texts: English word for discarded cuttings in gardening

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What is the word for discarded excess cuttings,plants,saplings?
some time back I came across the word exclusively for it,and it is not garden waste or garbage.


texts: "Even so", "nevertheless" interchangeable?

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The below sentence is from my English quiz.  The choices are 1. even so, 2. nevertheless. The correct answer is "nevertheless". Why "even so" can not be used in this case? I search the internet and found many said that they are interchangeable.

  The weather forecast for the week was terrible, but we nevertheless decided to go ahead with our planned trip to the beach.


texts: A friend is saved snookums name contact list Can anyone explain better when it could be used and.  I've never heard it before.


texts: "That being so" & "With that said" vs "Having said this"

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I know that these words mentioned above aren't related, however, I wonder why not. As a non-native English speaker it is kind of confusing because both are somehow referring to an antecedent context, at least that is what it seems  to me when I read "having said this". Synonyms of "having said this" are words like 'although', 'nevertheless", 'despite all that' et cetera, but again, I cannot see the difference if I read the latter one by one.

Can someone enlighten me?


texts: Should I say "to another" or "to another one"?

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What's the difference between these two expressions?

For example, I want to say

  you can also assign a job to another
  you can also assign a job to another one


texts: How to mimic sound of a trumpet in English?

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How to mimic trumpet sound in English?

I expect something like:

  Too-too-too-too-toooooom!

  Too-too-too-toom!

  Too-too-too-toooooo-toooooo-toom!

Is it correct?


texts: Using coordinating conjunction with conjunctival adverbs

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Why do we omit the comma that comes after a conjunctival adverbs when the adverb is preceded by a coordinating conjunction?

  My dog had got provoked./; Therefore, he bit my friend.
  My dog had got provoked, and therefore he bit my friend.


texts: I'm available for 7 o'clock - is it correct?

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Someone ask for my availability, can I say I'm available for certain time?

  I'm available for 7 o'clock


texts: Are these inversion? "Shall I say" & "shall my eyes gleam"

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Shall my eyes gleam under the moon of your glance,
as though it has never ever been a day entering the night,
shall I say your eyes resemble the sun.

I would also be really grateful if you would paraphrase the poem into simple English.
Does the word "shall" refer to a must?


texts: How do we say "placed my thumb inside a hose" while inverting the word order of thumb and hose?

texts: He placed the hose around his thumb? I can't really think of an idiomatic way of saying it. Is it just me? I am trying to think of a good phrasal verb for this.


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I am trying to construct a sentence that covers both replies and responses.

No need for you to answer this question. I went over your (replies/responses) in this conversation and know that your answer is yes.

Can you combine both meanings like this?

No need for you to answer this question. I went over everything you said in this conversation and know that your answer is yes.

Is ‘reply’ or ‘responses’ using “I went over everything you said in this conversation” better as it covers replies and responses?
I want to mention that their general replies as well as responses to questions from the conversation we had is how I came to the conclusion that the answer is yes.


texts: What is the meaning of the "on and off"?

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In film called The Basketball Diaries (1995), Jim narrate this lines while having drugss and drinks with his friends:

  Headquarters home on and off to every down-and-out junkie and wino
  from 14th Street to the Bowery. It's like a f*cking all-star team.


texts: What is the meaning of swagger and swag?

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I hear this word more often nowadays.
Can someone native explain what is the meaning of swag.

The dictionary says "goods or money obtained illegally." But I don't think the following sentence implies that.

Example:

  It's my swag.

  You Ain't Got No Swag.


texts: Passive constructions "It is said," "It is expected" etc

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Are these passive constructions common now? One native speaker said to me that they are extremely formal.

It is believed that Jesus was born, rose from the dead, and crucified and resurrected.
It is expected that the delegates will endorse the existing peace plan of the European Community.
It is alleged that he pays bribes to the Italian government or exports aphrodisiacs.
It is said that the gun can be fired twenty times in one minute.


texts: What is the difference between "reflect on" and "recall"?

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For example, I often "recall" or "reflect on" my schooldays.
Is there any difference? If not, which one is more common?


texts: Is there any difference between the question "why would anyone do that" and "why would anyone have done that"?

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Could there if there is any difference between the question why would anyone do that and why would anyone have done that? For example:

Sara says somebody has stolen her pen. That's insanity. Why would anyone do that?
Sara says somebody has stolen her pen. That's insanity. Why would anyone have done that?


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You make three times as much money as I'm making!

  You make money that is three times as much  as I'm making!

