texts: When do we put a comma before "so that"?

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I am not sure where I got the idea that a comma must be added before "so that", but I have been doing this for a while now, and now I realized it might be ungrammatical, or is it? When would you add a comma?

For example:

  You should do several of the things that he asked you to do so that he
  doesn't blame you for his failure.


texts: "by a slow injection of" vs. "by slow injection of"

texts:
In most cases it is possible to avoid a severe systemic reaction as a result of accidental vascular injection through the use of an injection technique in which aspiration is followed by a slow injection of 0.2-0.4 ml of the drug, which is followed by a slow injection of the remaining volume after a delay of at least 10 seconds.

Should one use the indefinite article here? Or is it better without one?

  In most cases it is possible to avoid a severe systemic reaction as a result of accidental vascular injection through the use of an injection technique in which aspiration is followed by slow injection of 0.2-0.4 ml of the drug, which is followed by slow injection of the remaining volume after a delay of at least 10 seconds.

I believe it's better with the indefinite article because there is an "of-phrase".


texts: Grammar in terms of referring to the future

texts:
Keeping it short. In terms of the future tense, is the grammar of the following sentence correct?

"Nobody would continue this tradition."


texts:
The following snippets are taken from Google Books:

  1.1 Lindsay Roy: I would have thought the status quo is the
  position that they retain. Is that not a reasonable assumption?

  Professor Scott: I do not think so, but you are welcome to hold it. I
  do not hold it.

  1.2 Chair: I ask because we will obviously want to pursue with the
  Scottish Government at some point the question of the 20-year figure.
  If that is deemed by people, including the Defence Academy, to be a
  reasonable figure for moving. we will then want to clarify with them
  whether or not they are prepared to allow Trident 20 years until such
  time as replacements are built.

  Peter Luff: Chairman, I would have thought you would also need
  a period of consultation with the local population where you are
  moving it to. It would be a very long project indeed.

  1.3 "I would have thought that it is not likely to build peace and
  harmony. Can you see anything other than the full 20 years as being
  conducive to an agreeable settlement"?

  1.4 "I can see that if you want to have expeditionary forces. they would be
  valuable, but I would have thought that in those circumstances the
  bigger forces would have surplus capacity and that they
  would be working harder."

The Referendum on Separation for Scotland, Session 2012-13: Oral and Written Evidence

  2. I would like to make two suggestions: one element which I
  would have thought the Minister would have included, if not in his actual speech, in his "background thinking" is the business of
  land adjudication. My hon. friend is looking at me with very keen eyes
  and I hope that he is going to understand what I am talking about.

Kenya National Assembly Official Record

  3. The youngest of his children was just left school. I had seen it in
  the Press. She had passed high up in her exams at the school at Beaucamps, and was going to be an air-hostess. I couldn’t see what she
  wanted all that education for to be an air-hostess. I would have
  thought all she needed was to know how to smile.

The Book of Ebenezer le Page
 by G.B. Edwards

  4. In the process of climbing the brick with the spider in tow, the wasp slipped and lost its grasp, falling to the ground. You would have
  thought that by now, the wasp would have become frustrated and
  decide to give up, but to the contrary the wasp grabbed the spider and
  continued its task.

By the Grace of God: Accompanied by “Shadows and Reflections”
 by James R. Read

As FumbleFingers points out, (primarily of UK speakers) people often say I'd have thought when what they really mean is I think. It's just a kind of "distancing circumlocution" that often conveys more a sense of polite deference, rather than hesitant uncertainty or conditionality. Plus, of course, standard principles of sarcasm mean it can be used witheringly/haughtily.

Example 1.1 - 1.4 and 2. can serve as examples of such use, but example 3. and 4. are somewhat different.

Would a non-BrE speaker be able to identify the subtle nuance?

Ordinarily an subordinate clause is expressed with the same tense and mood as the main clause.

However, as we can see, some of these examples appear to violate the sequencing rule. In these contexts, tense or mood is just a stylistic choice?


texts: Can the phrase "one's ass off" be collocated with most of verbs?

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I know the phrase "laugh my ass off", meaning "laugh at it a lot".

I checked with two American friends. One said "ass off" could apply to other verbs, but he didn't give me any examples indeed. Well, the other guy said "No, ass off only worked in the phrase laugh my ass off".

Question: Is "ass off" a common set which could apply to most of verbs in English? Or merely in laugh my ass off? In another word, can I say "I tried my ass off" or "I worked my ass off"?


texts: Different ways of saying “ I am not following the conversation” when someone is speaking and ask you a question but you are absent minded?

texts:
The following options cone to my mind
1. Sorry, I am not following you.
2. Sorry, I did not get that.
3. I am sorry, can you repeat that?
4.Say that again!

Please advise for more options, especially official ones!


texts:
I always believe that the usage of so and too is different from each other:

  He is so busy until he is able to forget his problems. (=+ve sense)

and another one

  He is too busy until he does not have time to eat.(-ve sense)

Consider the following sentence:

  i)This place is so hot.

  ii)No wonder, the shirt's so big.

How about the sentences above?

Is it grammatically permitted to use them interchangeably?


texts: What do you call a metallic bar projecting out of something that's used to support/carry an object?

texts:
Is there a word for such thing? Think of a tank or vehicle with a metallic bar projecting to the side and that's used to carry some bag. Is there a name for something like that?

Here's an example:

  The ___ embedded into the truck was used to carry John's bag.


texts: Which one sounds right: "life is short" or "lives are short"?

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According to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary, "life" can be a countable and uncountable noun.

  The floods caused a massive loss of life
  Hundreds of lives were threatened

But if we wanted to say "life" in general, which one sounds right or are they both grammatically correct?

life is short
or
lives are short.


texts: Would you help me with adjectives, alive and live?

texts:
Although she forgot to water it for a week, the plant was still alive/live.

Which one is right?

My professor has just told me that you must use ALIVE. But I don't know why yet.


texts: I'd go to prison to return to US -- how exactly do you understand that? (context: news article headline)

texts:
Source: Snowden: I'd go to prison to return to US

Example:

  Snowden: I'd go to prison to return to US

That's the title of that news article by the Associated Press. I'm having a hard time interpreting what exactly that says. To say that he would go to prison to return to the U.S. almost sounds like the only way for him to return to America is first go to prison and then return to the U.S. I am really not following that. Could you spell things out for me please?


texts: Is "A meeting is already arranged today" correct or should it be "arranged FOR today" or "arranged ON today"?

texts:
My team is looking for a supervisor for our research project and we are currently in contact with one lecturer who asked us for a meeting today to confirm things. Problem is another lecturer contacted us and asked for a meeting today.
I want to reply back saying we already have a meeting arranged today. What is the correct way to say it?  Another meeting is already arranged "for today", "on today" or just "today"?


texts:
What is the difference in meaning between genuinely and sincerely? For example:

  I genuinely look forward to our meetings
  I sincerely look forward to our meetings

Is there any difference? Are these two words synonyms?

I suspect that these two words are synonyms! I checked this link:
and it doesn't show sincerely in the list.


texts: Is there a verb to say "I'm not interested anymore?"

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What is the closest verb or phrasal verb in English to say "I'm not interested anymore"?

For example, you have been in a car dealer store, and the day after the dealer call you and give you some offers but you are not just interested in that brand anymore.


texts: How does a sentence emphasize the narrator's growing sense of nervousness?

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( a question in an ACT English exam) It is impossible to talk—or protest—over the engines’ roar and the noise of the wind that blasts through the open doorways on either side of the narrow fuselage.________But your instructor smiles confidently.She gives you the thumbs-up sign.
Why filling "This is just as well, because if you could protest, you might." in the blank will emphasize the narrator's growing sense of nervousness? But adding "the wind rushing in is loud" will not have this effect?
Is there any implicit meaning of the former option?


texts: Is the rephrasing of "city of Brandfield" to "Brandfield city" correct?

texts:
In the process of preparing for IELTS, I was practicing Writing Task 1.
In the task it is said:

  Below is a map of the city of Brandfield. ...

Commonly, the first sentence of an essay should rephrase the task, so I came up with:

  The map presents a sketchy scheme of

and here I stopped in doubts because I wanted to rephrase the city or Brandfield as the Brandfield city, but I didn't know if it's correct or not.

Research conducted before asking:
In British National Corpus of SkELL, there is only 1 entry of the city of Moscow, but more than 25 of the Moscow city. 2 of the city of Tokyo , but 0 of the Tokyo city.

After this research, there is a small probability that not any city can be rephrased in this fashion. This is why I'm asking you.

Question:
Is this allowed to rephrase any the city of %Name% to the %Name% city?
Or at least the city of Brandfield in particular?


texts: Is it common to say "Let's move on" when students respond to a teacher?

texts:
According to Cambridge Dictionary, "move on" could mean

  to start a new activity

  I'd done the same job for years and felt it was time to move on.

or

  to accept that a situation has changed and be ready to deal with new experiences

  Since he and his girlfriend broke up, he's been finding it difficult to move on.

In an online classroom, a teacher just finished a section and going to start next section

  Teacher: "Do you have any questions in this section?"

  Student: "No, I don't have any questions at the moment. Thanks!"

According to the post As a student, how do I answer "do you have any questions"?, the student's response is natural and polite. Is it still natural if the following part is added?

  Student: "No, I don't have any questions at the moment. Thanks! Let's move on."


texts: There are practice or practical questions and what's the name for the other type of questions that have to do with memorizing? And is it practical questions or practice questions?


texts: On correct use of the indefinite article

texts: Consider the following situation. Assume that I have two different jobs. Somebody, who knows me and knows my jobs asks me "Where are you?". What can I answer - "I'm at a job" or "I'm at the job"?


texts: What is the difference between "I've got" and "I've gotten"?

texts:
My friend sent me a document via Email and I wanted to confirm that I got it. Then I had doubt between writing to him "I've got it" (simple past) or "I've gotten it" (past participle). What is the difference between these two options in this context?

