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Knowing his military is outmatched against the Americans, he is blurring the distinction between war and peace, deploying tactics that exist in, and thus widen, the gray between: militia violence, propaganda, cyberattacks, under a new rubric the Russian military sometimes calls "hybrid war."

Source: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8845913/russia-war

Does the sentence suggest that the Russia army is greater than the army of the USA (so I understand the phrase "to be outmatched against")? If so, this statement is in contrast to my knowledge and as well as to the logic of the sentence (because Putin is aware that his military is weaker he has to use "hybrid war").


texts: What do "fridge door gives itself away" mean in this context?

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I can't understand the meaning of "fridge door gives itself away in this sentence. I think this relates to the distance among the door and wall and hinges, but I can't understand the details.

  If you open the wooden fridge door, which takes up half a wall and gives itself away a bit thanks to its hinges, you'll be transported into El Paradiso – a speakeasy that's not just any cocktail bar.

source: https://www.timeout.com/barcelona/bars-and-pubs/pastrami-bar-el-paradiso


texts: Is it reasonable to simplify "Checking for existing SSH keys" to "Check existing SSH keys"?

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I am learning this post, whose title is "Checking for existing SSH keys".

  Checking for existing SSH keys

  Before you generate an SSH key, you can check to see if you have any existing SSH keys.

  Note: DSA keys were deprecated in OpenSSH 7.0. If your operating system uses OpenSSH, you'll need to use an alternate type of key when setting up SSH, such as an RSA key. For instance, if your operating system is MacOS Sierra, you can set up SSH using an RSA key.

Is it grammatical, idiomatic and clear if I simplify that to "Check existing SSH keys"?


texts: What is the exact meaning of being at work?

texts: Does the sentence "I'm at work" simply and exactly mean "I am working now", or it has a slight difference in meaning? Whether "at" has anything to do with the work place, or it's simply refering to working itself?


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Can I change "I want him to go to the zoo" into "I want to go to the zoo, his going"?
I saw lyrics in National Anthem by Lana Del Rey: "He said to be cool, but I'm already coolest," not "he said me to be cool."


texts: Can word "complexity" be used as a synonym of word "confusion"?

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Can I say "complexity" in the meaning of confusion?

I've been looking through translations of the word "complexity" that translator's listed and found word "confusion" as one of the meanings. Sometimes this translator can put in some excess results that doesn't exist in relation to word that I'm translating, so I think maybe it's the case, cuz other meanings don't have anything similar to the word "confusion".


texts:
I have heard people say:

  My mobile is getting slow.

  My Mobile is getting slower.

Which is correct to say?

Thank you.


texts: Is it natural and common to use "will" for official arrangements and scheduled events?

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Is natural and common to use "will" for official arrangements and scheduled events? For example:

  The meeting will start at 9 o'clock.

  My vacation will start on December 21st.

  The bus will leave at 8 o'clock.

Would the meaning of the sentences change somehow if will be replaced with the simple present? For example:

  The meeting starts at 9 o'clock.

  My vacation starts on December 21st.

  The bus leaves at 8 o'clock.

If the meaning of the sentences don't change at all, then which is more common?


texts: Need to know how to say that at that exact moment my son is washing my car because I told him to

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Is the sentence, "I'm having my son wash my car", well said?
The context is that the subject at that time has his son washing the car


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I'd like to know why we do not say: let's go up on the deck

but we say let's go up on deck.

Or why don't we say:

Peter stayed below the deck

but we say Peter stayed below deck?

Deck is not general here but why we do not mention article the before it?


texts: "It was the first time I did" vs. "it was the first time had done"

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Could you tell me if there is any difference between the following sentences?

I saw that movie last year, and actually it was the first time I saw it.
I saw that movie last year, and actually it was the first time I had seen it.


texts: English word for "tablier" in the phrase "tablier de professeur ou d'enseignant"

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What is the English word for "tablier" in "tablier de professeur ou d'enseignant"?

Like this:

 Source: blouse-blanche.fr

As worn by a doctor (physician), chemist or druggist.


texts: "things are not working yet" vs. "things do not work yet"

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I've read the question "It works" vs "It is working", but how about the same issue if you add "yet" at the end:

Some things do not work yet
Some things aren't working yet

Which would you prefer and why? I'd prefer 2.


texts: What does "it has expanded over the years" mean in this context?

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What does "it" refer to in this context?

"It has expanded over the years, so university students, when this reform was decided, were spending a year and a half more [enrolled in school] than they were supposed to," Søren Nedergaard, an official in Denmark's Ministry of Higher Education and Science, told The Atlantic. "The conception was:This was more than enough. It didn't need to be this long."

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/denmark-free-education-creates-eternity-students-who-never-graduate-2017-11


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I frequently hear:

  What am I doing wrong?

But shouldn't it be

  What am I doing wrongly?

instead?  A quick ngram search reveals the latter is never used.  Why is there no -ly?  Isn't the former wrong?


texts: My nephew who reads in first standard was reading a book on basic introduction to computer. It had a line "The Computer has four basic parts", but to my ear "the computer" sounded weird. I think the article should be "a computer". I think "the" make a computer particular to the discussion which is not true here. A general computer has four basic parts, it is not restrained to any particular computer. So am I correct in this thinking?


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Put your names up on the board.

  (He is ordering them to write their name on the board.)

Can I use these versions instead of the first sentence?

  2- Put your names on the board.

  3- Put your names down on the board.


texts: Meaning of "to hold each heart the heart that shares" in a poem by Byron

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A poem by Byron:

  If that high world, which lies beyond
  Our own, surviving Love endears;
  If there the cherished heart be fond,
  The eye the same, except in tears—
  How welcome those untrodden spheres!
  How sweet this very hour to die!
  To soar from earth and find all fears
  Lost in thy light—Eternity!

  It must be so: 'tis not for self
  That we so tremble on the brink;
  And striving to o'erleap the gulf,
  Yet cling to Being's severing link.
  Oh! in that future let us think
  To hold each heart the heart that shares,
  With them the immortal waters drink,
  And soul in soul grow deathless theirs!

What could be the meaning of the bolded phrase? "To hold with each heart the heart that shares" would make it a bit less hazy for me but still mysterious.


texts: "Nice" in meaning of "beautiful" (externally) is correct?

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I always thought that the word "nice" can be also a synonym for "beautiful" (external beauty or external appearance)
For example:

  She is nice = She looks  good.

but yesterday I was told by a non native English speaker that according to his native language dictionary (Ukrainian - see here) the word "nice" doesn't refer to external beauty. Then I checked it out in Cambridge dictionary in order to prove that "nice" refers also for external beauty, but to my great surprise I saw that there is no any consideration about external beauty among its definitions for the word "nice". So I'm already not sure if this meaning to this word is correct or not.

An example that simplify my meaning is:

  "There were two women there: one was fat and one was skinny. Who was
  nicer (=looks better)?"


texts: Can prepositions be directly followed by that-clauses?

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As we know, many transitive verbs can be followed by that-clauses which serve as direct objects.
I was told by our linguists that some prepositions such as "except, but, in" could be directly followed by that-clauses. I doubted about it, but I could not find relevant examples, nor a specific answer on this site. I also checked from other sources and found no answers.


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In a book I saw this statement.

Before words beginning with h and not accented on the first syllable, an is often used ; as,

An historical , an hotel.

I want to know whether h in hotel is pronounced or not.
I would be really grateful if someone can explain this more.


texts:
In the expression John Doe's partner in jazz edification, is it clear that John Doe and his partner provide edification (to all others) ?
Or could it be understood that the partner provides edification to John Doe ?


texts: What is the proper response for "Do you mind?"


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"What was their reaction after you told them/they heard/they got to know I got the job?"
Are all of the options correct and natural here? I'm not sure about 'hear' and 'know.' I was watching a horror movie where an actor says "I'm I the only one to see that something's off" even though they didn't see anything at that point, they only felt like they were in danger. Do we use 'hear' only when someone literally hears about something.
Is the following possible as well? (even though I don't think it's natural):
What was their reaction after hearing/knowing I got the job?


texts: "The English grammar" or "English grammar"

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Should we use definite article (the) before "English grammar".
Please tell me which sentence is perfect:

Tenses in the English grammar.
Tenses in English grammar.


texts: Can least be used without the in this sentence?

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Hunting and fishing techniques were highly developed among the North American Indians, particularly in regions where agriculture was least successful.

My teacher said that the word least should be changed to less to make the sentence grammatically correct, but Practical English Usage, entry 318.5: "least as adverb" on page 301 says:

Least can be used as an adverb (the opposite of most).
She always arrives when you least expect it.
I don't much like housework, and I like cooking least of all.

So why is it incorrect to use least in Hunting and fishing techniques were highly developed among the North American Indians, particularly in regions where agriculture was least successful?


texts: Article or paragraph 47/1 pronunciation question

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How should I pronounce 47/1?

  India abstained on resolution 47/1 of 22 September 1992.


texts: In a lamp flickered "on", what does "on" mean?

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All the same, it wasn't what you'd call the perfect end to the day,
  Harry thought, as he lay awake much later listening to Dean and Seamus
  falling asleep (Neville wasn't back from the hospital wing). Ron had
  spent all evening giving him advice such as "If he tries to curse you,
  you'd better dodge it, because I can't remember how to block them."
  There was a very good chance they were going to get caught by Filch or
  Mrs. Norris, and Harry felt he was pushing his luck, breaking another
  school rule today. On the other hand, Malfoys sneering face kept
  looming up out of the darkness - this was his big chance to beat
  Malfoy face-to-face. He couldn't miss it.
      "Half-past eleven," Ron muttered at last, "we'd better go."
      They pulled on their bathrobes, picked up their wands, and crept across the tower room, down the spiral staircase, and into the
  Gryffindor common room. A few embers were still glowing in the
  fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched black shadows. They
  had almost reached the portrait hole when a voice spoke from the chair
  nearest them, "I can't believe you're going to do this, Harry."
      A lamp flickered on. It was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink bathrobe and a frown.
      "You!" said Ron furiously. "Go back to bed!"

