let me know about the various aspects of this subject.


texts: in a play on -- meaning? -- context: 'No woman no cry'," joked Benish in a play on the Bob Marley lyric

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russias-night-wolves-ride-motherland-033540813.html

  Likewise its riders come from varied social backgrounds, from car mechanics, to businessmen -- even a few monks.
  "Everyone is free to join -- except for women. 'No woman no cry'," joked Benish in a play on the Bob Marley lyric.
  "Years ago when it was founded, the club was a kind of symbol of virility, of what it means to be a man."

What does that expression exactly mean?


texts: Is it child elements or children elements?

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If we specify an item, and its multiple elements underneath, should we use

child elements, or
children elements

? Are they both acceptable?  And if we just use one word, then "children" is the correct word? (the parent element and its children).


texts: Which sentence among the four makes sense?

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73) Choose the only alternative that is correct:

  a) Janet pretends to be a famous actress when she grows up.

  b) One of the things I like about my boss is that she is very comprehensive. She really understands us - especially when we have problems.

  c) I am sorry, but it will not be possible to anticipate your appointment. I already have another compromise before yours.

  d) John is fortunate to have such an understanding boss.

Sentence a) seems to be wrong. ' Janet intends to be...' should be a better option. - Sentence d) seems a bit awkward ' understanding boss'. I had never heard that before. - I don't know what is wrong with sentences b) and c). I think that either b) or c) should be the right choice.


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I am trying to figure out if it's possible to use past continuous without specific time or interruption while talking about yesterday.
Here's the situation: I want to tell my friend how I spent my day yesterday. I do NOT intend to talk about any specific moment of yesterday (like "6:35" or "when you called") and neither do I want to tell a story (like "I was playing tennis when I heard a loud bang and I ran back home and something happened etc...") and neither do I want to add any duration (like "for 2 hours")
I have 2 options:

a. I was playing tennis yesterday
b. I played tennis yesterday

My intention is to follow up my sentence with other activities I took part in yesterday like cleaning the room and helping my father with his car. I want to describe my day yesterday.

which tense would be most idiomatic in this context with my intention?
Am I right in understanding that "a" will ALWAYS sound like a "background" for a story or a beginning of a story in this context and native speakers would always expect me to say what happened next?
my fellow student told me that "a" should be used in British English over "b" in this context. I find it hard to believe, is it true?

Thank you!


texts: How do I have to understand the question: " How did insurance compensate for the losses attached to those pandemics? "

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I have to answer a few questions about pandemics like:

What was their impact in terms of casualties and what was the profile on the economy of the countries that were hit?
How did insurance compensate for the losses attached to those pandemics?

How do I have to understand the second question? Are we talking about insurance losses or country losses?
PS: The questions were asked by a non native speaker.


texts: Adjective/Noun usage with "get" in the sentence

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From the below sentences, which one is correct?

Primary school teacher gets award.

or

Primary school teacher get awarded.

Please give justification, if possible.

Thanks,

Charmi


texts:
The word "admin" refers to somebody who can do everything at our site, "staff" refers to staff of our company which are not necessarily admins.

We sell services (parts of our site) to organizations.

Then how to call a user who controls an organization (and is not our staff member)? This person is usually the CEO of our customer company or a head of their IT department.


texts:
I've heard "beer belly," but what does "Wheat Belly" mean in the following book title?

  Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

I'd appreciate your help.


texts: What do we formally call "Dear XXX" and "Best regards," parts of an email?

texts:
I wonder if there are terminologies for different parts of an email.

Say an email goes like this:

  title: Help needed

  Dear Mr. XXX,

  I have trouble. Could you help me? Thank you!

  Best regards,

  YYY

I thought we could call "Dear XXX" the title. But this will create ambiguity since the real title is "Help needed"， nor should I call it the beginning, since the real beginning is "I have trouble".

Same for "Best regards", which I'd rather not call it "the end" since the true end is "Thank you!".

That are the formal terminologies for thoes two parts?


texts: Where is "to do a magical turn" used to describe an illegal U-turn?

texts:
There's this expression in Spanish, "hacer una pirula", used to describe a U-turn in a zone not designed to do so. While reading a thread on WordReference to determine the English equivalent, I found the following post:

  in the US I once heard someone say "to do a magical turn", which in my opinion is what best suits "hacer una pirula" in a driving context.