Normally, in irregular verbs, one of the differences between simple past and past participle is the using in a passive structure which requires the past participle verb for a passive voice ("For example "be gotten", rather than "be got". Also: "be broken" rather than "be broke" and so on). Even for active voice, as far as I know we don't say "I've broke it" or "I've ate it". In our case, I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct to say "I've got it" using simple past.


texts:
This assumption has a negligible impact on the study.

  This assumption has negligible impact on the study.

Which one between the two above sentences is correct ?


texts: Where to put question mark in the sentence?

texts:
Which one of the three sentences is correct regarding the place of "!" and capitalizing "because"?

  Could you please explain to me the course enrolment process? Because it is a bit unclear for me.
  Could you please explain to me the course enrolment process, because it is a bit unclear for me?
  Could you please explain to me the course enrolment process? because it is a bit unclear for me.


texts: Why not "the dog has eaten my homework"?

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Why do we say "The dog ate my homework" without the perfect present?
I know the perfect present is used to describe an action in the past that influences the present (an explicit call to action). So should it be "The dog has eaten my homework (so I cannot read them out loud)". No?
Having that said, most of the time we tell about the past in relation to the present.
I mean it seems most actions in the past have an influence to the present when we mention them. I feel I overuse it.


texts:
I have read the related questions answered here but still don't know how I can convince a learner not to use where in the second gap. They simply believe whenever a word refers to a place (no matter whether it is an entity or not), they have to use this relative adverb.
I have to say that my favourite place in the world is the village where I was born. I've travelled all over the world but it's still the place which I love most.


texts: What's the term to designate the absence of bureaucracy?

texts: I am searching a term which means: absence of forms, bureaucracy and long procedures. I don't know if formless could be correct as long as it is a neologism.


texts: If an already mentioned word is ‘things’

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If an already mentioned word is ‘things,’ or a plural noun indicating things including a pen, and things consist of a pen and an eraser, is it grammatical to say ‘the pen’ even though I didn’t say ‘a pen’ or a word only indicating a pen?
For example: ‘Things: the pen and the eraser’
‘The’ here only indicates any things already mentioned, not previously specified by context or by circumstance.


texts: Word to describe "a person who has no Love no Hate"?

texts:
What do we call a person who has a neutral state of mind with no Love no hate? Please don't tell a Robot or Dead Person.

Is there any word to describe a person.


texts: How to say "is included" in active voice

texts:
How can I say

  John is included in the Hall of Fame

but not in passive voice:

  John X-s the Hall of Fame

I'm looking for something different than "is in", of course :)


texts:
I have the next sentence

  Our engineers tried to implement a laser beam as a weapon in this
  ship, and they success. This ship is able to make constant damage when
  we hit the enemy with the laser. They need some time to recharge
  before attack again

But I am not sure when to use reload or rechargue in the futuristic sci scenario

  They need some time to recharge before attack again

or

  They need some time to reload before attack again

Which one should I use and why?

Thanks in advance


texts: differences between the word "would like to, love and love to"

texts:
I would like to enjoy hiking.

  I love hiking.

  I love to enjoy hiking.

I am so keen to know if the words "would like to enjoy,love
and love to enjoy" are interchangeable.


texts: Appositives: Should there be a comma with "that" in this sentence?

texts:
While writing a sentence like the one below, should I insert a comma after "that movie"(to mean one and only film) or withhold the comma as it is?

Her life was a lot like that movie Sleepless in Seattle.


texts: How long you been waiting to spring that on me? Is the sentence correct?

texts:
Is it a wrong sentence of present-perfect？
but I heard a native speaker said it.
Does it lack 'have' before 'you'?


texts:
Reading this article now,

In the 5th passage,

  For those lucky enough not to be living through the Italian lockdown, pay attention: What’s happening in Milan, Florence and Rome offers a likely preview of what’s coming to New York, London or Paris in a week or two. Consider this our letter to you from Italy, written from the seclusion of our couches and dining room tables, with a taste of what you should expect.

I'm afraid I don't understand the bold part correctly.

  Consider this our letter to you from Italy, -->OK,

  written from the seclusion of our couches and dining room tables,-->?

Who are "our" aka "we"? Italians or Americans in Italy?

Thank you in advance for your help.


texts: Do Americans remove the "t" in "wanted"?

texts: When you pronounce the phrase "I got a message you wanted to see me", is the "t" usually deleted in the word "wanted"? Thank you.


texts:
Let's suppose we are talking about a class. The class has many students. Some are good. Some are bad. It is about their behavior. A teachers says, "I don't like this class. They are bad students.' Now the other teacher wants to say, "Yes, many of them are bad but many of them are good too." What should he say?

All are not bad.

Not all are bad.


texts:
I have the following sentence.

  I'm really excited to share with you some findings that really surprise me about what makes companies succeed the most, what factors actually matter the most for startup success.

And I don't understand which part of speech the word 'succeed' is.
If it's predicate then where is subject?


texts: “She waited for me for two hours” “She had been waiting for me for two hours”

texts:
She waited for me for two hours

She had been waiting for me for two hours

Which statement is more correct? And how do we know which statement we should use?


texts:
Is it correct to delete the subject from this sentence to avoid repetition?

  I have OSHA and I am certified from the ministry as a ...

  I have OSHA and a certified from the ministry as a ......

or I should simply say

  I have OSHA and a certification from the ministry as as ...?


texts:
Maggie had come from Tennessee. Her hair was the color of turnips and
  she laughed.

This is from a novel "Sarah, Plain and Tall". Does it mean "Her hair was white hair because of her age"?


texts: Someone who buys and sells apartments, houses and foreign exchange

texts:
I was wondering what would you call a person who buys and sales houses and apartments" and "foreign exchange and currencies"?
Actually, I know several terms, but I have no idea how they differ in meaning and what is the common one for each case?

For houses and apartments buy and sales:

  a. real estate dealer
  b. real estate broker

For currency and foreign exchange buy and sales (in this specific case, I'm not about the official agencies who are dealing with these affairs; but rather I am about those people who are dealing with buying and selling foreign currencies in black market.)

  a. money dealer
  b. money broker
  c. currency dealer
  d. currency broker
  e. foreign exchange dealer
  f. foreign exchange broker


texts: Is "to which X" an alternate to "where X to"?

texts:
I am wondering if these two are equivalent.

Example:

  It's a place to which our souls ascend.

  It's a place where our souls ascend to.

Are these two the same in meaning broadly speaking?


texts: "is there" or "if there is" which one is more easy to understand and hear?

texts:
this professor is saying (expression_1)

  is there a cat on this image, output one, or is there no cat on this image, output zero

change this expression as (expression_2)

  if there is a cat on this image, output one; or if there is no cat on this image, output zero.

in the context of class lecture, which one is more easy to understand and hear?


texts:
I use capital letters in the first word of titles except (the, in, on, etc.). I am now using the word versus in a title. does the first letter needs to be capitalized

  Method-A Versus Method-B

or

  Method-A versus Method-B


texts: Can people have punctuation marks in their name?

texts:
I am wondering if there is something that prevents punctuations in a person's name? I know apostrophes and hyphens are acceptable (i.e O'Reily, O'Brien, Mary-Ann, etc...)

I don't care how the name might be pronounced or how much they'd struggle with it; i'm wondering if it's possible/legal... Can someone have the name of

M@rk!
Th()mas
$amuel
"Larry"

for example...


texts:
I'm not going to school today.
-You are too!

Assuming the above is correct English, how would you refer to this particular usage of "too"?


texts: Is saying 'necessary information' wrong English?

texts:
I wrote the sentence that 'people don't get necessary information'.
But an editor changed 'people don't get information they need'.

Whole sentence is
'People don't get necessary information at the time of a natural disaster
such as earth quakes.'


texts:
Often, when we say about winning prizes, we say it without any articles:

  I won first prize/ first place.

And as far as I know, people use "the" with names of specific prizes:

  He won the Pulitzer prize.

  She won the Nobel prize.

  He won the Field's medal.

But, what I am wondering is what about medals. Is it

  Jessica Ennis won an Olympic gold medal

or is it

  She won the Olympic gold medal

And would it make any difference if it was some other kind of gold medal, not an Olympic one? And what if in the case nothing is aforementioned and is just a "gold medal"?

Also, I believe, "win first prize" is almost like a phrase. But would it make any difference if it was with capital letters, so the name of the prize was First Prize. I think similar things can be asked about "honourable mention" as well. Are both only used without articles when simply describing someone winning it?


texts: What is the difference between "not a lot" and "not very much / not much"

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When I'm speaking English, I think I use not a lot and not much interchangeably. I've thought that maybe grammatically there is a difference between the phrases.

Are there cases where I should use not a lot instead of not much, or can I use them interchangeably?

  I don't like Japanese food very much.

  I don't like Japanese food a lot.

  I don't watch TV very much.

  I don't watch TV a lot.

  I don't know much about Western history.

  I don't know a lot about Western history.


texts:
Many  electric  clocks  are  combined  with  radios,  which  can  sometimes  be  set  to  turn  on automatically.

In this sentence, what does "which" refers to, radios or electric clocks,or radios combined with electric clocks,or electric clocks combined with radio?


texts: Opposite word for "hero", not in the sense of "villain"

texts: We see heroes in fantasy movies, who fight against dragons and save princess (as always). While there exist those brave heroes, there also are people who exist to be saved by heroes. Is there any word in English to represent them in the sense that they are not as much dedicated to his or her values?


texts:
I am given a sentence "All human love is based on love of God".
What does "love of God" mean? Does it mean "human love for God"? or does it mean "God's love for human"? or does it mean something else?

I am confused...

Thank you,


texts:
I was pretty sure that he would support me for changing the age-old and static structure of our organisation.

My book says it should be in instead of for, is it correct ? To my ears for sounds well.

Please don't vote this to close / duplicate, there are numerous threads on SE similar to this  but I  couldn't find any one which could clear my doubt.


texts: 'Short' is/means [quite] the opposite/contrary of 'tall'

texts:
1 'Short' is [quite] the opposite of 'tall'.
2 'Short' is [quite] the contrary of 'tall'.
3 'Short' means [quite] the opposite of 'tall'.
4 'Short' means  [quite] the contrary of 'tall'.