  –– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Does ‘on’ denote this, “#1. used to show that something continues”, or is it like on in ‘turn on’- #5. connected or operating; being used ?


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[Whom we expect] to be delivering the presentation is absent.

  The desire to fight is [what we believe] to be planted in his mind.

I bracketed the words which I think are the noun clauses of the sentences,
but I am not sure if the infinitive clauses behind are also part of the noun clause.

If the infinitive clauses are part of the noun clauses, what are their functions?

Are the adjectival or adverbial in the example sentences?


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When you fail at a goal it can be a shot to the gut that keeps you
  stuck in a depressed state for a long time.
  (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brilliantside/shut-up-brain/e/54710334)

  (...) but the real shot to the gut is the one delivered at the end of
  the episode.
  (https://www.theworkprint.com/true-detective-review-a-shot-to-the-gut/123)

Literally, it may mean "a shot fired to the internal organs", but I wonder if there is any idiom-ish meaning. Does it mean "a critical/deadly shot"?


texts: GRE verbal reasoning question: what's the meaning of discretely defined?

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Source

I have trouble solving this GRE verbal reasoning question:

  In a production process that is complex and often unpredictable, roles that start out discretely
  defined may become quite _______.

  A. confused

  B. perfunctory

  C. independent

  D. overt

  E. exacting

First, I don't know the exact meaning of "discretely defined" in this context (I do know the meaning of "discrete" and "define").

Second, the answer to this question should be something corresponding to "complex and often unpredictable". It should be a negative word. I think A,B,E serve this purpose.


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Is the following sentence in bold grammatically correct?

  Copp also found himself a center of controversy especially after a
  series of articles in 2004 by the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico. Copp has claimed to have played a key role in rescue activities at
  Ground Zero in New York after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.  He
  was granted more than $600,000 in compensation for what he said are
  injuries from the event, mostly toxicity. The articles in the
  Albuquerque journal questioned both whether he played any important
  role at Ground Zero and whether he was eligible for any compensation
  for injury.  In a four-part series about Copp, the Journal quoted
  several people who saw Copp at Ground Zero as saying that he showed up
  with a video camera and did no serious rescue work.  The U.S. Justice
  Department fraud unit was investigating.

I can understand "He was granted more than $600,000 in compensation for what he said"

and apparently he was granted because he said "injuries  from the event are mostly toxicity"..

But can we merge these two sentences into one sentence?

I cannot understand the structure.Where are relative clauses?

Could you please explain to me this structure if it is correct?

I would say :

He was granted more than $600,000 in compensation for what he said which/that injuries from the event are mostly toxicity.


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These gifts are for those who don't have enough amount to buy it.
These gifts are for whom who don't have enough amount to buy it.
Which one is correct ? And why


texts: I want to know the meaning of this sentence

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A: Please, don't be mad.
B: What did you do?
A: So, you know how I was supposed to take john and tom to get a pet fish.
B: Yes, I swear god, if you bring home anything other than aquatic animal, I am going to shoot you.

I want to know the meaning of the sentence 'you know how I was supposed to take john and tom to get a pet fish.'
Please, tell me the right meaning of the sentence.


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By degrees Rip’s awe and apprehension subsided. He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the beverage, which he found had much of the flavor of excellent Hollands. He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught. One taste provoked another; and he reiterated his visits to the flagon so often that at length his senses were overpowered, his eyes swam in his head, his head gradually declined, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Could you describe in detail what "eyes swam in head" means so that I can picture it?

Is this a commonly used expression? When you want to describe a drunk person?


texts: Improve sentence by choosing correct option

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I want to eat watermelon besides mangoes because these are the best things that protect us from heat stroke in summer.

This is the best thing
These are the best thing
This is the best things
No improvement.


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average score for admitted students is currently 774 out of 800.

Does that mean the students' average score is 774？


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There is a single structure in our language which is used to refer to some parts of body when they get twisted. We say X twisted. e.g. my right ankle twisted. Your audience would promptly get the point that there is something wrong with your ankle and they would be sure you have not done it deliberately.

But whereas in similar examples I have come across with somewhat the same situation, I guess the logic in English says a part of someone's body cannot be twisted automatically and you or sometimes someone else can do it. Now, based on my taking (either right or wrong) please let me know which sentence is normal English in the following list of mine:

  a- My ankle twisted. [The most natural to e based on my language.]

  b- My ankle was twisted. [The other possible natural way of saying the same thing based on what we can say in our language]

  c- I twisted my ankle. [My taking of the way such a sentence should be said naturally in English.]

  d- I got twisted my ankle. [The same as the previous one.]


texts: Should I use "with" in the following sentence?

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Back in his room, he ambles to the desk and, with the same care he
took me out (with), he places me in my dear home.

Is "with" necessary in this example? Second question, can I write: "with the same care as he took me out?"


texts: Any idiomatic meaning of "still a bit fan"

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Is there any idiomatic meaning of "still a bit fan"?
The whole quote (a user tweeting me about my software tool):

Thanks to Nicolas for the support! All fixed. Reset settings did the trick. Still a bit fan of the tool!

Does it mean that she used to be a fan of my tool, but is not a fan anymore (now just a little bit)?
Other examples found:

XYZ used to be fan of Justin bieber and still a bit fan of Jonas brothers too bad they broke up :(
Great food at a slightly steep price, but regardless I'm still a bit fan of their Saturday buffet option.
Not as much bokeh as I would have liked, but I am still a bit fan of the shot!
Unlike most modellers, I'm still a bit fan on a gloss or satin finish on my models.


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Can I say that "a little boy" refers to the age whereas "a small boy" refers to the size? Or both can be interchangeable also in meaning?

For example:

  He is a little boy.

Also I would like to know about:

  He is a little friend.


texts:
"I _________ with you, but I had to study"

would go
might go
would have gone
could go

I thought 1 is correct but the book says it is not correct.


texts: Why "present continuous tense" instead of "present simple"

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Could you please help me with this question?

I ———— English at evening classes this year.

(A) learn (B) am learning (C) have learning (D) was learnt

Answer says B but I think answer should be option A.

Please help.


texts: Is modicum ambiguity acceptable in communication/writing? See the example below

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For example, the sentence

  "I bought a book which was the best seller last month"

can be interpreted differently.

  The book was the best seller of last month, and I bought it.
  I bought the book in the last month, and it was the best seller.

I am not a native speaker, I have no idea about how native English users interpret the meaning of this sentence in their first thought. Are ambiguities like this usual among native speakers? What if they appear in formal writing?


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which one of the following expressions is correct?

If the bread has not reached you or
If the bread has not been reached you

Thanks

George


texts: Since, specifying a time point in the past

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I am a little confused on the correct usage of the word "since", in this case.

What is the best way to expressing hearing about something from some point in the past? For example:

  I had heard about you from your friends since last year!

That sounds a little strange.

  I have been hearing about you from your friends since last year!

That sounds correct, but I'm not entirely sure if it is.

What is wrong with these sentences?


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Here is an exercise from Interchange 3 by Jack C. Richards.

  Complete these predictions with the correct Verb forms( Choose between
  will, future continuous and future perfect). (More than one answer is
  possible)

  Soon they______computers that can translate perfectly from one language to another. (Sell)
  Within 50 years, people_____ on the moon. (Live)

For #1, I think "will sell" and "will be selling" both work. Perhaps "will be selling" implies that the selling will last some time.   Am I correct?

For #2,  I am not sure.

Within 50 years, people will have lived on the moon.

Does it mean by any year between 2019 and 2069, people will have lived on the moon and then have returned to the Earth (Living on the moon is finished)

Can "will live" and "will be living" also be used here?


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"Can I Recline on My Chair?" is this Sentence Correct?
The Bangla word for "Recline" is "হেলান দেওয়া".
Search in Google.
recline (verb) mean→"lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported"
lounge(verb)→lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.

So Can you please Tell me Which Word Is Common for That.


texts: I think, that is or that was(parallelism)

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Suppose you were chatting with your English teacher online via Skype or the like, and then it suddenly was disconnected, which was more likely your connection problem and not your teacher's, furthermore, you reconnected it and you said:

  "I think that is my network provider's connection problem, not yours."

Or

  "I think that was my network provider's connection problem, not yours."

Regarding parallelism, sentence #1 complies with the rule, but I believe it is more appropriate to use past helping verb like in sentence #2.

Which is correct between them?


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Do you use "feel excitement" instead of "feel excited"?

"I don't feel excited when I have to give a presentation."

"I don't feel excitement when I have to give a presentation."
Should I use "the" before "excitement"?


texts: What does "thing" mean in "this is the thing"?

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“THIS IS THE THING ABOUT NICKLEBACK…they get a lot of hate, but they are still very proud of themselves, and they do very well regardless of the hate that they get.”

Does it simply mean the situation of things? or the situation has to be somewhat strange, hard-to-grasp and ironic to qualify for the use of "This is the thing"?


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I know that the following sentence has grammatical error:

The simulation results of the winglet was provided.

How can I reframe this sentence correctly?


texts: Is the verb "knew" appropriately used here?

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I wonder why the author used it here. Of course, Sims knew what he was doing.

"Before catching the attention of thousands, Sims knew the most important purpose of the video: to teach others to “love themselves and love the art of learning.”"

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sixth-grade-teachers-class-rap-will-get-you-amped-to-learn_us_59fb536ee4b0415a420a4fa7?section=us_education


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I always find the use of article confusing.  Also should "industry" be in plural? Which one is correct below?

I have worked in the banking and the engineering industry.
I have worked in the banking and engineering industry.
I have worked in banking and engineering industries.


texts: Would you tell me the difference in meaning 'wanna be starting something.' and 'wanna start something'?

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I love Michael Jackson.
I know the song titled 'wanna be starting something'
But I don't know the difference between  in meaning 'wanna be starting something.' and 'wanna start something'?
Could you please tell me the difference?


texts: The correct order of adverbials in a sentence

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Which order is more correct in English, an adverbial of place following the adverbial of time or the other way around?