  You make three money (((that is))) times as much  as I'm making!

Are all sentences correct especially third one? Can I say “ money three times as much as“ without using “ that is”?


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consequence-free environment meaning?

Critics have specifically pointed out that Sarahah and other similar apps offer a consequence-free environment where users can send anonymous messages that could be perfectly innocuous, or incredibly hurtful.


texts: He thought that I'm fool. This pissed me off. Combine 2 sentences

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How can I combine 2 sentences into 1 sentence?

  He thought that I'm fool. That pissed me off.

Thanks


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I found this sentence.

But "tease" doesn't make any sense here? This is a news site so it shouldn't mean "make fun of" but I can't seem to find the meaning that fits this context. What does it mean here? Am I missing anything here?

  if you have a report you want teased, a piece of news, or a good
  tidbit, send it to us early for maximum tease. Remember, if you
  see something, say something


texts: What would be the word for a thing which happens to be the third generation of something?

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Like in this sentence: “Canon 70D is the _____(the word here) of Canon 90D.”
Note that, there was a model called 80D before 90D. 70D is the grandfather of the 90D.
What would be the word here?


texts: "correct" or "correctly" which word to use?

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I have a question, if i were frustrated and said:

"I can't say anything correct in English"

"i can't say anything correctly in English"

which is right?

Thanks very much.


texts: A female crocodile may/can lay 30-40 eggs

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A female crocodile may  lay 30-40 eggs.

A female crocodile can lay 30-40 eggs.

Q1) What is the difference between (1) and (2)?
Q2) Can I replace "may" with "might" or "could" in (1)?


texts: Is there a word that means "to throw to the garbage"?

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I thought of discarded and getting rid of. But I wonder if there's a more specific word.

Example sentence:

  I searched for the soap, finally discovering that my girlfriend had __.


texts: About the inhaling noise you make when you think of something

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A paralanguage question.

How do you spell(I’m not sure how to put it into a word; maybe “the ‘tsssp’ sound?”) the noise you make inhaling through your clenched teeth when you think of something?
Does it have a name; what is it called?
Is it common for native English speakers?

I’ve just heard it in this video where American and German women are talking in English. Before I ran into this video on YouTube, I thought it was a Korean thing as I saw many Koreans made that noise, but turned out it was not.

Transcription of the YouTube video “#Hololive #HololiveEnglish #HoloMyth Calli Didn't Realize The Stream Was On...”
Mori Calliope: Yeah, I wonder what we should do.
Takanashi Kiara: Umm.
Mori Calliope: What do you think?
Takanashi Kiara: I mean…, ______ (**the noise**), uh…, it’s, it’s kind of weird to leave it there.
Mori Calliope: Yeah, maybe we should do—, go back and do it again.


texts: Is asleep in "to fall asleep" an adverb?

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DK school dictionary says "asleep" in to fall asleep is an adverb.
Yet, according to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/asleep

"Asleep" in to fall asleep is an adjective.

To the best of my knowledge, the "fall" is a linking verb which requires a predicative complement. It seems that DK school dictionary made an error. Isn't it?


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1
Direct speech: He said,"I shall unlock the secrets of their success".
Indirect speech(book answer): He said that he should unlock the secrets of their success.
Indirect speech(my answer): He said that he would unlock the secrets of their success.
I think my answer is correct I have two reason for that-

Shall is used with first person pronouns (I,we) and will with second and third person pronouns.
(In my answer there is "he" as a subject so there should be "would".

If it suggest any obligation than we use "will" with first person and "shall" with second and third person pronoun.

So in original question there is no such obligation on speaker so there should be would instead of should.
So correct me if i am wrong?
2
Direct speech: I wrote,"I shall visit him tomorrow".
Indirect speech(book answer): I wrote that I would visit him  next day.
I have same confusion in this sentence.


texts: How to choose a position of "also" in a sentence?

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The following context confused me:

  Man 1: I have a bike. I also have a car (as a modification).

  Man 2: I have a bike. I have also a car (as modification).

  Man 3: I have a bike. I have a car also (as modification).

Which, among the three, is\are correct?


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I often trad the word "vintage" but I don't know if it used in everyday language?
Does it apply mainly to wines?


texts: Alternative to "How do I make a person do Y?" and "How do I get a person to do Y?"

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"How do I make a person do ... ?" and "How do I get a person to do ... ?" are colloquial.

I've considered these, but they don't have the same meaning:

"How do I force a person to do ... ?"
"How do I encourage a person to do ... ?"