Which of the above senteces sounds more natural? And, how does 'quite' work there?


texts:
I was born in Country X in 1968 and was immigrated with my mother to Country B in which my father had been for 6 years. I was raised up in Country B by my parents since 1978...

My questions are:
1, Since my father had already moved to Country B and been living in there for years, it was said that he was qualified to apply for something (maybe passports) from the government of Country B before my mother and I were allowed to live in Country B legally, so I used the word "immigrate". Is it correctly used in the given situation?
2, But, when looking it up into an online dictionary, I found out its synonym, "migrate". I am wondering if these two words are interchangeable.


texts: The Day I Realized the Truth (title of the essay)

texts:
That was easy. I picked "The Family Hero."

Some psychologists also refer to this child as "The Golden Child". This child can do no wrong, is praised by the family and commended no matter what the child does.

This is one of the sentences that I took from the essay.  I want to ask why "is" cannot use as a past tense (like "was" praised by the family) as the verbs used in the title are past tense.


texts:
Swimming is an inexpensive sport as you don’t have to buy any tools
  and it'd be even cheaper than any other kind of sport if you lived
  nearby waters \ water area.

I am not sure what is the right noun to describe living beside a (lake or beach or river)? I found some newspapers using "waters" or "water area" but not in this way


texts: Is there a difference in meaning when I move the word “not”?

texts:
Compare

  I do not want to be lonely

with

  I want to not be lonely

and

  I want to be not lonely

I feel like there’s a difference here - the first is saying the speaker doesn’t want to become lonely and the latter two are saying the speaker wants to stop being lonely.

Im also not convinced by the grammaticality of the last two.

Am I right - if so, is there a name for this change in meaning by moving this one word, or is it just a quirk if English?


texts:
WAR AND PEACE

  she thought, feeling that the Almighty Hand, hitherto unseen, was becoming manifest in all that was now taking place. “Well, Mamma? Everything is ready. What's the matter?” asked Natasha, as with animated ...

What does the adverb “now” imply in this context? Which came with past tense.
Does it give the meaning of “up to “that” moment”, on the contrary as it usually implies “at this moment”?
I think if the sentence were this way, replacing “had been” with “was”, it would be more better and appropriate to the context to make sense of “up to that moment”.

To go such way:

  she thought, feeling that the Almighty Hand, hitherto unseen, was becoming manifest in all that  had now been taking place. “Well, Mamma? Everything is ready. What's the matter?” asked Natasha, as with animated  ...

-

  What do you think?

Oxford dictionary: Now

(at) the present time

  Where are you living now?
  It's been two weeks now since she called.
  It's too late now.
  From now onI'll be more careful.
  He'll be home by now.
  I've lived at home up till now.
  That's all for now.

at or from this moment, but not before

  Start writing now.
  I am now ready to answer your questions.

(informal) used to show that you are annoyed about something

  Now they want to tax food!
  What do you want now?
  It's broken. Now I'll have to get a new one.

used to get someone's attention before changing the subject or asking them to do something

  Now, listen to what she's saying.
  Now, the next point is quite complex.
  Now come and sit down.
  Now let me think…


texts:
She's been pregnant [for] about/around 5 weeks.

Which one is more preferable and more commonly used in the sentence above?
For me, both are interchangeable. But I can't articulate why. It feels like both can be used along with an amount of time with little difference in meaning.
Based on my research, both can be used with a number or quantity with the meaning: approximately, so there may not be any nuance of meaning. Therefore, I think I am correct they can be used interchangeably and I also suppose there is no considerable difference in register too.


texts: What kind of verb is 'saw' in 'I saw him do X'

texts:
I'm just curious to know what kind of verb that is. I know that 'made' is a causative verb in the following sentence:

I made him do X

But I don't think 'saw' is causative in the following sentence as it doesn't cause 'him' (is it the subject?) to do anything:

I saw him do X

I couldn't find anything on Google. Can anyone give some insight?


texts: a question about grammar of " Would have to "

texts:
Consider:

  She hoped for a future when marriage would not have to end a career of research.

I have read below questions however,They are not answering my question

  link 1, (answer: Would is used here to express repeated or habitual action in the past)

In this case, can we use two auxiliary verbs in a chain consecutively ?
I mean would and have to

You suggest that: "when I was a kid, I would must do our homework"

  link 2 , this is irrelevant (conditional usage of would)

  link 3, No grammarian explanation can be seen there.


texts: That car is the color of a ripe cherry. (How can a car be a color?)

texts:
Good day!

  That car is the color of a ripe cherry.

"Color" is a noun that is in the same case as "car", i.e. in the subjective case. But how can it be possible? A car is a vehicle, a construction, a device, ... but not a color. How can a car be a color? It's nonsense.

Could you please explain this strange thing to me?

Thanks!

Upd. 1:

The leaves are green. - "green" is an adjective.

Her eyes were red from crying. - "red from crying" is an adjectival phrase.

That car is the color of a ripe cherry. - "the color of a ripe cherry" is a noun phrase, not an adjectival phrase.

Upd. 2:

He is the president. - "he" means a man. "President" means a man. So, they are appropriate for each other.

That car is the color of a ripe cherry. - "car" is a vehicle. "Color" is not a vehicle. So, they are not appropriate for each other.


texts:
The majority of the computer professionals recommends/recommend that effective measures should be taken against software piracy.

Generally I follow thumb rule that "a number of" takes plural and "the number of" takes singular verb. ( I though in same way "the majority" takes singular verb)

But in case of "the majority", I checked on internet and found it can be both singular or plural. But I also find many saying we can apply same rule on "the majority" and "a majority" which make them singular and plural respectively. So I got confused.

So back to my question, What should be correct here? Is it singular or plural here?
Can you please elaborate if this rule really exist that use of "a" and "the" make it plural and singular respectively.


texts: "She came ____ me and asked the best way to get ____ the situation"

texts:
Question:

  She came ____me and asked the best way to ____ the situation.

  　a) towards / over
  　b) up to / out of

My approach:

I am confused between towards and up to because towards indicate movement in the direction of and also I found up to which I have not found any correlation with the sentence.

Here is what I found:

  1) as far as: I could reach just up to his waist.
  2) (also up until) until: up to now I hadn't had a relationship.
  3) indicating a maximum amount: the process is expected to take up to two years.
  4) (with negative or in questions) as good as; good enough for: I was not up to her standards.
  5) capable of or fit for: he is simply not up to the job.
  6) the duty, responsibility, or choice of (someone): it was up to them to gauge the problem.
  7) informal occupied or busy with: what's he been up to?

Can Anyone guide me how to approach the problem?


texts:
I have doubts with the inversion of Not only, but also (in cases, where we want to emphasize something)

Is it correct to use it in the sentence like this below?

  Our final goal will be not only students do acquire the communicative
  competence, they should also learn different things related to the
  society.


texts: Does "roll back regulation" mean "loosen regulation"?

texts:
Trump wants big tax cuts for businesses and individuals. He's also planning to roll back regulation and spend more on roads and bridges.

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/02/news/economy/trump-obama-economy/index.html?iid=SF_LN


texts: Why is it that 'too' cannot be used in agreement to negative sentences?

texts:
I think the reason for it should be from the scope of negation.

Let's read this conversation:

  A: I don't want to eat the pizza.
  B: Me too.

To me, it does not make sense, because without a comma between me and too, the opinion of response of B can be read ridiculously as "Not that I want to eat the pizza more", which is definitely different from the meaning B wants to convey of "I don't want to eat the pizza either", so that native speakers seem not to prefer to place 'too' at the end of the negative agreement to avoid misunderstanding.

Based on my thinking, I think these following options could be acceptable as a negative response in the conversation:

The first option adds a comma.
B: me, too (but I think that in speech it is barely used by the reason)
The second option locates 'too' before the scope of negation.
B: I too don't want to eat the pizza.

Is my thinking correct?


texts: With that or without "that", which one is more formal to write?

texts:
I have this sentence:

  There is an engine inside me that keeps saying "someone must be at the top, why isn't that you?"

Should I write that or leave it out?

I know both ways are correct, but I am asking for the most most most most most formal way.


texts: Shouldn't you put your better foot forward?

texts: There's a phrase that goes Put your best foot forward. Given this phrase usually offers advice to humans who have two feet, shouldn't it be Put your better foot forward?


texts:
From the Cambridge Dictionary

complain of sth: to tell other people that something is making you feel ill

She's been complaining of a bad back recently.

I understand the meaning of it.  I’d just like to know who the listener usually is.
In this particular example, would she say that to her friends, her doctor or both?


texts: Can introductory phrase be followed by a question?

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Can the introductory phrase "Among thousands of search results," be followed by the question "which one do you choose to click on"?

  Among thousands of search results, which one do you choose to click on?

If not, how would construct a sentence conveying the same meaning?


texts: Distancing (Main) - What does "Main" mean here?

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I just found the snowflake icon on the right upper cornor of this forum appearing a notice that shows "Winter Bash" (does it mean "Winter Party"?), and upon clicking it, the opened page shows "Distancing (Main)"- I wonder what does "main" means here. Dictionaries have a definition for it:"power". Not sure it is the definition in need. Coincidently, I won a gold badge. So I guess "main" might refer to the gold badge. I am not sure.
What does "main" mean here?

Distancing (Main)
Visit any question page on any site. Earn once per main site.
show controls


texts:
This machine is inefficiency.

  This machine is low efficiency.

Which one is correct, or what is the difference between them?


texts: What does the phrase "that checks out" mean here?

texts:
We can look in our side view mirror, which will give us a good view of what’s coming up along the left side of car, and once that checks out and we see that we have room to pull out, the next rule of thumb is something that is absolutely mandatory to doing this properly and safely is to turn your head.

Why did the speaker say "checks" rather than "check"? What does that checks out mean? Specifically, what is the word that referring to?


texts: Is this sentence correct in this situation?

texts:
If I happened to be in an uncomfortable situation where, for example, somebody would be speaking about something that I did and I was ashamed of it, could the following sentence be correct?