For example, which one of the two sentences below would sound more natural in English?

  Maggie is a very easy-going person. She has already been able to make
  friends with 10 students in her new class over this week.

  Maggie is a very easy-going person. She has already been able to make
  friends with 10 students over this week in her new class.


texts: Is re-meet a correct way to say meet again

texts: I haven’t really hear someone said remeet and ive never use it so is it an actual word or what other ways are there to say meet again.


texts:
I am looking at the Merriam Webster definition of "film"

In its point 3. it says "b (1) : a thin flexible transparent sheet (as of plastic) used especially as a wrapping"

How common is this usage?  I am a bit reluctant to use this word, and instead prefer using "wrapping"

EDIT: I am using the word to meaning packing small objects such as candies on a series of packages of several materials (can be plastic, or paper, etc)


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In film called The Basketball Diaries (1995),
Jim written this poem after having sex with hooker:

  White ship disappears in the wave machine this morning. Your eyes got
  shut with secret chains that pillow armies eventually set free like
  soft horses through toy deserts.

Do White ship means human sperm?


texts: Why is "difference" used following "is"?

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Could anyone please explains to me when to use "different" and when to use "difference"?

I searched the web about that and I have seen that difference is a noun and different is an adjective and for Comparison we use the noun form and for describing a person we use the adjective form of this word.

But I'm watching a TV show (The 100) on Netflix and I have heard them saying

  All the other clans have chosen there people and sky crow is no difference

So why they used the noun form instead of the adjective form? I'm still confused about when I use different and when I use difference in my daily life.


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He interprets Les Fleurs du mal as reflecting the desintegration of the material world's aura, the symbolic associations that once permitted sacred objects to return our gaze.

I hesitate how to understand the phrase "to return our gaze" in the context of the sentence. Do you think that it means that secret objects enebles us to see in more – let's say spiritual – way. Or it simply means that the secret objects are put before our eyes by the means of associations of Les Fleurs.

Source: M. LILLA, The Reckless Mind, p. 105.


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Today I read the following sentence in the newspaper:

"If you have noticed boys who play gully cricket, you would have figured out how they...."

Now I have to ask:

Is it a correct conditional sentence. If yes, which conditional type?
Is it a mixed conditional sentence?
If it's incorrect, what is the correct form for the same expression of idea?


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I can only hope I will ever meet someone like you.

I could only hope I would ever meet someone like you.

Are 1) and 2) both correct? If so, what is the difference between them?


texts: " ... a place where they can go ... " vs. " ... a place where to go ... "

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Language changes, as everything does. Doubly important, then, that these members have their club. “This is a full-time job for me, but I don’t mind,” Mr. Allen said. “I see these people get satisfaction, a place where to go and where to meet. They sit down and talk to each other.”

I have read a lot of pieces on The New York Times where, as in the quote above, the phrase “a place where” is followed by/from an infinitive. So I presume this structure is “idiomatic” English. Nevertheless, I’m under the impression that it is better to use “can” in these case. So, in reference to the above piece, we could say:

  Language changes, as everything does. Doubly important, then, that these members have their club. “This is a full-time job for me, but I don’t mind,” Mr. Allen said. “I see these people get satisfaction, a place where they can go and where they can meet. They sit down and talk to each other.”

Can anybody explain what the difference is between these constructions?


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Would there be any difference in meaning if you interchange these sentences.

The scholarship is awarded based on demonstrated financial need.
The scholarship is awarded based on financial need demonstrated by the applicant/etc.


texts: When is "been" pronounced /biːn/ rather than /bɪn/?

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The OALD reports two pronunciations for been, used in British English:

/biːn/
/bɪn/

The latter is the same pronunciation reported for North American English.

When is been pronounced in a way, rather than the other one? Is it just a matter of the position of the word in the sentence?


texts: paddy field - is it countable or uncountable noun?

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In some areas, **some fields could be found among the river, houses, etc.

Could I say "some paddy fields"?


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I've came across a question which asks for the correct sentence:

I wish you wouldn't do rude remarks at me no more.
I wish you didn't make rude remarks about me no more.
I wish you wouldn't make rude remarks about me anymore.
I wish you wouldn't do any rude remarks about me anymore

The first and last ones don't seem to be correct due not following the "make...about" structure, But what about the other two? My guess is that it comes to the used adverb.
Are these sentences considered negative or positive when we want do use an adverb for them? Is it the wish/I don't wish that determines the state?


texts: Meaning of "The glass still keeps very high"

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I don't understand the phrase

  The glass still keeps very high

in the adventure The Boscombe Valley Mystery in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1661.

Here is the whole paragraph:

  "The glass still keeps very high," he remarked as he sat down. "It is of importance that it should not rain before we are able to go over the ground. On the other hand, a man should be at his very best and keenest for such nice work as that, and I did not wish to do it when fagged by a long journey. I have seen young McCarthy."


texts: Read it in the comment section below/given below

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As we know that the word below acts as an adverb and preposition.
Sentences:

Read it in the comment section below.

Read it in the comment section given below.

Are they both correct? Explain.


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What is the meaning of share power in the following sentence?

The Jannayak Janta Party, which counts the Jat community as its support base, and the BJP share power in Haryana after bitterly fighting each other in elections; in western Uttar Pradesh, a sharp polarisation on religious lines had brought sections of the community closer to the party in recent years.

 To Read The Full Article


texts:
John wails. Mike controls John. John sobs softly. Suddenly, John's face turns into angry.

What I'm trying to describe is the facial expression changes. John was sad and crying, and suddenly he get anger. Instead of saying "He get anger," I'm describing how his face changes. Is this correct in English? Is it commonly used by native English speaker?

In my language we have this kind of sentence, like describing how your face changes with different moods like laugh, crying, anger, etc.


texts: What does the phrase "help someone out with theirs" mean in this context?

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Here is the sentence:

  Whether you’ve just unpacked a new iPad, or you’re helping someone out
  with theirs, here are some of the apps you shouldn’t be without.

The text is a description of essential apps. I found the following meanings of the phrase "help someone out" on the Free Dictionary:

  To aid someone in doing something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out." Can you help out with the bake sale? Oh
  sure, I can help you out with that.
  To give or provide someone with something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out." Any chance you can help me out with the
  name of a good plumber? If you need money for the tip, I can help you
  out with a few dollars.
  To help someone or something to remove something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out." Please help Grandma out of her
  coat.
  To help someone or something to physically get out of some thing or place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out." I had
  to help the scared dog out of the cage.

I am not sure if the act of helping out concerns opening a new box or buying new iPad. Any suggestions or comments?


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I am describing how this part of my code works:

def store_output(self, file_name, identifier):
    dsc_in = ogr.Open(file_name)
    if dsc_in is None:
        raise Exception("Reading data failed.")
    dsc_out = ogr.Open("PG:" + self.connstr)
    if dsc_out is None:
        raise Exception("Database connection has not been established.")
    layer = dsc_out.CopyLayer(dsc_in.GetLayer(), identifier,
                              ['OVERWRITE=YES',
                               'SCHEMA={}'.format(self.schema_name))
    if layer is None:
        raise Exception("Writing output data to the database failed.")

I now want to describe the "if layer is None:" parts, and I am missing a word (or a couple of words):

"Each of the three above mentioned operations is followed by a simple ______________ that checks if the output of the operation is not None."

I thought about "statement", but I feel like that's not exactly what it is.


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I came across this question on grammar but it seems I can fill this with any of the 4 past tenses.

  Diya _____ ( cook ) for hours yesterday.

My answers:

Diya cooked for hours yesterday
Diya was cooking for hours yesterday
Diya had cooked for hours yesterday.
Diya had been cooking for hours yesterday


texts: Example Sentence for learning 'short' vowel sounds

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As a teaching tool, I'm looking for a sentence that contains the 5 short vowel sounds (cat, get, sit, got, mud).

The sentence should be as short as possible, contain words that are as phonetically simple as possible, and contain as few words as possible. The sentence should be describable via a visual (ie, it should be easy to recall the sentence when provided a visual hint).

Any suggestions?

Red hat is not fun...


texts: "You have a final exam next session." or "You have final exam next session."?

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This may sound like too basic a question but it's been bugging me for a while now. Which of the following is correct/preferable: "You have a final exam next session." "You have final exam next session." "You have the final exam next session."
And I'm not talking about school exams. Otherwise I would just say "finals". It's a language institute and there is only one subject--English. So I don't think "You have finals" would be the best option.

Thanks a lot.


texts:
"did you heard me having said you that?"

Is the sentence imply same meaning as

"did you hear me that i had said you that?"
Moreover when we can use "did you hear me say"
Because we use gerund or infinitive after ' hear'


texts: Which word describes the freedom from interference?

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I usually see people using "privacy" to describe the freedom from intrusion, however this definition does not necessarily includes the interference into a person's matters, only the observation of it. For example, look into someone's private life without consent is a violation of privacy, but changing someone's private life without consent is not. Which word would better describe the latter?

Example sentences:

  I want to move to a my own place to have more ___ since my mom moves the furniture in my room every other month.

  There is little ____ in a country where government interferes with your private life all the time.


texts: What does 'A=B to within 20%' mean? Does this mean |A-B|/B = 20%?

texts: I am not clear about "within". What is the relationship between A and B?


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It is a well known fact that Alex is more soft-spoken than (she/her).

Why would "her" be wrong? Why must the sentence end with "she"?


texts: Closed compound nouns constructed from more than two words?

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Some nouns are constructed from two words joint together, as in 'football', 'playground', 'gatekeeper'. These are sometimes labeled closed compound or solid compound nouns (Wiktionary, Oxford dictionaries, Collins).

It is possible to create even longer compound nouns such as 'football playground gatekeeper", but this isn't a closed compound anymore. Contrast this with German, in which compounding to a single long word is more common (in the past this could be used to create extremely long words... though nowadays they are usually separated in writing).