What're some same-meaning alternatives to "make someone do something" and "get someone to do something"?


texts: Matter brought by you to my notice / matter brought to my notice by you

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Why wasn't the matter brought by you to my notice ?

Or

  Why wasn't the matter brought to my notice by you ?

Perhaps the second sentence is better than first but is the structure of sentence grammatically correct in both the sentences ?


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It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were
  moving around the edge. It must have made sense to Dumbledore, though,
  because he put it back in his pocket and said, "Hagrid's late. I
  suppose it was he who told you I'd be here, by the way?"   "Yes," said
  Professor McGonagall. "And I don't suppose you're going to tell me
  why you're here, of all places?" "I've come to bring Harry to his
  aunt and uncle. They're the only family he has left now."  "You don't
  mean -- you can't mean the people who live here?" cried Professor
  McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointing at number four.
  "Dumbledore - you can't. I've been watching them all day. You
  couldn't find two people who are less like us. And they've got this
  son -- I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street,
  screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!"  (Harry
  Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Are all there highlighted parts ironies?


texts: "So something," vs. "so something that" vs. "so something"

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I've seen the three versions. The one with a comma, the one with "that," and the one with nothing:

  It was so big, it was scary.

  It was so big that Sampson had to drag it to her.

  Only it was so big it couldn't help making some noise when it moved.

Source

I think this is more a matter of style than grammar (or perhaps it depends on the verb or length?).

Or maybe the comma and the "that" can always be ignored in cases like these?


texts: Difference in meaning and grammar structure

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I want to send a letter to some one to inform him that I received the Items in good condition.

There any difference between the two sentences?

A: I want to inform you that the Items were received in good condition.

B: I want to inform you that the Items have been received in good condition.


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Fact:
Each object has a speed parameter

Which of the following grammatical and sounds better?

  We use the symbol c[t1] henceforth, where c is a speed function and
   t1 is a speed parameter for an object obj1.

  We use the symbol c[t1] henceforth, where c is a speed function and
  t1 is a speed parameter for some objects obj1.

  We use the symbol c[t1] henceforth, where c is a speed function and
  t1 is a speed parameter for any object obj1.

  We use the symbol c[t1] henceforth, where c is a speed function and
  t1 is a speed parameter. (just omit it)

what I want to say is that obj1 is just any object, not a particular one.


texts: "Jewelry By Jan" or "Jewelries By Jan", the correct brand name considering they design more than one type of jewelry?

texts: considering that the person designs more than one type of jewelry, is the brand name "Jewelry By Jan" grammatically correct? Or it has to be "Jewelries By Jan" instead? Thanks.


texts: The quantity of one fourth of a glass or a cup

texts: You need the bartender to refill your glass up to one fourth. Is there a word for the quantity  in English? In my native language we say tahpeyk which literally means the bottom of the shot glass. The word is also used casually for liquids other than alcohol. For example, one can say, 'Pour me a tahpeyk' when a friend asks him if he wants any tea while playing cards.


texts: What does "In the case of charitable contributions" mean?

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Can anybody explain "charitable contributions" in the first sentence and "charitable contributions" in the second one for me, please? Are they the same thing? Why does IRS allow in the first sentence, but "he wouldn't be able to use a carryforward" in the second one. Is that because the amount of money he's giving away is TOO BIG? I am confused.

"The IRS allows charitable contributions in excess of the 50% limit to be carried forward for up to five years, but Buffett has never carried a deduction forward, and says he never will. In the case of charitable contributions, since he's donating billions of dollars every year, he wouldn't be able to use a carryforward even if he wanted to at this point."

source: http://www.businessinsider.com/things-we-learned-about-warren-buffetts-taxes-2016-10


texts: You haven't felt the fire, had a little fun, hadn't had a smile in a little while

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It's from a song called "Blue Ain't Your Color":

  Well, it's probably not my place
  But I'm gonna say it anyway
  'Cause you look like
  You haven't felt the fire
  Had a little fun
  Hadn't had a smile in a little while
  Baby

I do not get why it says "(and) Hadn't had a smile in a little while",

considering the preceding phrase, which goes

"You haven't felt the fire (and haven't) Had a little fun".

I understand that maybe the writer wrote the lyrics like this for the sake of the rhythm, rhyme, etc.

Is this (the use of past perfect) grammatically correct though?

And does this use of past perfect tense imply that the "period of no smile" was before the "period of no fire and fun"?

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate your help.


texts: What is the difference between "I am always busy" and "I have always been busy"?