While the history progressed I felt like myself as If was shrinking
more and more


texts:
Large machine like clocks which tell the time was invented.

If I want which refer to large machine, will I need to add comma before which ?


texts:
All, Forgive me the poor English, When I was reading the document of MDS 3.0 RAI manual.I have the problem to understand this phrase "on all shifts". Please help to review it below. Thanks.

  The RAI process has multiple regulatory requirements. Federal
  regulations at 42 CFR 483.20 (b)(1)(xviii), (g), and (h) require that

  (1) the assessment accurately reflects the resident’s status

  (2) a registered nurse conducts or coordinates each assessment with
  the appropriate participation of health professionals

  (3) the assessment process includes direct observation, as well as
  communication with the resident and direct care staff on all shifts.

It seems it want to tell us , The communication mentioned in the context is someone with resident or someone with direct care staff. Is it correct? Thanks.


texts: funk-fueled -- what exactly does this term mean?

texts:
Source: Celine Dion Performs Edith Piaf Classic in Tribute to Paris

Example:

  The display brought tears to the eyes of many. Others stood stoically and watched, temporarily taken away from the celebration of the event. Some couples held their spouse or significant other tightly as they ruminated over the terror attacks that killed 129 people at various locations around Paris, including 89 fans at the Bataclan concert hall who were attending a show by the funk-fueled alternative rock band Eagles of Death Metal.

What exactly does this term mean?


texts:
Can we use the verb 'oversleep' with a direct object?
For example can we say "a person has overslept something" (such as work, school or plane)?

If no, what should we say instead of 'I have overslept my plane'?


texts: What's the difference in 'personalize' and 'personalise'?

texts:
Which usage is correct?

I want to personalize my webpage
I want to personalise my webpage


texts: came closer in his car / came closer with his car?

texts:
Prepositions are always a bit tricky in English.
Should I say: "He came closer with his car to watch her from his car window".
Or : "He came closer in his car to watch her from his car window".


texts: "The plane is standing/resting/staying/sitting on the ground." What is the right word?

texts:
Regarding the plane in the picture. What word should I use:

  The plane is/was standing/resting/staying/sitting/something else on the ground.


texts:
We know the title of the song like 'killing me softly with his song' and 'staying alive'. In these titles of the songs, is the 'ing' gerund or participial construction? I asked this question before but somebody said that it is gerund, other said that it's participial construction?
Which is right answer?


texts: Why do they use "were partly responsible" instead of "are partly responsible"?

texts:
Recognized for formulating unorthodox social theories, Lev Gumilev and D.S. Mirsky
were partly responsible for founding the neo-eurasianist political and cultural movement.

Why did they use were instead of are here? Aren't these systems still surviving today, and thus we should use are?


texts: cause you to sleep late or affect your rest

texts:
The situation is, I phone somebody in his evening and I feel sorry because it's late.

In my mother language, there's an expression like, "Sorry for causing you to sleep late" or "Sorry for affecting your rest". These sentences mean if I don't call he could go to bed early.

If I put the sentences directly into English, I think they sound weird. Is there a better way or native expression to say the same thing?

Thank you so much!


texts: Omitting the indefinite article before occupations

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From what I understand, one can omit the indefinite article when referring to unique titles or roles/professions, e.g. “He's captain of the local football team”.

With less unique roles, I have conflicting intuitions about it, possibly stemming from other languages, e.g.

“He is singer for the New York opera.”
“She is cook in a very famous restaurant.”

I know that “is a” would definitely be right here, but can the article also be omitted?


texts: When a sentence is formed in past tense every part of it must suggest the past. But here in the sentence  " Perhaps what I wrote would never be published, for the years I would spend in prison were likely to witness even greater convulsions and conflicts than the years of war that are already over."  are suggests the present, therefore according to me it must be were  Please help me if I am wrong.  Thanks in advance


texts:
Usage example with a context:

  With that, we have completed the design of our database and implemented it in Access. Overall, this makes for a very simple database implementation and the application prototyping can begin.
  Now for the gravy... the database built in Access can be upsized to an enterprise SQL Server database with just a few clicks. Access provides a built-in Upsizing Wizard that makes the process very simple.

How do you understand that?


texts: Does idiomatic language improve my speaking score in IELTS?

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If I use a very idiomatic language in speaking test, I gain point or lose point?
For example suppose instead of saying:

  Medical graduates are considered the best in our university.

I say:

  Medical graduates are considered as cream of the crop in our university.

Which one is better in IELTS speaking exam?


texts: "had + past participle " VS "could have + past participle " in conditional sentence

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The following sentence is collected from cricinfo.com:

  They were under a little bit of pressure then. If we could have carried on, we could have set them 220 or even more than that. So to get out then was very disappointing.

I wonder why the writer has used "could have + carried on " instead of "had + carried on".  What does the writer want to express?


texts: what is the difference between present simple and present progressive in this example?

texts:
If I want to know if someone is being harassed by someone else, should I ask:
"does he harass you?"
or
"is he harassing you?"
I think they mean the same thing, but "does he harass you" puts the focus on the fact and "is he harassing you" puts the focus on frequency, but I am wondering if "is he harassing you" means I suspect the person is being harassed, whereas if I ask "does he harass you" I have no suspicion and the question sounds more neutral?


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The Armstrong limit, often called Armstrong's line, is a level of altitude in which water boils at 37C, normal body temperature.
Here is the question:
Which one of the following best replaces "normal" while maintaining the meaning of the sentence (resting - typical - traditional - regulars)?


texts:
How do you understand words "animated suit"?
Deadpool in trailer asks: "Please, don't make my superhero suit green or animated". How to say that phrase in other words?

Trailer is here: link


texts: Difference in meaning due to the position of adverb

texts:
What is the difference between the following two sentences -----

  It can be easily changed into a subordinate clause.

  It can easily be changed into a subordinate clause.

Do they both mean the same?


texts: My phone didn't ring "because it was out of battery" or "because of being out of battery" or "out of battery"

texts:
Which is the most natural way to say?
Or do all of them sound awkward?


texts:
Am I right that:

  I go there on 3pm

denotes I go there regularly on 3pm

  I will go there on 3pm

denotes I have a plan to go there on 3pm

  I will be going there on 3pm

denotes that the action will be going is carry on on 3pm


texts: "If you asked me a question, I would give you an answer" vs. "If you ask me a question, I will give you an answer"

texts: Somebody just told me that in BE one doesn't say "If you ask me a question, I will give you an answer". Instead, it should be "If you asked me a question, I would give you an answer". He said the first sentence is AE. Is that a fact? I am feeling very confused right now. Please help! Thank you!


texts: "Long wire runs often cause nuisance tripping of GFCI circuit breakers" - could we omit the preposition "of"?

texts:
Example:

  Long wire runs often cause nuisance tripping of GFCI circuit breakers.

I have a problem understanding this sentence. Particularly, the part that's in bold. Long wire runs are what makes GFCI circuit breakers trip (malfunction). That's how I understand it. But I don't see why we need that of there. Why not just say, "Long wire runs often cause nuisance tripping GFCI circuit breakers"?


texts: Difference in the meaning between "All people are created equal" and "All people are created equally"?

texts:
What is the difference in the meaning between "All people are created equal" and "All people are created equally" ?

Does "All people are created equal" mean " God created all people unequally. But all people thinks they are all equal" ?
Does "All people are created equally" mean "God created all people equally. But all people thinks they are all unequal" ?


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(I am in the gym now and think about whether to call a friend.)

(1) Me: If I called him now, I would tell him that I am in the gym.

Is the am correct here?

(2) Me: If I were to be honest now, I would tell her that I ate her sandwiches yesterday.

Is the ate correct here?
Is ate simply in past tense because the action happened yesterday, right? not because it being changed into past tense because of the conditional sentence, right?

(3) If I told my friend that I am going to buy him a gift, I wouldn't surprise him tomorrow.

Is the am going to buy correct here?

So in cases of conditionals, do we just use tenses in noun clauses normally depending on what we are trying to say, right?


texts: Completed Action/ final condition / final state of action / Event at that time in Reporting Speech?

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The past perfect is used to communicate an event completed before another event in the past.

But in newspaper I read in some news that past perfect and simple past is being used to communicate the same news. How to determine that news in which writer or anybody wants to communicate first occurred events or not.

Like in my below example it seems that these events occurred before another event. But in Some news Past perfect is used and in some it is not.

How to determine if NEWS is just an Information (Simple Past) or completed action (Past Perfect)?

Also if we want to communicate Completed Action/ Final condition/ Final state of action what should we use Simple past or past perfect?

Because in my examples both sentences gives the same Idea.

E.g. 1

(Before informing to relatives)

a) His Family had kept it to themselves and did not disclose it to any relative. (Completed Action)

b) His Family kept it to themselves and did not disclose it to any relative. (Information or Statative)

E.g. 2
(Before arresting someone for the same offence)

a) In July 2014, police had arrested a school bus cleaner for molesting a three-year-old student. (Completed Action)

b) In July 2014, police arrested a school bus cleaner for molesting a three-year-old student.(Information or Statative)

E.g. 3
(Before calling to someone)

a) He had called him but he did not picked up my phone. (Completed Action)

b) He called him but he did not picked up my phone. (Information or Statative)

E.g 4
(Before bomb blast)

a) Passenger informed to the police that Bomb was kept on train. (Information or Statative)

b) Passenger informed to the police that Bomb had been kept on Train. (Completed Action)

E.g 5
(I called you late because)

a) He came to my desk to ask something. (Information or Statative)

b) He had come to my desk to ask something. (Completed Action)


texts: "have either to-- "and "have to either--"

texts:
1.We have either to study our lessons or to work out
    the sums.

  2.We have to either study our lessons or work out the
   sums.

Which is suitable?


texts:
What is the difference between "integrated in" and "integrated into"?

The book uses the word "integrated in".

  The final category of optical receiver are the ones that are completely integrated in CMOS.

I feel "integrated into" is correct. Can I change it to the following sentence?