I'm looking for examples of English closed compound nouns built from more than two words, but I can't think of anything. Does it occur at all?

Update: after finding no such word, and getting some feedback here, I suspect that English closed compounds are always constructed from exactly two words (?) (Well, except for ManBearPig, that is...)

For example, this reference puts the first and second words in two columns of a table, and there's no third column.

However, I found no such explicit rule anywhere.

What I'm looking for is either (1) a rule similar to the above, in some reliable source; or (2) a counter-example (strictly closed compound nouns, no spaces or hyphens, three or more words).

(If I don't find either one, I will suggest that as a new English language rule!)


texts: Should I use the phrase "sufficient understanding" or "cultural capacity"?

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Many of us lack the sufficient understanding to support someone who takes the lead or innovates something...

Would you please suggest other words we could substitute for the bold part?

And, what is your impression of the phrase "cultural capacity"? Do you know any synonyms for it?


texts: Any difference between XXX are nice and XXX are nice people

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I was watching a video about travelling around the world. They had covered 12 countries in three months.

I wanted to leave a comment but was not sure if sentence 1 and sentence 2 are different in meaning.

  Sentence 1: The XXX Country residents (e.g. the German, the Japanese, the Spanish) were nice.
  Sentence 2: The
  XXX Country residents were nice people.


texts: Difference between "Would have to " and "Will have to"

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In a mobile purchasing guide, it says that you can have a small-sized phone very cheaply. The next sentence is:

  But what if you want a bigger screen? In that case you (would have to/will
  have to) spend more money.

I think its "will have to" because it is a fact.


texts: A verb phrase "[verb] up" meaning someone is easily buying whatever he sees on TV

texts: I came across this phrase "[verb] up" twice on The Guardian Reader's comments section when readers were talking about someone tends to not raise much objection to whatever the person is told or believes whatever crap showing on TV. Readers there used the verb phrase to describe such people. I tried very hard for two days to recall what exactly the verb was but to no avail. Any idea what this verb phrase might be? Thanks.


texts: How to express your GPA along with the name of your university?

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When I'm talking about my academic background, If I want to mention the level of my GPA (not the exact number), how can I do so?
I was graduated in (or at) the university of XYZ with the GPA of B (or B GPA), (or B level GPA), (or the GPA of (the) level B). If any of them is correct please suggest me the best formal one.


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I have a question about a/the in mathematics.

I would like to say that x=1 is a/the root of the polynomial (x-1)(x-2).

There are two roots of this polynomial, that is, x=1,2.
So x=1 is "a" root of the polynomial? Or should it be "the"?


texts: Past participle of verbs that end in r - When do you add an extra r?

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Examples:

  lower - lowered
  transfer - transferred

How can you distinguish between such cases?


texts: What's the deal with someone or something?

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Supergirl

Leslie Willis : So what's the deal with that beautiful girl? I
mean, does everyone in the future look like that?

What's the exactly question of "what't the deal with ... "? What does the questioner want to know with the question?
I find What's the deal on Urban Dict. It says it's a meme, but I'm not sure if this term had existed before the meme got popular.


texts:
Should "from" or "of" be used in the following?

  The shoes are made from/of rubber tires.

I'd appreciate your help.


texts: What part of speech is 'day' in 'from day one'?

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It would be off-topic because peeving disguised as a question has been off-topic from day one. And I might add that the way your question is worded right now, it does not even attempt to pretend to know what a disguise is.

As far as I understand from day one means since the very beginning, but, in English, even in day-by-day speech, is it normal to say from day one? And what part of speech is 'day' in that fragment? Adjective?


texts: Are both "Hundreds of millions of dollars" VS "Hundreds of millions dollars" grammatically and semantically correct/identical?


texts: What is the difference between **could + have p.p.** and **could + infinitive**?

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We could not imagine how the Inca could have built such a large
  city on top of a high mountain.

I don't think could build can replace could have built in the sentence above, but I am not sure why not.

What is the difference between could + have p.p. and could + infinitive?

I learned from a previous post in this site that could + have p.p. could mean inference or deduction of past possibility. And could + infinitive could mean present or past possibility.


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I've recently asked the question on Quora which sentence is correct

  He could do it if he wanted to

or

  He could do it if he wants to

and got answered that the first one is correct and the second one isn't. I would like to get some explanation of why the second one isn't correct. What part of grammar does it violate? I thought the

  He could do it if he wanted to

would refer to the past and

  He could do it if he wants to

would refer to the future possible action.


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Which one of these is correct?

•Truth needs to be told.
•Truth needs to be said.
•Truth needs to be spoken.

These are my guess:
'spoken' is a past participle and there's no had/have in the sentence so, I don't think 'spoken' can be used. Or if it can be used, then by which rule? What would be its tense?


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One article mentioned one valuable extension for their work (as a future work). I would like to say this in a sentence. However, I do not know what is the correct word to use.

  This extension was considered as a future work by A.

or

  This extension was mentioned as a future work by A.

Please note that I am not asking for proofreading, I just wonder which word can best describe the meaning of my sentence. For me, I think both are correct. However, the first sentence says that the authors consider this extension as a future work (they plan to do it as a future work). However, the second one says that this extension was mentioned as future work. But I am not sure if my understanding is correct or not.


texts: Should “to do ” be before what or after what?

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What did you come here to do?

  To do What did you come here ?

Is there any difference between two sentence in meaning?


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I saw a video
In which the girl says I think I can smell the spiritual

As far as I know articles can not be used with adjectives . No?


texts: the usage of the phrase "their shoulders"

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The big breakers came in slowly; their shoulders growing tall and green.

I'd like to know whether "their shoulders" in this sentence is used correctly.
Does the word "green" mean "full of energy"?


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She was educated at home until the age of fifteen, "after that" she was sent off to finishing school in Singapore.

Is using "after that" appropriate in this sentence ? Or I should use after which?

What is the difference between the two ?


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Correct please the phrases and explain please grammar:

Meet my parents. This is / These are my mom and dad.
(plural after "this is" in new sentence)
My work is hard. It's swimming, running, shooting and jumping every day. (plural after "it's" in new sentence)

thanks a lot


texts: Prepositional Phrase vs Participle Phrase

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Following the meeting, we all had a chat.
In the above sentence, what is Following used as. Is it a adjective or preposition or both?
Also,is following the meeting a prepositional phrase or participle phrase?
Is there any way to identify it?


texts: How to pronounce the "s" in "apples" in English and American English?

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I remember my teacher told me the "s" in "apples" should be pronounced as /z/, but in some American teaching programs, I heard it be pronounced as /s/.

Which one is correct? Does it follow the same rule in English and American English?

Update:

Thanks for all the comments and answers.

I heard it from this free starfall math cource: http://more2.starfall.com/m/math/addResult-tennis/load.htm

There are three questions, and the things "balls", "oranges", "apples" are counted in each question. (The order may change every time)

For my ear, the "s" in all of the three words are all sound like /s/, not like /z/ (in zip)

Do I make a mistake?

Update: I just record how I read the 4 words apples, oranges, balls, bus/buzz, and uploaded it to this url: http://vocaroo.com/i/s12qqzMEwOYD . For each word, I read the s as /s/ first, then /z/ (from my understanding).

So there are 8 words:

1. apples /s/
2. apples /z/
3. oranges /s/
4. oranges /z/
5. balls /s/
6. balls /z/
7. bus /s/
8. buzz /z/

Could you tell me how do you feel?

Do you think it's /s/ or /z/ for my reading of 1/3/5? Do you feel it strange the way I pronounce /z/ in my 2/4/6? And can you distinguish the 7 and 8 from my reading?

Update: Thanks so much for stangdon's fantastic comment and the audio recording in that comment: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0nXNmyTOsVc


texts: she not go to live with her father (in past)

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Can we use not go in past? For example, this sentence:

  She not go to live with her father.

I am not sure if I can use this sentence like this:

  She did not went to live with her father.

or:

  She did not go to live with her father.


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I have the following ideas:

  Roof outer boundaries are finally connected to the fixed inner bounds
  by snapping, fixed outer bounds (gutters). And then by allowing a
  flexible sweeping of other (unfixed) edges framework of closed
  polygons having their symmetries preserved are created. Later,
  subsequent successive line intersection leads to closed polygons.

As each idea interacts with the next, I am having trouble linking them.

Here, I have my best try with while:

  While allowing a flexible sweeping of (outer) unfixed edges, fixed
  bounds (gutters) are snapped to the fixed inner bounds to
  construct framework of closed polygons having their preserved
  symmetries. Successive intersection of adjacent lines are then formed a
  closed polygon.

Can anyone help me to make a complete sentence which would be accepted in an academic field?


texts: "In spite of there being danger signs" or "in spite of the danger signs" or "In spite of danger signs, they were swimming."

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Although there were danger signs,they were swimming.

If I change this sentence into "In spite of structure":

  In spite of there being danger signs, they were swimming.
  In spite of the danger signs, they were swimming.
  In spite of danger signs, they were swimming.

Which sentence is more natural?


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Which one is correct? Which of the following statements is grammatically correct, and why?

Please! Do call me.
Please! Call me.

And, If someone asks you: "Will you call me?"
What should I say? Which one is best way to answer this question?

Yes, I shall.
Yes, I shall call.
Yes.

And, Are the following statements correct? And why? These are two statements given below. Which one of them is correct?

Does he do all those things?
does he does all those things?

Any help will be appreciated.


texts: May I say "may be what is the case with him is that he is going to some fancy dress competition"?

texts:
Person1: Why is he dressed up so funny?
Person2: I don't know, may be what is the case with him is that he is going to some fancy dress competition.