The poster wasn't a native speaker, as per their profile. I haven't been able to find any evidence of the expression "doing a magical turn", so I'm skeptical.

Is "to do a magical turn" used in any region of the United States to describe a prohibited U-turn?


texts: Is the place of "which clause" in this sentence correct?

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I always have issues with using which clause. I appreciate if sb let me know if the which clause in the sentence below is correct.

  "Sth1 brings about unprecedented challenges to sth2 which can be greatly alleviated by sth3. "

The original sentences were:

  Sth1 bring about unprecedented challenges to sth2.
  These Challenges can be greatly alleviated by sth3.

Thank you in advance!


texts: What's the connection between "kicking a pigeon" and "how a bill becomes a law"?

texts:
American television sitcom - Friends

  A: That man across the street just kicked that pigeon.

  B: And basically, that's how a bill becomes a law. (Along with audience laughing)

I looked up "kick pigeon" and "bill becomes law", found nothing.


texts:
From what I know, if we are talking about a rule, zero conditional should be used. Therefore, proverbs using "if" should use zero conditional (http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit40_grammar_exs.htm).
However, I've come across some proverbs that use the first conditional:

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

If you play with fire, you’ll get burned.

Any idea why?


texts: Paraphrasing the quote "independent of nationalism and disintegration."

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" independent of nationalism and disintegration."

Kicking off the polling in a pre-recorded statement, Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov called on the residents of Crimea to cast their vote "independent of nationalism and disintegration."

I know the meanings of nationalism and disitegration but in this phrase I cannot understand them. My intuition is that people are expected to vote in the referundom without thinking about nationalism and disintegration!!!!  I am really confused. Which nationalism ? Nationalism related to Ukraine or Crimea? Which disintegration? From Russia or Ukraine?

I would be greatful if you replace the words " independent of " and " nationalism" and " disintegration" with another words.


texts:
Consider these definitions of "may", given in https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/may

Definition 3: You use may to indicate that something is sometimes true or is true in some circumstances.

a) A vegetarian diet may not provide enough calories for a child's normal growth.

b) Up to five inches of snow may cover the mountains.

c) ...families that may have both parents working.

Definition 6: You use may when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something that people can make use of if they want to.

d) The bag has narrow straps, so it may be worn over the shoulder or carried in the hand.

e) Some of the diseases of middle age may be prevented by improving nutrition.

My questions are:

1) Are these usages of "may" common in speech and in writing?

2) Could we use "can" in place of "may" in all the examples under definitions 3 and 6 except example a)?


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In many contexts, "turn around" is used for cases when you "transform" something completely. E.g. "He turned around his life." I want a synonym for "turn around" in such contexts, but something which is stronger than "transform". Here is the sentence for which I need the synonym:

  This prospect turned out to be a key element that turned around our business.

Now, here "turn out" and "turn around" are giving a repetitive sound. Hence, I am looking for a synonym for "turn around".

Or else, if someone can suggest some other changes to this sentence, which would make the sentence more lively, please do so.


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Which one is true?

  He had walked there on foot.

or

  He had gone there on foot.

Since 'walk' means 'to move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground [Oxford Dictionary]', is it true to use it with 'on foot'?


texts:
The word “family” is a collective noun so afaik it should be singular in a sentence like this:
Does your family go on holiday at Christmas?
However, what would be the appropriate short answer?
Being part of the family I’d go with “Yes we do”. However, in this case there will be a mismatch between Does (question) and Do (answer).
Any help?


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I am thinking if I want to specifically point out that "I am not available on weekdays this week."

Can I just say that "I won't be available these weekdays?" or should i just use the sentence that I wrote above?

Thanks


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Were I you I would reward you a little.

Is this sentence correct or should we use

  Were I you I would reward myself a little.

I can't give you context as it was asked in my exam.


texts: Different usage of "word" and "words" in a particular sentence

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I understand that "words" is plural form of "word".

So can we say:

  Ram was true to his words.


texts: "As I get old", "As I get older", "As I am getting old", "As I am getting older"

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What are the differences between these phrases and how to use them properly? Thanks

  As I get old

  As I get older

  As I am getting old

  As I am getting older


texts: I want to know why did the writer use didn’t instead of doesn’t?