  The final category of optical receiver are the ones that are completely integrated into CMOS.

Does the meaning change?


texts: Why "the heir apparent to" instead of "the apparent heir to"?

texts:
Please consider this sentence:

  Einstein was propelled to international prominence as the world’s newfound scientific genius,
  the heir apparent to Isaac Newton.

Why isn't it written this way (the only difference is the highlighted phrase)?

  Einstein was propelled to international prominence as the world’s newfound scientific genius,
  the apparent heir to Isaac Newton.

Also, please mention weather there exist an alternative approach to connote what the phrase "scientific genius" (and in general, "[adjective] + genius") conveys. For instance, would the phrase "scientist of genius" be a proper substitute in the given context?


texts: Can the word "latency" be used to convey a sense of "delay"?

texts:
According to "Merriam Webster dictionaries" "latency" means:

A state of temporary inactivity

But, "network latency" is a term used to indicate any kind of "delay" that happens in data communication over a network.

So I wanted to ask if the word can be used to mean "delay" though its true sense is "a state of inaction".


texts: "What if ... was" vs "what if ... were."

texts:
What if she disliked my company but was/were too shy or embarrassed to
  let me know?

I think this is a unreal conditional sentence ... but I'm not very sure because according to Grammarly's blog, these type of sentences have "would" in them.

So I'm not sure whether I should use "was" or "were."


texts: How to say 'I turned towards right to avoid the vehicle dash'

texts: I'm describing an accident that I averted in the past. Actually, a lady was driving towards me in speed. And to avoid the dash I turned my bike towards right. It wasn't like I took the right turn. But I did deviate from my route to avoid the accident. How should I rephrase it?


texts:
1.I'm a bit confused about the arrangements for tonight.

2.I'm a bit confused about the arrangements tonight.

3.I'll be your waiter for tonight.

4.I'll be your waiter tonight.

Hi, there. Are there any differences between those sentences?


texts: One hears people in the movies say "Affirmative" when they are speaking on a telephone or on   a walkie-talkie.  Does this word mean "yes"?  Can it be used instead of "yes"?


texts:
Peter invited the boy in his birthday party that was new in the class.
  Peter invited his birthday party the boy that was new in the class.

If I use that as relative clause the sentences above are correct? Or there is any different way to make such sentence.


texts: Am I using correct preposition with proper clauses?

texts:
I am writing the following text.

  Although, we obtained a satisfactory results for this analysis, we cannot say that the same precision can be obtained with respect to field measurements. After this idea, I would like to give reasons why it has happened so.

  This is mainly due to the error in model fitting from less number of points lie on a short-arc in the circle perimeter. This error may be leading to a larger circle than that in reality.

Do you think I am using the correct prepositions?

I combine those two paragraphs into one, as follows.

  This is mainly due to the error in model fitting from less number of points lie on a short-arc within the circle perimeter, which in turn may be leading to a larger circle than that in reality.

Am I correctly using the clause which combines the above two sentences?


texts: "Any student" vs "Any students" vs "Any of the students"

texts:
I am at school and I want to know if any students passed the maths exam this year. Which of the following sentence should I use? And which one sounds more natural?

Here are the examples:

  Did any students pass the maths exam this year?
  Did any student pass the maths exam this year?
  Did any of the students pass the maths exam this year?

One more question, does the first sentence mean the same as the second sentence? Could native speakers please answer my question?


texts: omission of "which are" - in letters two inches high

texts:
His name was emblazoned across the headlines of the newspapers in letters two inches high.

Is "which are" omitted between "in letters" and "two inches high"?

And is "two inches high" an adjective phrase?


texts:
A diet rich in anti-oxidants, which, a number of nutritionists claim, may help to strengthen the immune system.

Is "which" necessary or why not?


texts:
I wrote:

  Bending can occur (on vs. in) the middle frame during operation due to the high temperature of the furnace and [the?] axial strains. An excessive bending can cause the pallet car to be engaged with the underlying structure, (and increase vs. thereby increasing) the force required to rotate the conveyor.

The occur usually comes with "in", but here should I use "on" or "in"? I think, I saw "on" in a related document.

I also don't know to use "and increase" or "thereby increasing" in the second part. I think "and increase" doesn't coney that it is the result of the first sentence. if yes, then what is the structure for "thereby ...ing"? did I use it correctly?

And finally, I wrote "the force required to rotate the conveyor". I maybe could write it as "the required force for rotating the conveyor". are they different? which of these is better?

I yet don't know if "bending" is countable or uncountable or both and if I used the cases correctly!


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I would like to ask a question about the future in the past and the adverbial clause used in the sentence which indicates the future.

I know we can indicate future in the past, for example by using "would" or "might" like in the sentences "John said that he would take the examination next year." or "Peter said that he might come tomorrow."

If an adverbial clause is added in the sentences, how can we construct correct sentences?

"John said that he would take the examination before he [entered/would enter?] the university next year."
"Peter said that he might come if he [had done?] his homework tomorrow."

Although my textbook says that tenses in subordinate clauses should be usually the same as the tense in the main clause, the adverbial clauses in the above sentences indicate events in the future and I feel it seems strange to use the past tense to indicate the future event.

How can you say in that case?


texts: A verb like molded, but for things that don't maintain their shapes

texts:
Mold usually mean form something into a particular shape, but it also implies that the shape won't lose its form for a while, but in some instances it's not the case, so the verb mold doesn't seem to be proper. What other verbs can we use?

For example:

  He ___ the jumbled plastic bags into a very long rope, which fell apart as soon as he finished.


texts: "My room looks like as follow" or "My room looks like the following"

texts:
I asked a question in another post, where I uploaded an image to demonstrate what my room and said

  My room looks like as follow with concrete walls

and I am considering if both expression are idiomatic?

My room looks like as follow

My room looks like the following


texts: how to distinguish" being locative or not"?

texts:
He backed the car into the garage

  He backed him into a corner.

The first can dispense with the locative, but the second cannot.

StoneyB has explained the above sentences, however, I cannot get it.


texts: "What is it you want?" vs. "What do you want?"

texts:
Brad: What is it you want, Victoria? I have just found another object, a greater one. (1)
Brad: What do you want, Victoria? I have just found another object, a greater one. (2)
Victoria: Brad, come on, it is not a greater one to allow oneself to be more happy.

Are

What do you want?

and

What is it you want?

both grammatical?
If so, which one one should prefer in the context above? Also, is there a difference in empahasis?


texts:
What is the difference between these sentences and which one is correct. Why we use two past particle in first sentence.

  1) He wouldn't have been pleased.

  2) He wouldn't have pleased.


texts:
In Spanish, perito is a person who is an expert in a field, and who plays a role in  trials determining if something happened, if something is true or not , etc. You have peritos who determines if a bullet come from certain gun, if a patient is sane or not, if some data was sent from certain computer, etc. I looked the translator by it gives the words "expert" or "proficient" which seems unrelated to trial procedures.

What's the word for the spanish word "perito" in English?


texts: Is "unlimited seconds" the right phrase to use here?

texts:
I read this sentence in "Kafka on the Shore":

  A pretty bare-bones meal, though there were unlimited seconds on miso soup and rice.

Now, M-W dictionary defines the word "second", in this context, as:

  (informal) A second course or second helping of food at a meal.

Now, as I take it, after eating an additional serving of food after finishing your first one, if you grab another one it's your third and the next one fourth. So, unless you consider the most recent of the meals as your first one, the phraseology is wrong in my mind. Am I correct?


texts:
If you go, bring your lunch.

  If you go, take your lunch.

Which sentence is correct?


texts: I know [who/to whom] thus job should be entrusted to for smooth handling

texts:
I know who this job should be entrusted to for smooth handling.

Is the who pronoun correct here ? It sounds a little weird, I think it should be replaced by to whom.


texts:
Between you and me Suhani is intelligent.
Neither he nor his brother can walk faster than me.
Whom did you mean to hurt by your unkind remarks except Sita and me?

In these sentence book uses me (objective form of I). But I find one more sentence from book which uses I(not  me).

Your husband doesn't believe that you are older than I.

In sentence 2 after preposition than it uses me while in sentence 4 its uses I after than. why?
I think there should be I(instead of me) in sentence 3 and me(instead of I) in sentence 4. But i know I am wrong.
I am confused with use of me and I. So please  help me to understand this.


texts: What is the part of speech of quantifiers? Adjective or determiner?

texts:
Quantifiers are adjectives and adjectival phrases that give approximate or specific answers to the questions "How much?" and "How many?" Education First

  We use the quantifiers much, many, a lot of, lots of to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). Cambridge Dictionary

What is the part of speech of "quantifiers"? Are they adjectives or determiner? Or both together?


texts:
What is more correct, No, of course not or Of course not?
For example if I am asked:

  Would you mind looking after my bag?

I can answer

  Of course not.

But if I answer

  No, of course not.

Is it correct too?
I do understand that they have the same sense. In my view No, of course not is slightly overloaded.


texts:
"Being" is usually seen in continuous passive sentences. such as:
"A letter is being written."
But what does it mean when it's used in an active sentence? For example:
"You are being stubborn."
What is the difference with a simple "you are stubborn."


texts: Tense agreement: "Before he 'had come'/'came' to the factory, Tom 'was studying'/'had studied' at the university of London"

texts:
Which of the following sentences is correct?

  Before he had come to the factory, Tom was studying at the university
  of London.
  Before he came to the factory, Tom had studied at the University of
  London.


texts: Can past participle mean noun without 'the'?

texts:
It is far from achieved.

Can the word 'achieved' act as noun(achieved thing) without 'the'?


texts:
Is this sentence correct with or without "the"? Why?

  You tidy the living room while I do the washing-up. That’ll be the quickest.


texts:
A)Everyone has arrived here in some way.

  B)Everyone has arrived here in one way or another.

1)Are they natural sounding sentences?

2)Do they have the same meaning?

3)Does 'some way' mean:

a particular way (unspecified) that all people went through

or

All people went through several kinds of way and 'some way' just tells that people went through any of them(not all people went through the same way in this interpretation)

?


texts: What does "In the grand scheme" mean in this context?