Is the second expression grammatically correct?


texts:
It was a hot day, the sky big and white over their heads, and the
  children seemed to be running

Why can a noun directly link an adjective? What is the grammar knowledge point?


texts: If I were you, I would + verb (same expression in the present tense)

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I would like to know the exact form of the following structure in the present tense:

If I were you, I would + verb

Thanks in advance.


texts: Makers Night, Maker's Night or Makers' Night?

texts: We're running an evening craft fair soon and the posters are being designed. It's called "Makers Night", as the multiple independent stallholders who make and sell the crafts are also known as "makers". There have been differing opinions on the appropriate placement of an apostrophe in the "Makers" part of "Makers Night", or whether one is needed at all. Please help! :)


texts: What to call someone who always says he is doing something without a/for no reason?

texts: Whenever you ask this person for his motivation for doing something or why he thinks something etc. you'll get an immediate response along the lines of "no reason/there is no meaning to it."


texts: "Man, it's not that easy!" - What if I'm talking to a woman?

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We use the word 'man' in such context quite commonly.

[Added note: To avoid ambiguity] In all these cases, I'm talking to a man. He's right there, in front of me.

  "Man, it's not that easy!"   "Look man, don't mess with me."  "Ah, bang on, man!"

What if I'm talking to a woman? Can I still use 'man' as 'guys' (which is now considered as an epicene term)? I can call girls 'guys' informally.


texts: Her brother and she vs She and her brother

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I do not know about native speakers but the second line sounds better to me.

  My daughter likes roller skating. Her brother and she are off to the
  park.

  My daughter likes roller skating. She and her brother are off to the
  park.

I was wondering whether there is a pattern (X and she) much the same as (X and I) that is:

  Her brother and she are off to the park

much the same as in

  Her brother and I are off to the park

So which is natural or more common:

Her brother and she
She and her brother


texts: Why ‘the’ needed in the phrase "away from the television" in this context?

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White House aides have always been leery of Trump's visits to Bedminster where,
  as at Mar-a-Lago, he can mingle with members without staff "handlers"
  surrounding him. Also, there are fewer staff to try to keep him upbeat
  and, with some luck, away from the television.

As the title says, I don't understand why we need 'the' in that phrase. I think television here means broadcasting in television which is used as a uncountable noun and it's not a specific TV set or television program, so away from television should be just fine.

Any thought?

The full source.


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Let's say you are talking about the reason why sometimes you are complacent to some things. Can you say:

  I don't worry much, because sometimes, I feel that nothing ever could possibly go wrong.

Is this correct?


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Me(super angry at him over some matter) : Do not try to talk to me ever. I don't even want to see you.

  H(with all innocence and sincerity) : Is it like that time that you want me to talk to you and love you but you are saying otherwise OR is it really that you don't want to talk to me?

Quora: What is the cutest mistake you’ve ever seen someone make?

I am confused over "you are saying otherwise".


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I'm interested in the usage of "enlighten as to", I know "enlighten as to how..." is correct but is the following usage correct as well?

  Her aim is to enlighten the readers as to discard the fact that leaves are green.


texts: Americans flap the /d/ of the consonant cluster /rd / if it is between two vowels, right?

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I am like 99% sure that Americans do what I said in the title, but I wanted ask you anyway. My question is: When a word ends with /rd/ after a vowel and when the next word starts with a vowel, also in the situations when /rd/ is between two vowels in a word, Americans usually make a "flap d" sound which is the exact same sound as
the "flap t" sound, right? I know that the /t/ of /rt/ (like in the word "party") is flapped in those positions I mentioned but I am not 100% percent sure if the same thing happens to the /d/ of /rd/ too.

For example the /d/ sounds in the sentences like "This bird is so beautiful" , "Was that show aired in USA too?", "I never heard of him" etc. are the same exact flap sounds as the /d/ sounds in the sentences like "This part of the game is very hard", "This is sort of crazy", "I never hurt anybody" etc right?(As I said, I know that Americans make a flap in the sentences like "This is sort of crazy" which include "rt", but I am not %100 percent sure if they make a flap sound in the sentences like "This bird is so beautiful" as well which include "rd" instead of "rt".)

Or the /d/ sounds in the words "skateboarding", "ordinary", "herder", "order", "hurdle" etc. are exactly the same as the /d/ sounds in the words like "party", "mortal", "turtle", "quarter" etc. aren't they?(As I said, I know that Americans make a flap in the words like "party", "mortal" etc which include "rt", but I am not %100 sure if they make a flap in the words like "order", "herder" etc. too which include "rd" instead of "rt".)

I am used to making the flap sound instead of the standard "d" sound in those situations(unless the /d/ is the first sound of a stressed syllable) and it mostly sounds natural to me. If I make a standard /d/ sound(like the /d/ sound in the word "day") in the words and sentences I gave("order", "skateboarding", "This bird is so beautiful" etc), I don't sound like an American native English speaker, right?


texts: So I'm in class one day and I try to initiate a headcount of everyone in my class and so I decide to ask openly and say "How many are we?". But to my absolute shock I had some other person (along with a couple others more) telling me the question didn't make sense (grammatically) because I should've said "How many people are in the class/ take this class ?" I chose not to debate on the subject because I thought it was an American English thingy (like every thingy) but I still need to clear it up because I feel I was without error.


texts:
In The Kissing Booth 2 (2020), Elle and Lee asks Marco to be kisser at the kissing booth:

Elle: It's the most popular booth! And it's for charity. Don't you
believe  in charity?
Marco: I'm standing here talking to you.
Lee: Hey! Whoo-hoo-hoo! That was a good... one.
(Lee high fives with Marco)

What's the joke in Lee's words?


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The next car to test was the Dodge Challenger. This vehicle was excellent to drive, and it had great handling. However, the interior was dated, and it had cosmetic faults, but these could be rectified later, and weren't necessarily a divisive factor in the cars value as a whole. The vehicle was famously used in the film 'Vanishing Point' in 1971, as a result this model has nostalgic value to fans of the film, and 1970's culture.

I wasn't sure if the last sentence should start a new paragraph, and when would we use a one sentence paragraph in general?

Also the paragraph as a whole is suggested to have many punctuation errors: I can't see any.


texts: Reply to "How are you?" : Are "I'm thirsty" "I'm hungry" "I'm angry" etc. okay?

texts: When someone asks you "How are you?" the expected or usual reply (I assume) would be "I'm fine" "Not bad" "As usual" etc. Instead, is it okay to give a more specific and honest reply of your current condition i.e. "I'm angry" "I'm hungry" "I'm thirsty",etc. ?


texts:
Harry caught sight of Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle's triumphant faces as
  he left, walking numbly in Professor McGonagall's wake as she strode
  toward the castle. He was going to be expelled, he just knew it. He
  wanted to say something to defend himself, but there seemed to be
  something wrong with his voice. Professor McGonagall was sweeping
  along without even looking at him; he had to jog to keep up. Now
  he'd done it. He hadn't even lasted two weeks. He'd be packing his bags in ten minutes. What would the Dursleys say when he turned up on
  the doorstep?  (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Wiktionary says ‘have done’ means “to reach an end; to finish (with).” Then does ‘it’ refer to something else, for example, Harry’s Hogwart’s school life; or is the phrase ‘had done it’ used as a kind of idiom?


texts: "There is/are a fridge, a chair and a table in the kitchen."

texts:
There is a fridge, a chair and a table in the kitchen.

or

There are a fridge, a chair and a table in the kitchen.


texts: What's the name for words people say when they don't know what to say and need a moment to think?

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I'm not sure how to explain this in English, since I haven't seen this exact phenomenon used by English-speakers, so I'm looking for an efficient way to explain the phenomenon in English.

The closest equivalent to what I mean would be the "uh" I've seen in American English. An example would be a quote used as the name of a research article I've recently found: “I'm Not Sure I Can Handle the Kids, Especially, the, uh, You Know Special Ed Kids”.

In some other cultures, instead of "uh", it's more acceptable to actually say a word or a short phrase that's either literally meaningless or has a meaning but adds nothing to the conversation, but is instead used as a pause for speaker to collect his thoughts or to process newly gained information without actually making a break in speaking, like for example the "you know" from the quote I posted.

So I'm looking for a short phrase or a word that can be used to refer to the above-described words or short phrases.


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I came across this word recently:

  noob

I found out that it means

  a newbie or inexperienced.

What I also found out is that some websites have been referring to this word as a Internet slang. So is this word really a bit offensive? I am just curious.


texts:
Did your team win the football match yesterday?

  The weather was very bad, so we weren't playing.

vs

  The weather was very bad, so we didn't play.

Is the first one not correct? Why is it?


texts:
Backlash against a new Chinese television drama about its fight against Covid-19 underscores the challenges facing Beijing as it attempts to steer the narrative about its handling of the pandemic. ( from a news from Blooomberg)
I have a question related to "challenges facing Beijing". Reduction in the adjective clauses, there is an obligation that subject is need to be before the relative pronoun, right ? So, how can "challenges facing Beijing" be possible ?
Such as like, Beijing facing challenges is acceptable but I didn't  understand how come "challenges facing" comes first.
If you help, I will be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: Comparison evaluation or comparative evaluation?

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I am writing my thesis. Now, I am writing analysis the chapter. In the
  first part of the chapter, results are analyzed. Then in the second
  part, refined results of the same data are going to analyze. So, under
  second analysis, I want to explain the new results. But since I used
  same data and same analysis techniques, if I describe the analysis
  result in a same way to as I wrote earlier then it is repeating. It is difficult to change the contents as I used same analysis techniques.
  Therefore, I want to write this second analysis as a comparison and
  showing improvements. First sub heading for my analysis is
  “Geometrical evaluation”.

  At the moment, for the second sub heading, I used “Comparative
  evaluation on object geometry”.  I am doubted whether this topic
  reflects some other meaning as the word comparison is not there.
  If I write comparison evaluation on object geometry, then would
  it be more meaningful or not?

Could you please give me some suggestions? Any other titles are always welcome.