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Here is the question:

  Someone says: "Anyhow, I'd never have time to watch it."
      Which of the following choice could be correctly added to the sentence?

  A) because I was always busy
      B) because I am always busy
      C) because I have always been busy
      D) because I will always be busy

I feel it is either B) or C), but not sure the difference of B) and C), could someone help and explain?


texts: Why "dog-eats-dog" cannot be a phrasal adjective but "dog-eat-dog" can?

texts: Dog eats dog sounds correct but it's not an adjective here. As soon as it becomes an adjective we remove s from eats, Why?


texts: What is the meaning of the Queen's order?

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Queen ordered General to catch a baby. They know nursemaid took and hid the baby.

  But now I have another task for you. Help my daughter to find that
  tiny, helpless baby that continues somehow to elude her.

I didn't understand what is the use of "her" at the end of the sentence?


texts: What does "get some foxes in this here town" mean?

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...get some foxes in this here town.

Is "get some foxes" an idiomatic expression with an implied meaning?

It's quite weird and awkward to see such phrase as "in this here town"; I myself can't understand it in any grammatical way. How shall I understand it? Is it an informal usage?


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This chapter is describing the character of Sonny, the eldest son of Godfather, who is known for his aggressiveness.

Then it went on and said

  ”...his martyred wife feared the marriage bed as unbelievers once feared the rack.”

Is it talking about the atheist? And the rack is the penalty or something like that?


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I have a question about the usage of "firmly".  If I write these two sentences, one using "without doubt" and one using "firmly":

  The experiment was without doubt successful.
  The experiment was firmly successful.

Are sentences 1 and 2 truly the same?


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He was watching TV.

There was a advertisement in the show.

"Is the show finished?" He said.

  "No, now is advertisement. It will be back soon."

  "No, now is advertisement time. It will be back soon."

Would they the same meaning.

We have school time, break time. Can it advertisement time?


texts: "I am the same  as you are" - better way of putting it

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I want to say

"I am same parent as you are, so I also have the right to demand what
is best for my children",

but I am bothered by

"I am same parent as you are"

because it looks like this phrase would mean that the person I am talking to is me. Is there a better way then to express my thought?


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What is the most typical instruction for this type of questions?

A. I go __ school.
B. I want to give this __ you.

a. to     b.at

I mean, how is this?

"Q. Choose the one that is appropriate for the two blanks in common."


texts: "We do not except..." - is this proper use?

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I received a reply to an inquiry and I am puzzled by this use of "except".

Is it proper to write:

  "We do not except apples."

to communicate that apples may be included?

I can see how the sender may have had the intention to write:

  "We do not accept apples." or "We do not expect apples."

...which would dramatically change the meaning.

The rest of the reply was really well-written. While I understand I should really confirm with the sender, I don't want to implicitly tell them that their writing was confusing.


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Could somebody explain to me the absence of any articles before "Head" and "wife"?

  Head of the Zaporizhia Roma Center "Lacho Drom" and wife of a local anti-corruption activist Konstantin Belov was stabbed in the heart at
  an apartment block outside her apartment earlier today, local police
  say.

"Head" and "wife" are, definitely, nouns and countable. So why no articles?


texts: Can we say ,"Behave as an adult." to an adult?

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When adressing an adult, which sentence is correct?
"Behave as an adult." or " Behave like an adult."


texts: Which alternative is best alternative to 'draught'?

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I came across a certain question in an examination paper. The section deals with:

  In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,
  choose the one which is closest in meaning to the underlined word in
  the sentence.

The actual question follows (underlined word is instead italicised and emphasized):

  Scientific knowledge is an intoxicating draught, and it may be one in
  which the human race is unable to sustain

  drink
  product
  disease
  process

while I am certain that the correct answer should be "drink", but the last option "process" also seems to fit in this particular phrase. Since the given sentence terminates as:

  unable to sustain

it implies that there is a long ongoing 'process', which is where my confusion arises.

Am I correct in taking 'process' to the suitable answer? There is only one correct answer for the question.


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In the following sentence, I'd like to know what part of speech "to continue" is: "As South Korean workers strive to find a work-life balance, this trend looks set to continue."

I'm asking because I need to help students understand the idea of "looks set to continue," and I'm not sure if the the phrase should be divided "looks set" or "looks set to..."  I would like students to know that besides "continue" other verbs can be used such as "stop" or "fail."  I'm not sure if it is "looks set" followed by an infinitive, or if "to continue" is some kind of adjunct or complement.