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I've searched about In the grand scheme in Google but couldn't find a good answer. This context is part of an article which is about wearable smart watches. And I don't know how translate In the grand scheme part in following context:

  There is no shortage of wearable gear out there, and really what I’m
  writing about here is the latest crop of smartwatches, most of which
  run on Android Wear. In the grand scheme, I know it is but a portion
  of what many of us may use, be it Jawbone’s UP, or Fitbit, or
  Samsung’s Tizen powered Galaxy Gear, and for me, it really comes down
  to a single issue.


texts: Does omitting "by" change the meaning of the "by yourself" expression?

texts: Would the question "Did you take this photo by yourself?" have the same meaning if we omitted "by" or would the meaning be somewhat altered?


texts: Can you tell me please the difference between Get passive and Being passive

texts: For example what is correct  "My car is getting repaired" or "My car is being repaired" , can't understand the difference , the first and the second sentences seem to be narrating about a process rather than state


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By the rules we don't place an indefinite article before a mass noun but I've heard both usages:

What a good weather we have today!
What good weather we have today!

Is there a difference between them and are they actually both correct?

P.s. I always prefer the first one, although everybody says it's incorrect. It reads easier and faster and sounds better than without the indefinite article.


texts: You have this children's song "little piggy" and it goes "this little piggy went to market". Why the market is without an article?


texts: Could you explain what this phrase means in the sentence?

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Sentence is that. "He drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard."
I read this sentence couple of times. But I didn't get what "lingering on the taste" means.


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What is the difference between "largest" and "biggest"?

e.g.:

  This is the largest bone

  This is the biggest bone


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Conversation between A and B:

A: I came to your home yesterday.You were not there.Where were you?

Now, which of followings will be best reply by B.

1.I had gone to my uncle's home.

2.I went to my uncle's home.

3.I went to my uncle's home yesterday.

There is much better answer possible than above,but to understand tenses properly,i want to distinguish them.


texts: "there are tours that worth it" or "there are tours that ARE worth it"?

texts: Is sentence "Anyway, there are definitely some bus tours that worth it, for example..." fully correct in  terms of grammar? My friend wrote it in some letter for english exam and he quite confidently insists that there should be no second "are" in this structure whereas I just don't get why in the world would you cut out "to be" before an adjective. This led to a sudden small civil war between us... Would be really grateful if you could somehow enlighten me and bring peaceful times back to our streets).


texts: If I had time so much to do... vs If I managed so much to do

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Are both sentences correct? Have they got the same meaning? Which one is better to use?

  I have a lot to do today. If I had time so much to do, we could go out.

  I have a lot to do today. If I managed so much to do, we could go out.

TIA


texts: 'Pronouns in English alone or 'Pronouns alone in English'?

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I read a sentence in Word by Word by Kory Stamper which was:

  There are roughly a dozen different types of pronouns in English alone.

I think that the author should have used 'alone' after 'pronouns' because, going by the premises, it is clear that the author wanted to emphasize the sheer  strength of a part of speech in English language whereas the sentence, the way it is, would seem to imply that she is comparing the strength of pronouns in English to other pronouns in other languages. Am I right?


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Which one is correct?

  He engraved photos of himself and his wife on the coins.

Or

  He engraved photos of him and his wife on the coins.


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I am trying to transform this sentence into passive form:
They are thought ... in a deserted cottage. [hide]
My guess is:
In a desert cottage they are thought to be hidden.
Is that correct?


texts: What are the differences between "clean in between the fingers" and "clean between the fingers"?

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I'm teaching my little children to wash their hands.
Why do people say "clean in between your fingers"?
Why not "clean between your fingers"?


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I see no difference between "environment" and "milieu" in the following example:

  It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked. [Source]

I think, we can interchange the two words here in this example.

As Cambridge says, "milieu" is:

  The people, physical, and social conditions and events that provide the environment in which someone acts or lives.

This is my exact definition of "environment".

Are they interchangeable in this sense?
Should I consider any point here?


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As far as I know, "on a tool" means that someone is using that tool and "over a tool" means that something is done using that tool as a way to do it.

For example:

  I have accepted the job over the phone.

  Be quiet, I am on the phone.

Then I just saw this sentence below:

  I do all my household accounts on the computer.

Isn't it more appropriate to use "over" in this sentence above?

  I do all my household accounts over the computer


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Here is my phrase from Stack Overflow question.

  How to create a universal function so that it doesn't have to be rewritten for every new polynomial degree NN?

Could (would, should, arrrgh) I write instead "so that it wouldn't have to be ... ?


texts: Meaning of "acknowledged in a way" in the given sentence

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Here is the sentence:

  Female sexuality within the working classes of Western Europe was
  acknowledged in a way that it was not within the middle class.

Here is a more detailed excerpt:

"Female sexuality within the working classes of Western Europe
was acknowledged in a way that it was not within the middle class.
Demographic evidence reveals a sharp rise in illegitimacy between 1750
and 1850. In Frankfurt, Germany, for example, where the illegitimacy rate
had been a mere 2 per cent in the early 1700s, reached 25 per cent in 1850.
In Bordeaux, France, in 1840, one-third of the recorded births were illegitimate."


texts: I got an email telling me the following “ The Scoop on can’t-miss sessions at Reinvent event” I guess it means that I can not miss the reinvent event, however I am not sure why do they use scoop on here ?


texts: Use of "could have had" "would have had" "had had" "has/have had" and such words?

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Can anybody please tell me the uses of the words I have mentioned in the title?

Someone please tell me where and when I am supposed to use them and how to properly use them?
Like in the following sentence,

  The building could have had/would have had built if you had started working on it before.

I don't get it? Am I using the proper helping verb there or not? These words really confuse me and I just never manage to create sentences using them... English isn't my first language and because of this, I often find it difficult to make sentences when I have to use these words or words relative to these.


texts: The usage of Past Simple and Past Perfect Continuous

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A quote from a movie:

  We were married for 10 years.

Why can we use the Past Simple tense for an action which had been taking place for a certain time? The emphasis is on the duration, so according to what I was taught it should be:

  We had been married for 10 years.

When and why can we use the past simple tense instead of the past perfect continous.

It just doesn't seem right to me to say:

  I was cleaning the windows for three hours.


texts: Why does a grasshopper say that an eponymous drink is named 'Norman'?

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Source: Language at the Speed of Sight (1 ed. 2017), p. 21 Bottom.

  And speaking of humor, here is John Cleese's favorite
  joke:

    A grasshopper hops into a bar and onto a stool. The bartender says, "We've got a
    drink named after you." The grasshopper says, "What, Norman?"

  The joke only succeeds if the reader assigns the appropriate intonation—a property of
  speech—to the punchline "What, Norman?" (roughly the same as in "Who, me?").
  Punctuation provides helpful clues but does not fully specify the humor-intensive
  intonation. In written form the joke relies on the reader's ability to mentally supply this
  information. Thus a joke can be funny even if it is read silently rather than told by John
  Cleese. Successfully "hearing" the relevant intonation is part of the pleasure.

I don't understand this joke, probably as I'm confused how the bolded critical interrogative statement ought be intoned? 'Norman' is disyllabic, and 'me' is monosyllabic? So how can "What, Norman?" be (intoned) roughly the same as "Who, me?"

Edit after original time of posting: Only after user 'Mick''s comments, did I discover that 'grasshopper' is the name of a cocktail.


texts: Determining grammatical function of "after" and "before"

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After is defined as both a preposition and a conjunction, as is before.

In a sentence that uses after or before, how can one determine whether it is functioning as a preposition or a conjunction?

Take, for example, these sentences:

  Before/After breakfast, Mac had a headache.
  Before/After eating breakfast, Mac had a headache.
  Before/After he ate breakfast, Mac had a headache.

What is the grammatical function of before/after in each of these sentences? How did you determine whether after/before was a preposition or a conjunction?


texts: "This / that much, this / that high, this / that thick" in spoken English

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Conversation between two friends:

  A:  Hey, John, how tall is your son?

  B: well, he has become this high.(showing with his hand)

Two cute little kids are talking about their tv:

  A: Our new TV is this big. (showing with two hands)

  B: Our TV is that big. (pointing his finger at a cupboard)

Are the set of words natural in sopken English?

Thanks in advance.


texts: What is the precise word to cleverly take a way something

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Is there a precise word to express following behavior?
The postman cleverly or secretly steals items in the mail before it reaches the receiver.
So for the part "cleverly/secretly stealing something", is there a precise word for it?
Thanks, Ahmed


texts: Which word is more natural and used "laptop" or "notebook" computer?

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When it comes to tallking about computer,
Which word is more natural to use: laptop or notebook?

Thank you.


texts: The second conditional, is it something possible or unreal?

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In some cases, the explanation of the second conditional says “condition in theory possible to fulfill” 1, other explanation says “unreal or improbable situation now or in the future” 2. Based on that, is the second condition something possible or not?
When I say: If he studied he would pass the exam.
Am I saying that he passes the exam is something unlikely? or, he could pass the exam but I don't have the certainty that he will study (maybe he is or is not interested in passing the exam).


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I have been struggling with the use of 'to play a role'. Is there any difference between the following two sentences:

"I find it fascinating how our cities have developed and the role mobility has played in this."
or
"I find it fascinating how our cities have developed and the role of mobility in this."

Or, in other words, is the connection between 'play' and 'role' essential?


texts: How to respond to this question, in the present perfect simple or continuous?

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This is from a grammar book about aspect:

"What have you been doing today?" or "What have you done today?"

The best reply in both cases is in the same form as the question, but a present perfect simple reply to a present perfect continuous question shows that the job has been finished when it would not otherwise be clear.
For example:
"What have you been doing today?" "I have painted the bedroom windows." (clearly it is not in the same form)

My question is, if the best reply is in the same form, can I respond by saying"I have been painting the bedroom windows"? I have finished painting the windows, but I don't want to emphasize that, I just want to communicate my actions, even though they have been finished?


texts: Does the infinitive phrase in my example functions as an adjective or an adverb?