Thanks


texts: Meaning of "Teach her to screw with me" (from Modern Family)

texts:
This line is from a tv show Modern Family, and the context is that
the girl in the picture above(Alex) is the daughter of the woman in the car(Claire). Alex in this episode hurts her mom's feeling by telling her not to come near her or even say hello to her when she's with friends. Clair thinks Alex's going into puberty phase where the kids try to avoid their parents so she's very disheartened, but Alex comes back in the car not long after and suddenly apologizes to Claire with such sweet and innocent face about her previous behavior. When Clare's just about to get all soft and emotional again, Alex asks her mom to give some money so that she can go hang out with her friends. (So acting sweet and obedient might have been her little tactic to get her mom to give her money.)
Claire gives Alex money with a smile on her face, but then lines in the picture below are what she says to Alex before driving off and leaving Alex dumbfounded.
And I don't understand what "Teach her how to screw with me" here. I vaguely get the sense what she's trying to say(I guess she's making a point that her daughter can't beat her. Claire is deliberately embarrassing her daughter.), but this line doesn't seem to make sense when translated literally, and this phrase/structure, "teach somebody to do something", being used in this context is not familiar at all to me so it's a little confusing. What's the exact meaning of it and how should I understand this line?


texts:
I want to create a database with products/ingredients where it will include all things from raw carrots to cheeseburgers from McDonalds or Coca Cola, all in one database.

Users will be able to add their own recipes, where they will have to select products/ingredients.

Which term is more appropriate for that database? Products or ingredients?


texts:
Is the below sentence correct?

"Today is gone good"

people are saying that we have to use either "gone for good" or "gone well".

Please clarify the doubt with good explanation :)


texts: Preposition omission in an interrogative sentence

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What's the correct one? Is it preposition omission? If so, could you please give me the detailed rules for it?

  When will the game come to an end?

  When will the game come to an end at?


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There are some verbs that in English don't take any object direct like "to promise" in: I promise; to know: I know. Besides, on replying a question like: Are you sure? Yes, I am. Translated into Spanish, that would be the neuter pronoun it- written "lo" into Spanish.

Would anybody be able to reply my question?


texts: Cadaster or cadastre in an American journal?

texts: I am going to submit an article in an American journal. I use the spelling "cadaster", following the examples like meter, register etc. However, I can find very little examples of using this spelling in the literature. Should I use cadastre - the spelling which seemed to dominate worldwide?


texts: Use of "earlier" in all the sentences below

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What sounds natural in the sentences below:

My friend asked me what was I up to these days. I said:

  Nothing. Though I was a few days earlier.

And here:

  I used to like this dish earlier but I don't like it anymore.

  He told be earlier that he was going to leave.  (Can any word replace "earlier" here?)

  The carnival started a few months earlier..


texts: "He would have never do that" is this correct?

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"He would have never do that"

is this correct ?

i want to say a person would've never do a certain thing in the past ( maybe he is dead right now )


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Incorrect: The experiences of the captives held for years in dark, ramped isolation cells beneath the Lon Da camp was so monotonous and uneventful many ex-prisoners are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what captivity was like.

  Correct: The experiences of the captives held for years in dark, cramped isolation cells beneath the Lon Da camp were so monotonous  that many ex-prisoners cannot imagine, even less remember, what  captivity was like.

The above-mentioned question is from GMAT. This question is based on subject-verb related. But my question is related to preposition, that is,

Why is the preposition 'to' removed? Even in nGram, 'less remember' is used more.


texts: What does "a path up and to the right for stocks" mean?

texts:
I'm currently reading this article, which has this line:

Of course, in hindsight it is always easier to say that some new development turned out to be nothing. And so Thursday's market's decline is absolutely worth noting: we will only know with hindsight whether this was the beginning of a rocky period for stocks or just another hiccup along a path up and to the right for stocks.

There are too many definitions from dictionaries to mention here.
Googling "to the right for meaning" did not produce anything useful.
How I should interpret this expression?


texts: What is the difference between the words "clear", "transparent" and "obvious"?

texts: I would appreciate it if you could tell me the difference between the words "clear", "transparent" and "obvious".


texts:
A query message to an online seller:

  (hyperlink to the product)

  Wanna buy but I'm not quite sure if it's genuine or not cz I saw a review by one of your buyers, he/he'd uploaded a photo taken on this device which is very noisy and quite lame for a 41 mp camera.

Should I use past perfect after 'I saw a review' ? as past perfect follows past simple.

for example,

  I was having my dinner when you had called


texts: What is the difference between "I will write the letter tomorrow" and "I will have written the letter tomorrow"?

texts: What is the difference between "I will have written the letter tomorrow" and "I will write the letter tomorrow"?


texts: The meaning of " a hasty snatch scraped on a fiddle,"

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When Mona ran from the tinkers, they all pursued her: she heard their
  feet behind her and even a hasty snatch scraped on a fiddle, and then
  she heard a laugh from the tinker’s wife.

This is from “The Story of Mona Sheehy” by Lord Dunsany.(1939)
I can’t understand the meaning of the sentence below.

a hasty snatch scraped on a fiddle

Before the scene above, The tinkers were playing their fiddles around her.

I am glad if someone would kindly teach me.


texts: What is the verb form of newsjacking? Can I say I'll newsjack on his divorce and make some money. I can't find this in the dictionary, though. Could anyone give me some suggestion? Thanks.


texts: I guess *go over* and *work* are interchangeable here, is my understanding right?

texts:
It sounds like the video is saying (link with a time stamp corresponds the following)  (sentence_1)

  Despite the country's love for Grylls, however, the Chinese version didn't go over well.

cambridge dictionary gives this explanation about "go over"

  to be received in a particular way

and this example (sentence_2)

  Do you think my speech went over OK

from which, I cannot get a clear point.

I guess go over and work are interchangeable here, is my understanding right?


texts: Is it correct to say "Have you been to abroad?"

texts:
Is it correct to say

  Have you been to abroad?

or there is only one way to say it as  following

  Have you been abroad?


texts: What's the term in music, where the singer uses words without meaning?

texts: I've been searching for the word, which is used for describing parts of lyrics, where the singer sings for example the whole refrain only using words of syllables without any meaning. Maybe you could help? (here's one song with that type of refrain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgrwyLU3Ck)


texts: Is that correct to say 'incredible music for all your creative ideas'?

texts:
What is the best and correct way to say:

Incredible music for all your creative ideas;
Incredible music for all of your creative ideas;
Incredible music for any your creative ideas; or
Incredible music for any of your creative ideas.

The meaning of the sentence is that a composer offers its music to a video producer, to be used in a media project (video, film, etc.).

Thanks in advance :-)


texts:
I made up these sentences:

"They seem to go to school."
"They seem to have gone to school."

Are they correct?


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In the sentences like these:

  I thought of my new watch as crippled.

  The girls perceived the school as decisive.

  I thought of this as damaged.

Word "as" is followed by adjectives. I knew that it is possible, but I am more familiar with the "as" followed by nouns like "I thought of my new watch as a crippled watch." What makes it possible? Is there a official rule that enables me to do this? Or is ellipsis used?


texts: Is there any difference in the following sentences?

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Path and trajectory are referred to two different concepts.
Path and trajectory refer to two different concepts.
I want to know the difference of usage are referred and refer here. How does it affect the meaning?


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Usually, the outer layer of a longan is quite hard and noone eats it. You have to remove that outer layer before eating the flesh inside.
Do we call the outer layer of a longan "shell" or "skin"?
And also, which verb is used to express "to remove that outer layer".
For example, "you have to shell/peel the longan before eating".


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(1) Support for environmental issues cuts across traditional party lines. (Cambridge dictionary)
  (2) opinion on European integration still cuts clean across party lines (Collins dictionary)

Are both examples’ ‘cuts across’ equivalent to ‘is contrary to’ or ‘is against’?


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Which one is better to use?
"Today is June 30, 2017" or
"Today is June 30th, 2017"

What about in sentences without a year?
"... something will happen on June 13" or ".
.. something will happen on June 13th"


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Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and other fruits formed the basis of the sailors' diet.

This is from the SAT exam. The problem is that the word shipwrecked is misplaced, but it is not the point.

I can't understand why it is other fruits and not the other fruits. The island, obviously, didn't have all fruits present, but some group of them; that's why the other fruit would refer to "the fruits that grew at the island."

Later you have 'the sailors', a similar situation, but now with the.


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Here is the situation;

  There has been a value A, and now I'm replacing the value A with the new result of adding A and the new value B (i.e., A + B).

The simplest way that I can think of to describe this is "I'm accumulating B to A", but I can hardly find any of this usage on the internet. Could anyone recommend an idiomatic expression to describe this?


texts: How can I explain to a non-native why the plural of a noun isn't used adjectivally?

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How can I explain to a non-native speaker that while this is correct:

  The felling of trees.

And this is also correct:

  tree felling

This is not:

  *trees felling

To a non-native it seems very reasonable that since many trees are being felled and given that the felling of trees uses the plural, the inverse form would also use the plural and become trees felling.

To a native speaker such as myself, the latter is very obviously wrong, but I couldn't figure out how to formalize this into a rule that a non-native can understand.


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Where does this originate? Why not say Halt or just Stop or something like Stay put?

I can understand the meaning of the word Freeze perfectly well.

Is it a classic word-play or just a set term for the police?


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A example:

I care more about others

and

I care about others more

Is there any difference between both sentences?

for first sentence:
Does more modifies verb care or prep about ?

for second sentence:
what word does more modify?

for preposition about:
Can I use more to modify about?

Last question: is there any general rule ?


texts: Is it correct to put "is" at the end of this sentence?

texts:
What an astonishing city Milano is

Is it correct to put the "is" at the end?


texts: Could you teach me the meaning of "it just fell in again"?

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The giant had a bonny daughter, and she and the lad grew very fond of
  each other. The giant said one day to Nix Nought Nothing: 'I've work
  for you tomorrow. There is a stable seven miles long and seven miles
  broad, and it has not been cleaned for seven years, and you must clean
  it tomorrow, or I will have you for my supper.'

  The giant's daughter went out next morning with the lad's breakfast,
  and found him in a terrible state, for always as he cleaned out a bit,
  it just fell in again.