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The Source

  Hegwood, who taught English at Duncanville High School, was placed on unpaid leave Monday. She apologized in a statement Thursday and submitted her resignation, but the school board rejected a resignation and instead fired her with cause. That doesn't affect a teacher's pension, but it makes him or her ineligible for unemployment benefits, and future employers are told the teacher didn't leave in good standing, school district spokeswoman Lari Barager said.

As a part of sentence is built with present tense “employers are told”. therefore, i think, the sentence should continue in the same tense “didn’t leave” should be converted to “doesn’t leave”

  Why did the writer use “didn’t” instead of “doesn’t”?


texts: Using "Where" for asking about studying under a person

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Given the sentence:

  The four youths studied under the famous professor.

Can I ask my students like this?

  Where did the four youths study?

Is it suitable to use the question word "Where"  for asking about person?


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Which would make a more suitable pronoun in the following sentence: them or themselves?

The boys wear sunglasses to shield them / themselves from the hot sun.


texts: the effect/impact/influence of COVID-19 on the economy

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Examined by some friends, I guess either of the three options could be used in the sentence,

  "The pandemic of COVID-19 has had a disastrous effect/impact/influence upon the global economy"

and all of them pretty much mean the same thing.

I picked up other 16 words from 121 synonyms for "influence" on wordhippo

consequences, thrust, sequelae, brunt, repercussion, fallout, ramification, impingement, aftermath, by-product, pay-off, follow-up, upshot, corollary, eventuality, concomitant

Are there any of them could also be used in the example sentence?


texts: How come the answer to "how much" here is countable?

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I came across this sentence in an exercise:

  [Blank] yogurt do you need?

  Three cups.

The options for the blank are the following:

  A. How long B. How far C. How many D. How much

The answer is D, but why is answered by "three cups"?


texts: If I say 'I wish the world full of love', does it sound awkward?

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I try to say

"We wish the world
full of love, not hatred
full of mercy, not discrimination
full of possibility and hope, not exclusion"

during the podium speech, and I am not sure if this sounds awkward for the native.

Is it grammatically wrong? Or does it sound unnatural?


texts: Using "Neither" at the beginning of a sentence

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Could you please explain the meaning of the sentence given below, and whether its grammar is appropriate and/or correct.

  Neither were the Jews the only group identified for total destruction because of racial reasons.


texts: What is the difference between these two characters? ` and '

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I cant figure out why

` and ' are different!

Sometimes I type ' and my sugggestions for Google say this: `

Please help, I am working on a story.


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I am really having hard time on grasping the order of placing "what" word in the following sentence.

Here is the sentence which I took from textbook:

  If the secondary rule defining the recognized sources of international law operates to make it possible to determine what are the primary rules, governing the actual conduct of States, what rule -presumably a tertiary rule- determines the identification of the secondary rules?

I got what implied in the sentence but I couldn't get the usage of what in that sentence. As far as I know It was supposed to be like, If the secondary rule defining the recognized sources of international law operates to make it possible to determine what the rimary rules governing the actual conduct of states are, what rule -presumably a tertiary rule- determines the identification of the secondary rules?

can anybody explain me which one is correct. if the original one-why?

Thank you in advance.


texts: Part of speech of 'to' in the following Context:

texts: As explained in the article , verbs that follow prepositions are usually gerund forms that act as nouns instead of verbs(usually Verb+ing). But in the sentence: "Tell John to bring some food", 'bring' is clearly a verb and not a noun. So, which part of speech is 'to' in this context?


texts: What is the difference between "myself vs i myself do."?

texts: Sometimes ago, I was facing with native speakers he used " Myself & I Myself Do." could you help me out about importance of this sentence "I will eat myself." & "I myself will eat."


texts: How to use "to go" when I ask in a restaurant?

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When I want to take the food out of a restaurant so that I can eat it at home ( not in the restaurant), how can I ask this to a waitress?
I heard people ask me " for here or to go ?" a lot, so I assumed I have to use "to go" to ask this question but I'm not sure how to use it in a sentence if I'm the one who's asking about it first.

What I came up with are those:

" Can I take out the food to go?"
" Can I have the food to go?"
" Can I order the food to go?"

Do they sound okay?
Is there any better way to ask this?


texts: Can you say A found... that house was a found... it was a real bargin. Or is only A find correct here? Is there any instance that you could say "A found"


texts: When is "me" used as a possessive pronoun, instead of "my"?

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In books I often see characters speak "me" instead of "my":

I saw it with me own eyes.
I'm going to the bathroom to wash me hands.

What English is this?