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To keep the young recruits interested in getting in shape, the coaching staff set up an exercise program for the summer months.

In the sentence, does the infinitive phrase "to keep the young recruits interested in getting in shape" function as an adjective or an adverb?


texts: I heard, from a Korean educational radio, “Pay attention ‘camera’ is pronounced with two syllables.” I guess it means that the word was pronounced as not /ˈkӕmərə / but /ˈkӕ-m-rə /. Do you not count as a syllable, in this case /m/, when there’s no vowel sound?


texts: What preposition should I use? "Cartels lead to 20-30% higher prices in/on/at/for... public procurement"

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"Cartels lead to 20-30% higher prices in/on/at/for... public procurement"

What preposition should I use?

I mean, as a result, eventual prices are higher to that extent.


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I have not eaten macaroons in a long time.

  It has been quite a long time since I've eaten macaroons.

  I haven been a long time no eaten macaroons.

Which is the colloquial way to say?


texts: Looking for other ways to say "I've experienced the same, I can understand"

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There are many movies and tv shows I've heard them saying but can't remember or figure out the way how to express that

I've experienced the same thing, so I can understand how it is

I believe there should be some sort of better phrase how to say that.
I've come up with

I can clearly understand that, because I've been through

I know how you feel, because I had experienced the same

Please, share your ideas


texts: What is the difference in meaning between "walk by someone" and "walk past someone"?

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What is the difference in meaning between walk by someone and walk past someone? For example:

The other day, Sara walked by me and didn't even say hello, but then she did a double take and said she hadn't recognized me.
The other day, Sara walked past me and didn't even say hello, but then she did a double take and said she hadn't recognized me.


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I came across a few combinations of 'nailed it' or 'nailed down' in various contexts. According to the blog-posts, it seems to be widespread on the internet.
However, I have never heard these expressions in the real life. Is "nailed it" a common expression?
What does it mean?

I appreciate every answer!


texts: "that if she did not make him look good"

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"On other occasions she said — and I found her to be believable having worked with so many domestic violence victims — that if she did not make him look good to the Netflix documentarians, well, it was basically 'do it, or else.' I've met women who would practically do anything than take another beating. It really struck me that she chose to eat rat poison just so she could get away from him and go to the hospital."

Source: http://perezhilton.com/2016-01-18-making-a-murderer-nancy-grace-steven-avery-guilty/?from=post#.VwKRmXqKw-c

I have two problems with the bold part of the above sentence both. Firstly it confuses me that although this sentence starts as the conditional clause, in its second part is "would" missing. The pattern for the conditional clause is just partial. So is it actually the conditional clause?
The second thing that I am puzzled about is the fact that the part is written just in the past tense. In the documentary she spoke about SA very good, she believed in his innocenece and so on. This documentary is a more distant past, preceding the past in which her interview with Nancy Grace occured. So why not "if she had not made him look good…?"

P. S. I hope that I understand this part of the sentence properly: woman was forced to speak about Steven Avery in a good way because he was scared of him. If she had not done it, she would have suffered the consequences.


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I put the gear in reverse and backed out of the driveway, then I put the gear back in forward and drove off.
Do you say "put the gear back in forward"? or is there a more natural way to say this?


texts: Difference between "faster than" and "as fast as"

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I want to say that, speed-of-A = (7/4)* speed-of-B. The two sentences that I can think of are:

A runs 7/4 times faster than B.
A runs 7/4 times as fast as B.

I'm told that 1st version is incorrect. I do not understand why. Does it mean speed-of-A = (7/4)(B) + B? I remeber reading sentences like, this processor is 2 times faster than its predecessor. What does faster than actually mean?


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A Cambridge Dictionary post says

  We use all of before personal pronouns (us, them), demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) and relative pronouns (whom, which). The personal pronoun is in the object form:

  I need to speak to all of you for a few minutes.

  ...

  I used to have three pens but I’ve lost all of them.

whose object are "you" in this case? How about "them"?

I am aware the concept of object,

  a noun or noun phrase that is affected by the action of a verb or that follows a preposition

In the sentence "I like ice cream", "ice cream" is the object of the verb "like".

I also aware that "you", as a pronoun, could play a role of object. In the sentence "Alice likes you", "you" is the object of the verb "like".

question

I don't understand whose object are "you" and "them" in first two examples. I don't understand the term "object form" either. Could someone please give a hint?


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what's the meaning of "fit the scale"

eg

Colorful blocks on an ethnographical map, did not only demonstrate how dif  erent ethnic groups “stand with respect to one another,” but they also made a powerful statement about their discontents, or people who did not fit the scale


texts: Question about an audio clip (transcription request)

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I'd appreciate some help.

I'm trying to understand what the man in the audio file says.

I have no idea after he says, "It's going to be very interesting...[???]".

Can you write what he said after that?


texts: does anyone help me with the grammar structure of "XXX is likely to cause deaths, both proportionally and in absolute numbers."

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I appreciate any help you can provide.
Which part is "both proportionally and in absolute numbers" modifying? Naturally, it should be "to cause," but here "to cause" is an infinitive (as a noun) modified by adjective-likely. How come an adverb to modify a noun? Thanks for your help! ;)
The sentence is an official example from GMAT sentence correction.


texts: "The boys who wore " vs "The boys wearing"

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Which sentence structure is correct?

  The boys who wore red shirts were Manchester Utd. fans.

or

  The boys wearing red shirts were Manchester Utd. fans


texts: Sentence without subject in this context

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We often hear sentences like:

  Wishing you a very happy birthday.

  Wish you a very happy birthday.

We are a omitting the subjects in these sentences.

Are these grammartically correct or just a daily English?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Are single quotation marks only valid within a quotation?

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According to Grammarbook.com that claims to be "Your #1 Source for Grammar and Punctuation", its Rule #3 says:

Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.
Example: He said, "Dan cried, 'Do not treat me that way.' "

And its rule #5b warns:

Never use single quotation marks in sentences like the previous three.
Incorrect: I had a visit from my 'friend' the tax man.

But seeing an article on the BBC website with a headline that contains a single quotation which is not within quotations, I wonder which one of the sources is right since I doubt that a journalist from such a prestigious magazine could make a punctuation mistake.


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I have a question, assume that I have a sentence:

  There are 4 balls in the box, 2 white balls and 2 black balls.

Can I omit the noun 'balls' like this for short?

  There are 4 balls in the box, 2 white and 2 black.

Or in a normal conversation like this:

  A: Remember to buy 4 pens when you go to the supermakert.

  B: Which color do you want?

  A: 2 red, 2 blue (2 red pens and 2 blue pens)


texts: How can I differentiate the american R from the american W?

texts: I followed some guides fro the pronunciation of the american R, as a result of which my R sounds just like a W. What is the difference between them?


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I will go to the beach next Saturday, so I want to know the weather at
  the beach next Saturday.

I am trying to describe this without referring to the specific time "next Saturday".  My examples are as follows.

  I want to know the weather at the beach when I go there.
  I want to know how the weather will be at the beach when I go there.

I think the second one is grammatically correct, but I am not sure whether the first one is correct.  Specifically, I think the first one needs a verb such as "expected" before "when" because "when" cannot modify the noun "weather".


texts: Difference between "will not do it anymore" and "will not do it again"

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Does these sentences make sense? What's the difference between these sentences?

  I will not pray to Sananda again.
  I will not pray to Sananda anymore.

  I will not eat too much ice cream anymore.
  I will not eat too much ice cream again.

  I will not watch scary movies anymore.
  I will not watch scary movies again.

  I will not use hypnosis again.
  I will not use hypnosis anymore.


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For example, I want someone doesn't do something then which one will be correct? And also I want him to do this.

Does the first one mean that he will not do this and the second one Doesn't it mean he will do this? What do the others mean?

  I ask you not to do this, do not ask him.

  I ask you not to do this, ask him.

  I ask you to do this, do not ask him.

  I ask you not to do this, ask him.


texts: Help understanding the two verbs in this sentence "...LURE Americans ... via tour groups RUN OUT OF China..."?

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In the last paragraph of the article North Korea Launches Tourism Site — Weeks After Jailed U.S. Tourist's Death, it says,

  "The North Koreans lure Americans to travel to North Korea via tour groups run out of China, who advertise slick ads on the Internet proclaiming,

So, is North Korea trying to lure Americans or something different is running out of China? Did the writer make a mistake?


texts: It is correct to say "on level" or "at level"?

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Tell me please, how it is correct to say:

  "He knows English at basic level"

or:

  "He knows English on basic level"?


texts: It’s email dating 101: there’s nothing worse than waking up, checking your email, and find that annoying email from last night – trying to get back into your inbox for a second round.


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"I was given the picture, drawn by Jane."

Can the sentence above be accepted like this?

  "I was given the picture, and the picture was drawn by Jane."


texts: What is the verb for "to give someone admission to a place"?

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What is the verb for "giving admission to someone" e.g. in a clinic? How can I say?

  An old man with thyroid mass was given admission to our clinic.

Can I say?

  An old man with thyroid mass was admissioned to our clinic.

However, I didn't find admission usage as verb. Is there a suitable verb for this usage?


texts: Is using ", right?" at the end of a question aggressive or could be read as such?

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Is using ", right?" at the end of a sentence aggressive or could be read as such?
For example:

What you say is that the project should be finished tomorrow**, right**?

Could this "right?" at the end of the sentence be understood or read as aggressive?
Would it be better to use this other sentence:

What you say is that the project should be finished tomorrow, don't you?

Is this second sentence better? Why? What are the differences between both?


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Make sure that the computer program is done correctly via the link.

  Make sure that the computer program was done correctly via the link.

  You may sure that the computer program is correct via the link. (Can I say it like this?)

Which is correct?

It refers to my it-article.

Thanks.


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Let's suppose one is saying (about their article in a magazine or on a web site):

I have written this article to explain what DevOps is. After reading this artcile you will be aware of basic technologies used in DevOps and ...