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What indefinite article (a or an) should be used before "historical"?

For example:

  an historical standpoint.

  an historical misunderstanding.


texts: Present perfect simple vs present perfect progressive

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Why we use the present perfect rather than the present perfect progressive?

Example:

Passengers who (have spent) days sleeping on the airport floor are perplexed as to why only one third of flights are leaving.


texts: a kind of question where there is more than one option is correct

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When I search "multiple choice questions", I get something like this

where there is actually only one option is correct.
What words could be referred to another type of question where there is more than one option is correct?


texts: Using relative adverbs ("whom", "who" and "which")

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Could I use both variants of the sentences?

Whom / Who are you waiting for?
Which of the girls is Ann?


texts: Is "number to have died" grammatically correct?

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I have this report from Reuters report on Yahoo! containing a sentence, the grammar of which I can't understand:

Is the grammar correct here?

the best way of gauging the
number to have died from a disease

If yes, can you, please, break it down for me?
I mean something like "gauging the number of those who have died" or "gauging the number of those to have died" would look more understandable to me.


texts: What does it mean by "you're doing a really good impression of it" in this context?

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"I didn't put my name in that goblet!" said Harry, starting to feel angry.

  "Yeah, okay," said Ron in exactly the same skeptical tone as Cedric. "Only you said this morning you'd have done it last night, and no one would've seen you. . . .I'm not stupid, you know."

  "You're doing a really good impression of it," Harry snapped.

  . . .

  Harry ... staring at the dark red velvet curtains, now hiding one of the few people he had been sure would believe him.

  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Does it mean "you're remembering it very well", but like sarcastically?

Especially I don't understand what "impression" means here.


texts: Is there a better way to say "at the midpoint of your life"?

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"In the middle of the life" is too vague and doesn't mean the same thing, correct me if I am wrong, and "at the midpoint of your life" (after 20 years if you are going to live until 40) doesn't sound very idiomatic, so how would you say it?

For example:

  ____, a counter appears telling you how much time you have left to live in this strange fictional world.


texts: Help understanding how to use 'been'/present-perfect aspect

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I want to know the actual meaning of been and where I can use this word.  Now I have some questions:

If someone asks me where my brother is, then if I say "he has been sleeping" it means he is still sleeping or something else?
The road is closed. "There has been an accident" means the accident happened in past and/or that accident happened just a few minutes ago?
If I say, "I have lived in USA for 20 years", does that mean I am still living  there or have I moved to another place? And if I say, I have lived in USA then what does this mean?


texts: Another inversion that I notice and would ask somebody for help. Is this correct? "Additionally, Mark openly says that not always are his guesses totally accurate". xxx


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I've made some sentences about using an elevator and I'm wondering if the sentences in each group synonymous, i.e. mean the same thing and correct. Could you help me see the difference between them if there's any? If there's none, does it mean the sentences in each group can be used interchangeably?

I’m in the elevator. I'm on the elevator.
I’m taking the elevator.  I'm riding in the elevator.  I’m riding
the elevator.
I'm getting into the elevator.  I'm getting on the elevator.
I rode up in the elevator with him last night. I took (up?) the
elevator with him last night.
He got on the elevator and got stuck. He took the elevator and got
stuck.
I’ll get the elevator.  I’ll call up the elevator.
Get in the elevator.  Get on the elevator.
Get out of the elevator. Step out of the elevator. Get off the
elevator.


texts: a strange sentence in the movie Greyhound (2020)

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while explaining ship status is said in the movie:

We have a five-degree list at starboard,
and we're down at the stern, but we'll tow all right up to five knots. We have a flap of plate sticking up, scooping in the sea.

What does it mean by the the phrase "scooping in the sea"? what does scooping mean here? is it transitive? and what about sticking up? I'll be thankful so much to everybody helping me.


texts: "Spool up an instance" speaking about computers

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I often hear phrases like "I'm going to spool up a new instance" or "I'm going to spool down the server" and so on.

I haven't found the term "spool up" on any IT dictionary.

Can anyone tell me if this term is correct and what it means?


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I was studying English in my school.
Today's grammar was about the concept - call(name) such (objective) (noun)
Here are some examples;

We call such people dancers.

People call such music hip-hop.

However, another example said:

We call such a dance flamenco.

Is this grammatically correct?
I am studying in a country which doesn't use English as a home language
so I honestly don't trust the curriculum they have here.
Please tell me how this call such ~ works.
Is singular possible?


texts: Innovate something or Innovate on something

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While reading I found something freak:

  With good governance structures and significant new financial grants, the selected public institutions will be able to '[ innovate on ]' courses and encourage research.