This is from " Nix Nought Nothing" in English fairly tales. I couldn't understand this sentence of "it just fell in again". Could you teach me the meaning?


texts: Transcript error in "which are really amazing for reading books"?

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Here's a video transcript from VOA news.
http://www.voanews.com/content/apple-introduces-two-bigger-more-powerful-iphone-models/2444114.html

00:24

  "I think there's a lot of people that got big-screen envy and switched away from Apple towards Android phones with those 5-inch screens, which are really amazing for reading books and looking at your calendar and web-reading.  If Apple can get into that category I think there's a lot of people waiting to switch back," said Ackerman.

He says blogs in stead of books in "which are really amazing for reading books", right?


texts: What is the difference in meanings of these two sentences?

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I have heard the poem being recited on numerous occasions.
I have heard the poem recited on numerous occasions.
How is the first sentence different from the second sentence?


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First off,does this sentence make sense-

  I am awaiting my newspaper, as is my morning coffee

What I want to mean is that I and my coffee (personified) are waiting for the newspaper to come.
Something along the lines of, I am waiting for the newspaper so I can start consuming the coffee, and the coffee(personified) is waiting for the newspaper so it can be consumed by me, before it goes cold.

How else can I word it?

Also I would really appreciate some examples of the usage of "as is my" .

Hope I'm making sense.


texts: Do I need to put comma in this place at the sentence?

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The sentence is:

"A line is composed of a lot of points. From now on(,) this point we call “one dimensional”

The options are:

  1) "A line is composed of a lot of points. From now on, this point we
  call “one dimensional”

  2) "A line is composed of a lot of points. From now on this point we
  call “one dimensional”


texts: Implication and Time reference of simple passive gerund (Ing form)

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I've been adviced to think Ing form as Timeless and It implies the meaning in a sentence depending on the context.

I have read in The forms of the gerund (Grammaring) as follows:

  The simple gerund can refer to the same time as that of the verb in the main clause

  The simple gerund can also refer to a time before that of the verb in the main clause

So, I've found two sentences which are the words from @stoneyB. In his answer:

Have+object+past participle usage.

Could you tell which form of ing form it is in these sentences(I think they are in passive simple gerund) :

The minister underwent the experience of eggs being thrown at him.
You have undergone the experience of its being explained.

It seems in both of these sentences, the passive gerund being+past participle is present, Isn't it ? But what about the time reference that "ing form" refers to here in these sentences, to the same time as the main verb, before the main verb or what Implication or meaning the ing-form here refers to ?


texts: Using "imagine" and "assuming" for hypothetical situations

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1-  Imagine that I had some money yesterday, it would have been so fun to go there. (I didn't have money so we didn't go there
  yesterday.)

  2- Assuming that I was the guy whom they were looking for yesterday, would they have beaten me? (I wasn't the guy they were
  looking for.)

I don't know if my examples are good enough to convey my purpose.

Can I use these them, "imagine" and "assuming", in hypotetchical situations in the past with using past simple?


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Suppose I am writing an email and I need a customer to send some information. I want to tell him to reply my email and send the data.

  Please send us the required information in a response to this email.

Is the phrase "in a response to this email" valid? Does it make sense the way I intended to?


texts: The use of the present perfect and the past parfect in context

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Let's say that I have just experieced a sharp pain and want to say that this is the worst pain by now. Do I say

  I have never experienced such a pain before

or

  I had never experienced such a pain before?

I think that should use the present perfect because the pain have just happened. But my native English speking friend says that either can actually be used. I am curious to know what other native English speakers have to say about that. He also said that if it were yesterday it definetly has to be the past perfect. For example:

  I had a terrible pain yesterday. I had never experieced anything like that before.

Could the present perfect be used in this sentence?


texts: Do 'The picture is shown on the screen' and 'The picture shows on the screen' have the same meaning?

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Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?

The picture is shown on the screen.
The picture shows on the screen.

The first one seems better to me. I'm not sure if the 2nd one has the same meaning.


texts: "They have been exempted" vs. "they are exempted"

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What is the difference in meaning between the following two sentences?

  They have been exempted from paying tax.

  They are exempted from paying tax.

Are both sentences grammatically correct?


texts: Reduce subordinate clauses to adjectives/ adjective phrases?

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(1) If subordinating clauses contain adjectives or adjective phrases, like
  these below, how do you reduce them? Do you reduce them to adjectives/ adjective phrases or something?

I think the 1c and 2c are grammatically correct; but, the rest, I'm not sure...

  ... (2) Which ones of the below reduced sentences do you think are suitable in
  formal writing?

1. Because he was late for a meeting, he ran up the stairs very fast

→1a. Because late for a meeting, he ran up the stairs very fast (?)

→1b. Late for a meeting, he ran up the stairs very fast (?)

→1c. Being late for a meeting, he ran up the stairs very fast (✓)

2. Because she was sick, she went to see a doctor.

→2a. Because sick, she went to see a doctor (?)

→2b. Sick, she went to see a doctor (?)

→2c. Being sick, she went to see a doctor (✓)


texts: Can "has been smoking" be used in this situation?

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If someone has smoked one cigarette in a room and I can smell it, can I say "someone has been smoking here" even though it was only one cigarette?
Another example is if my neighbour's cat has peed in my garden once, can I say "your cat has been peeing in my garden"?


texts: "If I where you I ^would do^ the same" Vs. "If I where you I ^would have done^ the same"

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I called my friend and he answered the call and then ask me: "Is it emergency? because if not now I'm in a very important meeting. If it is not emergency, I'll call you immediately later."  Later he called me and he was sorry about that. I told him  "If I were you I would do the same".

Now, someone noted me to say "If I were you I would have done the same". My question if is it correct and if it is not what is the difference between

  "If I were you, I would do the same.

  "If I were you, I would have done the same"

and why it is correct to use one form and no the other form.


texts: I heard Leonardo Dicaprio saying about Kate Winslet,  "She's my homie.". I wonder what homie actually means. I looked up the online dictionaries and discovered that it's a North American slang for a friend or acquaintance from one's neighbourhood or hometown. Has it got a different parallel meaning that might mean 'special'. I also wonder if the word has a different usage too other than being a slang.


texts:
https://www.lingq.com/lesson/lesson-18-analyzing-cost-benefits-431411/

However, companies can make an informed decision about an investment by calculating the cost of the investment, comparing it to the potential profit, then factoring in the amount of time it could take to make that profit.

What is the meaning of "factoring" in the above context? What can I use instead of factoring there? and may I have some simple example sentences in plain English about the using of the word "factoring"


texts:
Libel schmibel. The dead can't sue.

What does “libel schmibel” mean?

Another word to say it?


texts:
Is it OK if I write "the author did not have his idea clearly stated".

If yes, what kind of tenses am I using? I know "did" is in past tense and "have ... stated" is in present perfect.


texts: Why is term been is using in Present Perfect ?

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I thought that been in using in Present Perfect Continious only. But i find out
that sometimes it is using in Present Perfect also ?


texts: Is it OK to say "the staff of this hotel"?

texts:
What I want to say is that I have been in touched with someone who work in a specific hotel, so, is it OK to say to my boss this?

  I have contacted with the staff of the hotel.


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I’m so tired of Sophie showing off her engagement ring all the time.

  Isha enjoyed her time as she watched her husband play the gentleman.

The latter should be 'playing'?The first is just for reference.


texts: difference between “go up to” and “go up”

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For example:

She wants to go up to the mountain.

She wants to go up the mountain.

As far as I know the first example is correct and the second is not. But by reading the rhyme
“Jack and Jill went up the hill...” I feel both are correct, so what’s the difference if both are correct?


texts: Why should the preposition be included or omitted in this example?

texts:
"Where did you get this from?"
  "Where did you get this?"

Which one is correct and why?

According to the textbook, the first one is incorrect. Please explain.


texts: Could you explain phrase "vaguely annoying in an over-enthusiatic motivational speaker kind of way"

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Context is (source):

  Okay, that’s vaguely annoying in an over-enthusiatic motivational
  speaker kind of way, but I’ll permit it – because what this turns into
  is genuinely so joyful.

Could you explain to me, what phrase

  ...vaguely annoying in an over-enthusiatic motivational speaker kind of way...

mean?

Update. It seems I don't understand what vaguely annoying means...


texts: Which sentence is correct? (Preposition)

texts:
Meet me in lunch room.
Meet me at lunch room.
what should be the preposition in or at?


texts: Present simple or present perfect continuous to express routine

texts:
If I want to ask someone about their handwashing routine, is there any difference between
"Do you wash your hands regularly?" or "Have you been washing your hands regularly?" or are both possible?


texts:
Why does the author mention that tree frog calling is said to be “the most energetically expensive behavior yet measured in any vertebrate"?

A. explain why it is important for tree frogs to be in top physical condition

B. To distinguish tree frogs from other species of frogs

C. To indicate that survival is more difficult for frogs than for other vertebrates

D. To emphasize how physical effort calling requires

  Sound frequencies-or pitch-can also convey information about the calling male because the vocal apparatus grows larger as the frog grows older. In some frogs, the pitch of individual sounds varies with so that older and larger males give lower-pitched calls. Sound pitch is affected by temperature; small males can mimic the lower pitch of larger, older males by calling from colder locations. Finally, the length of time that an individual can afford to spend calling is a good indicator of his health. Many frogs invest considerable energy in calling, both because they do not feed and because it is a physically demanding behavior that relies on rapid muscular contractions of the vocalization apparatus. This effort can be debilitating in a male frog that is not in top physical condition. Calling in tree frogs is said to be the most energetically expensive behavior yet measured in any vertebrate.

The answer is A but I don't know why, I chose D because I think it is talking about the difficulty of producing the sound.


texts: Is the definite article idiomatic in: "Look! The cat is eating the meat"

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You and your child are walking on a street and suddenly see a cat eating some meat.

At that moment, both you and your child know what the cat looks like (white fur, etc) and know what the meat looks like (red meat, etc).