Is it the correct usage of the present perfect? I suppose that the choice of the present perfect may be due to the fact that:

The present perfect in English is used chiefly for completed past actions or events when it is understood that it is the present result of the events that is focused upon, rather than the moment of completion.

The article is written (no matter when). It is now available for everybody to read. So the speaker is using the present perfect.


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I don't understand the meaning of the word "cast".

Specifically, for example, in this phrase:

  "Cast the approval"

I've never seen this phrase before.


texts: "My older brother, Ted, is a good ten years older than me". Does 'good' mean 'at least or more' in this case?

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Below is a paragraph in my English textbook:

  Andrea - There are six of us in our family, my parents, me, the twins
  and my older brother, Ted. Ted is a good ten years older than me
  and the twins – they are girls – are two years younger than me. We had
  a good childhood out in the countryside. My parents were always busy
  with the farm and so we didn't get the help with school work and
  things like that that children get today. But my parents were very
  loving, especially my father. I regret not helping more around the
  farm because now I realise that it must have been very hard for my
  parents, especially as my grandparents lived so far away.

  Source: http://sinhngu.com/f_view.asp?CID=1908&QID=17677

The Oxford Dictionary says the word 'good' in this case means

  5.1 Used to emphasize that a number is at least as great as one claims.
  ‘they're a good twenty years younger’

The Longman Dictionary also gives the similar meaning:

  a good three miles/ten years etc
  at least three miles, ten years etc, and probably more
  He’s a good ten years younger than her.

However, I feel it quite strange. Because if Ted is a person who Andrea hasn't known yet, then she can guess he is at least ten years older than her (by looking at his appearance or his photograph). In the passage above, Ted is her older brother, then Andrea must know exactly how old Ted is. He must be ten years older than her. It cannot be less than or more than 10 years (8, 9, 11 or 12 years). That's why I feel it quite strange when I understand the meaning of that sentence: '...Ted is at least and probably more ten years older than me...'

Could you kindly tell me whether I have understood that sentence correctly?


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Example with a context (The Object-Oriented Thought Process by Matt Weisfeld, 3rd Edition):

  Much excitement has been generated over the past several years regarding the portability of code. Much of Java's success was due to the fact that it was highly portable across multiple platforms.The bytecodes produced by Java could be executed on various platforms, as long as the system had a Java virtual machine loaded.The .NET framework provides another, very important, type of portability—portability across various languages.

What do you think is exactly meant by bytecodes in this passage? You see, bytecode is actually an uncountable noun. It is basically the same as other types of programming code in that you can't count it. It is one monolithic mass of statements and control structures.

Although I have seen a similar usage such as a code in another book and took it to mean a program, it still sounds somewhat wrong to me to treat it as a count noun in the context of computer programming. Because the word code when used as a count noun has a clearly defined meaning. It means a system of signs or symbols that's used to send messages. So, a code means something completely different from lines of programming code that you use to write computer programs.


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Is it grammatically correct to write

"based on an available of an item or a service?"

If it is wrong, how about 'based on the available of an item or a service?"

please help me.


texts: Why the present perfect continuous in "I've not been receiving consistent notifications from Bandcamp over the past 8 months"

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I've just realised that I've not been receiving consistent notifications from Bandcamp over the past 8 months

I just was wondering why it is not "have not received". Is it because he received nevertheless some notifications but they were not consistent over the past 8 months. If he had not received any notification he would have used "present perfect simple" or the situation was still ongoing at the time of writing


texts: What does delicate mean in this context?

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Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and saw a horrible ghost sitting there, with blank
  staring eyes, a gaunt face, and robes stained with silver blood. He
  was right next to Malfoy who, Harry was pleased to see, didn't look
  too pleased with the seating arrangements.

  "How did he get covered in blood?" asked Seamus with great interest.

  "I've never asked," said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.

  -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

When I come across this word, delicate, it’s not easy to choose proper meaning from dictionaries. From his ruff, I can imagine his attractive appearance; from the situation, a careful way of speaking. What does the word mean?


texts: How to form a sentence like this correctly?

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You should tell us the things that you think they are negative.

  You should tell us the things that you think are negative.

I came up with this example sentence and I would like to form sentences like that but I'm not sure which one is correct and why. Would you tell me, please? What I mean is "When you see anything negative, you should tell us".


texts: Would it be preferable to use "Dear Sir/Madam," rather than "Dear," to start an e-mail?

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Are there specific cases where "Dear Sir/Madam," would be better then simpler "Dear," to start an e-mail?

To give more context, I am preparing an e-mail to ask about eligibility for a certain job offer. The e-mails address is one of those generic (like questions@example.com).


texts: What's the meaning of "Uzzi" in this sentence?

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Fish Sauce, the amber-colored umami Uzzi of Southeast Asian cuisine. (source)

I assume it is a proper name. Google appears to suggest Uzzi is a biblical name, but nothing beyond it. What does it refer to here?


texts: What exactly author is trying to tell us?

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Here author already describes people mocking, but in next sentence he told people found themselves imitating (which comes under mocking meaning) her.

If people know mocking her then how people realizes they actually mocking her.

  I knew a girl like you, who was so ahead of her time.So different.
  People mocked her. Until the day they all found themselves imitating
  her.

Context: Father talking to his daughter.


texts: Tell me please if the word "because" was omitted in this sentence

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It is from this video. It is at around 4 minute and 54 second. Here it goes:

  Curiosity motivates you to ask questions and learn: What turns you on? What turns you off? Is it ok? How can I make it better? (Because) you don't assume that you have figured it out and you know until the end of time how you or the other person or the dynamic between you is going to be.

It seems to me that without the word because the last sentence doesn't make sense. How can someone know what the dynamic between them is going to be if they don't think they figured it out?


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In Schindler's List (1993), Amon disagrees with Oskar, who wants to put Helen's name in the last line left
on the final page:

Oskar: Amon, you can't take her to Vienna with you.
Amon: No, of course I can't. That's what I'd like to do. What I can
do, if I'm any sort of a man, is the next most merciful thing. I shall
take her into the woods and shoot her painlessly in the back of the
head.

What's the purpose of word "next"?


texts: coining new verb using existing noun forms

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We sometimes create verbs from adjectives to describe  associated action

for example simplify from simple...

Can we also coin new verbs from nouns like:

If destruction is from verb destroy,

can construction be from constroy?


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Dear All My teacher gave me a tasks to find a solution for this sentence.
He marked that the "I've to" part is wrong. But to be honest I don't know what is the resolution.
The original sentence part was that:

Besides that, I’ve to mention; ......


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The suffix -ish simply defines almost, approximately.

Can we say 49 as 50-ish when it is referring to numbers?
Are 47,48,49,51,52,53 also referred to 50-ish?


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I was caught between two worlds of being too cautious because I did not want to upset my peers and as well being too cautious might not add value to my peers

How to convert to third person


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Would it be grammatically wrong if I said

  I had taken demanding classes while actively participating in school activities?

or should I say

  I had taken demanding classes while actively participated in school activities?


texts: I wonder what's the Difference between "ran into someone" and "bum into someone" or do they both mean the same . I have Heard the " ran into someone " couple of time and "bum into someone" few times (actually only once) so do it means the phrase "bum into someone" in not very common or you can only use this phrase in certain situations .


texts: Strange placement of an indefinite article

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I have found the following sentence with the strange placement of an indefinite article for me. As a non-native English speaker I quite wonder since it has been written by an English speaker indeed.

  He was an in house counsel at The Cooperative League of the USA.

Why is an placed before in. Personally I would find that meanin otherwise.

Edit: Does it mean the same like this sentence? If so, why it's used an instead of a?

  He was a/the one in the house...


texts: Two questions about meaning of "settle" and "home"

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Now that you have officially arrived in Canada, it's time to settle into your new home.

Does the word home refer to flat and apartments or new envirenment in a new country?
I have always had difficulty understanding of meaning settle into . Could you help me with its meaning in simple English?


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At the time of sleeping or praying, thousand of words roam my mind.

Do you think that a preposition should be placed between roam and my mind? I think a preposition is compulsory, since roam is not a transitive verb.

By the way, will you consider it right if I replace roam with knock around? knock around is a synonym of roam, and if I use knock around instead of roam, I think, we don't need any preposition between knock around and my mind.

Please say what you think.


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If I had had an apple, I would have had to have eaten it.
If he had not earned much then they wouldn't have had to have been to the US.

Is the usage of "would have had to have" correct in the above sentences?


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Assume that "P" and "Q" are logic propositions. I want to say "Since Q is true, so P is true". I want to say this, like one of the two sentences below. Which one is true (better)?

P follows by Q.
P follows from Q.

Thank you.


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Doing some tasks in the textbook I stumbled across one sentence.
Here is a small dialog.

  Do you have a headache ?

  Yes, I've had a headache all morning.

Why do we use the present perfect tense here, but not the pres. perf. continuous ?
My logic is that we have an indicator for a period of time (all morning) and have is a part of the set phrase (have a headache), which is the reason why have can be used in continuous context.
But still, we use the present perfect tense. Although I've been having a headache all morning sounds weird for me.
Where am I wrong?


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What is the word for the building where the stairs are located stairwell or staircase or stairway?
Is that in the image stairwell or staircase or stairway?


texts: what is the difference between I don't remember the name vs I can't remember the name?

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I have got really confused by the following two sentences.

  I don't remember the name

  I can't remember the name

As I understand, the second one means:

  You are not able to recall the name from your memory.

But what does the first one means?


texts: What does "It's all in where you are standing" mean?

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I was reading the novel A Song of Ice and Fire and this phrase came up twice and I don't get what it means at all.

“Winterfell’s not in the south,” Jon objected.
“Yes it is. Everything below the Wall’s south to us.”
He had never thought of it that way. “I suppose it’s all in where you’re standing.”
“Aye,” Ygritte agreed. “It always is.”

“Well, long before he was king over the free folk, Bael was a great raider.”
Stonesnake gave a snort. “A murderer, robber, and raper, is what you mean.”
“That’s all in where you’re standing too,” Ygritte said