I know that the more suitable expression should be "Look! a cat is eating some meat."

But I also wonder if the father and his child could say "Look! The cat is eating the meat." because at the moment of uttering both see the specific cat and meat and what they look like?


texts: What is the difference between early hours in the morning and at dawn

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I want to make a sentence -

I get too tired to get up at dawn and go for work.
I get too tired to get up at early hours in the morning and go for work.

Is there any difference ? - Which one sounds better ?


texts: What is the exact meaning of this sentence? How to understand "for you"?

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I'm going to buy a ball for you.

I have two explanations of this sentence:

(1) I will help you to buy a ball. You don't have to buy it.

(2) I will buy a ball. The ball is for you. (means: I will give the ball to you.)

I can't figure out its authentic meaning.


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It seems sometimes speakers use 'the' even when the noun is not definite. For example, they may say :

"I'm going to the shopping centre/beach/cinema/gym."

While I don't know and they haven't mentioned which shopping centre/beach/cinema/gym they are going to. How can this be explained?


texts:
I read that in scientific contexts native speakers use "fishes." Is it used by scientists to refer to the same fish or different fish? Because if we are talking about a variety of fish it's not wrong to use "fishes."
If I am talking about my fish in the tank which  would be grammatical and natural: "I have ten fish in my tank," I mean all are the same and "I have ten different fishes" meaning they are not the same.


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Which one of the following sentences will be passive voice of "I was sanctioned the loan by the office".

The office sanctioned loan to me.

The office sanctioned me the loan.

What differences are created because of the above two constructs as both give same meaning and seems equally correct. Please illustrate.


texts: Single Verb for "Be Compatible with (a Proposition)"

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Suppose we have a proposition of any given form (for example, "the earth is 'flat' "). In terms of observations, the best we can do is to decide if the proposition is disproved or not disproved (which is different than "proved"; the latter is, strictly speaking, reserved for mathematical contexts). Now to express "the proposition is not compatible with what is observed" we have an elegant one word "disprove" (or various alternatives); I wonder if there is also a one-word term that can express "the proposition is compatible with what is observed" even to a non-scientific person without compromising precision.

I guess using "support", for instance, in a way such as "the data support the proposition" would confuse some (?); on the other hand, saying "the data disprove the proposition" seems unlikely to mislead. And I am seeking a choice of such a verb that not only precisely conveys "the proposition is not disproved by the data" but admits almost no chance of misleading.

By the way, an empirical situation of the need is when one needs to explain scientific nuances to younger minds.


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I'm not sure what the sentence below means.

  "All the materials we use are Australian by content and sourced globally."

what do you mean by "by content" here?
Is it like, they use Australian materials only when its content is good, and when it is not, they use those sourced globally?

or they use both of them but mainly Australian?

or anything else?


texts:
Which question is right?

  Have you ever been had a bomb alert?

or

  Have you ever had a bomb alert?


texts: What do quotation marks in a mid-name signify?

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Source

As clear from source,I wonder what's the need to use that in the mid name of Steven "Steve" Barry Smith.I have pretty much seen these on Wikipedia website.


texts: What does "by a pretty wide margin" mean?

texts:
I guess it means China is likely to bring us quite a lot of profit over time. Is that correct?

  “China is very likely to be our largest international market likely by a pretty wide margin over time.” Chief Executive Officer Kim Lopdrup said in an interview last week.

Source: Trade War or Not, U.S. Companies Follow the Consumer to China.


texts: "will build" vs. "will have built"—any difference?

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My question is one I saw on a site it is.I want to know the difference between the sentences.

  By 2025, I think we will build a settlement on Mars.

and

  By 2025, I think we will have built a settlement on Mars.

Also can you please tell me the meaning of:

  By 2025, I think we would have built a settlement on Mars.


texts: It's time I go to bed vs It's time I went to bed?

texts:
What does It's time I went to bed mean?

and can we say It's time I go to bed ?

and what's the difference between the two sentences?


texts:
I read this sentence from a students essay. I think it sounds odd and think that whomever is better. Is this sentence alright?

  What about to buy a dish for (whom/whomever) you like?


texts: What does the phrase "by the time token" mean?

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I saw the sentence "by the time token" in a physics textbook. The original sentence is:

  By the time token, if E < V(and V is constant), then Y is exponential.

In Cambridge Dictionary, "token" means "symbol", but obviously it doesn't suit the context here. Can anyone please explain what the phrase means?


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I came across the following sentence and I would like ask to if it is grammatically correct?

There is a phrase " to think through" which means to think carefully over something and there is a phrase " to think for yourself" which means you take your own decision in dictionaries. However,  there is no a phrase " to think something through for yourself".

I think it means " making own decision after a thorough thinking" but is it standard English?

For example:

  They need to be able to think things through for themselves and show
  initiative, not wait for direction.


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I came across this sentence

  But the snow came earlier than usual that year.

This is from a novel. I can understand it if it is "usual years". What's the meaning of " usual that year "?


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I am learning the proposition, about, and on. I still need to improve my understanding. I wonder do I need to use about or on with the word information.

For example,

  The method A can still give further information about the model.

  The method A can still give further information on the model.

I feel on is awkward, however, I surprise why I cannot use of or for.

Which sentence is correct?


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If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would not have been erected.

Can you use 'would not been' instead of 'would not have been'?

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texts: past tense to report news in American English

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I'd like to know whether the past tense can be used to report news in American English, as follows:

I'm writing to inform you that your brother was promoted to sales manager.

Is it necessary to use the present perfect form has been promoted here in AmE?

I'd appreciate your help.


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I'm interested in whether we can use "to" before "here" and "there".

You can always return to here whenever you want.
You should never go to there.

Is it idiomatic in any way? Does it have a valid grammatical usage?


texts: what does 'as a whole' mean in the following sentence?

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In the sentence:

  "Young people today have no influence on the important decisions
  that determine the future of society as a whole."

what does it mean by "as a whole"? Does it mean unanimity?


texts: How do we say "within a kilometer radius spherically"? When we say radius, we think of a circle, so how do you specify that you're thinking of a sphere when you say "within a kilometer radius"?


texts: Cultural expressions to say after drinking/eating

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Is there a specific expression native speakers say to someone right after they have drunk/eaten something-water/drink/food- as a form of etiquette? For example, two people say cheers when they drink in some occasions but I am looking for expressions you might say to someone when they have eaten or drunk in informal situations while you do not have to be drinking or eating.

Example:

  A: [Finished a glass of water] Ehh!

  B: ................ [said
  something to A in response to their finishing the glass of water]


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Regional organizations are becoming increasingly active, perhaps in recognition that an under-resourced UN system needs assistance to implement its security mandate at the regional and national levels.
  The EU and the less well known but influential OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) is the most extensive European security organization in that it includes Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union.
  With the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) incorporating the USA, the OSCE’s mission is evolving from being a facilitator of security dialogue and a promoter of democratization to engagement in the business of peacekeeping.
  According to Nina Graeger and Alexandra Novosseloff, this organization ‘is the most important norm-building organization in Europe’, although this effectiveness is limited by renewed strategic rivalry between the USA and Russia.

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I'm completly confused about this paragraph:

What does "in recognition" mean here? I think it means "after recognizing the importance of issue" (?)
What does author mean in calling UN as an "under-resourced" system? i can't understand (maybe it means dependent system to nations(?)
What is reference of "that" and "it" in here? that=EU  and it=osce(?)


texts: What's the difference? I thought I would ... and I though I was going to

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I thought I'd try eating Japanese food today.  I thought I was going to eat Japanese food today.

The second sentence implies that I didn't eat it actually, but how about the first sentence?  What happened eventually? Does it imply the same as the second sentence?

"I asked because I thought you would know." -Does it mean that this person actually didn't know? The more I think, the more I get confused. Could you help me?


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“Your Honor”.I raised my voice.“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I assure you that my master, Dennis Swift, in no way acted inappropriately around this young lady, Annika. It was clear to me that she loved him more than anything in the world, and she offered herself to him. He declined her offer. After driving us over a harrowing mountain pass, after exhausting himself, draining himself of all physical energy in order to deliver us safely home, Denny is guilty only offalling asleep. Annika, this girl, this woman, as unaware of the ramifications of her actions as she might have been, assaulted my Denny.”
-- Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

Does the comparative construction mean ‘as unaware of the ramifications of her actions as she might have been unaware of the ramifications of her actions’?


texts: What is this mop-like tool called in English?

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What this pictured object is called in English?

I was googling for mop and squeegee and got confused since based on the pictures in google images the most mops and squeegees look different. Then what is the accurate name for that?


texts: What are the names of the verb tenses used in these two sentences?

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My answer to this question prompted me to consider what are the appropriate descriptions for the verb tenses used in the sentences given below. Unfortunately, my google-fu wasn't sufficent to the task of tracking down a satisfactory answer.

Sentence 1:

  Please let me know which input to consider.

Sentence 2:

  Please let me know which input should be considered.

Does it even make any sense to talk about a tense that covers the whole of one of these sentences (with the relative clausal verb tenses modifying the overall tense) or can we only describe clausal verb tenses in isolation from each other?


texts: Why use 'they' to answer "what are those?"

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There's a simple test:

  What are those?

  A. Those are apples.

  B. They are apples.

The answer key is B. This might just be a simple question, but I don't have a strong reason why A is not correct? Any thoughts? Thanks!


texts: What's the proper style to write a company's name followed by Inc?

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Facebook, Inc.
  Google Inc.
  Twitter, Inc.
  Apple Inc.

This is what I read on Wikipedia about Facebook, Google, Twitter and Apple. Note that the first and third has comma before Inc.. The second and fourth has no comma again.

The question -

Which one is the correct style to write a company's name followed by Inc.? Is comma necessary to put after company's name and before Inc.?

I think there should be a strict rule as it deals with company's registration where punctuation marks do play an essential role.

Can a check put in the name of Twitter, Inc. get declined if it's registered as Twitter Inc.

Your view please.