According to Oxford Advanced learner's (innovate sth)  is correct.
But here in this sentence innovate on is being used.
Is it correct?


texts: "These loyal knights did go by no name then, but were known by their eastern swords and painted eyes" -- what does "did go by no name" mean?

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Here is a piece from the video game series The Elder Scrolls, from a book called Remanada:

  And for four more hundreds of years did the seat of Reman stay sundered, with only the machinations of a group of loyal knights keeping all its borders from throwing wide.

  These loyal knights did go by no name then, but were known by their eastern swords and painted eyes, and it was whispered that they were descended from the bodyguard of old Reman. One of their number, called the Chevalier Renald, discovered the prowess of Cuhlecain and then supported him towards the throne.

Could you paraphrase the part in bold? Does it mean that no one knew the knights' names, or that they had no names, or something else?

I feel the whole sentence is trying to show some kind of contrast between the importance of their names and swords/eyes, as if it were saying, They were known not by their names but swords and painted eyes, though I might be wrong.


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I would like to know the difference between the sentences as follow:

I have been to Germany twice.

I have been in Germany twice.

Furthermore, I would like to know the difference between the sentences as follow:

Every day Dan will come home from work and turn on the TV.

Every day Dan comes home from work and turns on the TV.

Best Regards,

Babak


texts: Does anyone know more about subjunctive?

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I told the stylist I wanted my hair cut short
  I told the stylist I wanted my hair to be cut short
  I told the stylist I wanted that my hair be cut short

What is your opinions about the sentences above?

As far as I know, when you want change it to the subjunctive, you leave out to be, but you said other things (in another question of mine)!

In addition, I almost know the rules of English subjunctive. However, considering what Wikipedia says below, I think we should leave out to be and the apostrophes,

  Notice that the subjunctive is not generally used after verbs such as hope and expect, or after verbs that use a different syntax, such as want (it is not usual to say **I want that he wash up*; the typical syntax is I want him to wash up).

Source: Wikipedia


texts:
Senator Elizabeth Warren Reacts to Being Silenced: The Daily Show

  Host to Warren: You stood up to read that letter. In the time that this has blown up everywhere, four of your male colleagues have been able to read the letter in full. Is there something to that? Should you have been a man to read this letter?

What is the meaning of "should you have been a man to read this letter"?


texts: "Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91" - why Present Simple Tense?

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Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91

  Company says man who founded firm in 1943 aged 17 died peacefully at home in Sweden

Please say why in the title it is said in Present Simple Tense "Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91"? Why not Past Simple Tense. What a rule can describe this?


texts:
I don’t know any man that is present here.
  I don’t know any man who is present here.

Which is correct? What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?


texts:
Kat describes about her husband:

Kat: Sleeps 70 with crew. Two helicopters. Missile defenses.
Protagonist: Afraid of pirates?
Kat: Andrei lives playing one government off the other. The day they
turn, that's his refuge.

What does "they" and "that" refer to?
Source: Christopher Nolan's movie Tenet (2020)


texts: In "much to Anthony’s and everyone else’s" - Do I need an apostrophe right after Anthony?

texts:
. . . much to Anthony’s and everyone else’s amusement

Do I need an apostrophe right after Anthony here?


texts: "...saw that to begin with..." Meaning in this context

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I am having difficulties making the sentence out:

  You all saw that to begin with the tape measure stretched across from one side to the other, exactly.

I know about the pattern see someone do something but not see someone to do something.

EDIT: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/tape-measure

Please tell me the meaning.

Thanks in advance.


texts:
I wrote:

  Image processing techniques have been widely used for detecting defects in industrial equipment.

Maybe I could write it as:

  Image processing techniques have been widely used for the detection of defects in industrial equipment.

In many case, I have seen a gerund is used after "for". I would like to know is it a rule or a noun form of a verb like "detection" is also can be used? is there any difference?


texts: Use of both a zero article and definite article

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I understand that with mass nouns you can use either a zero article or a definite article.
For Example, I can say:

Pollution is very bad for you. = a general statement about pollution.(zero article)
The pollution in England is very bad for you. = a more specific statement and so we use the.

The use of either article in the above sentences seems to be logical but what about sentences 3 and 4 below:

The war between X and Y will go on for several years. = use of the.to describe a specific war.
War between X and Y will go on for several years. = This says the same thing and contains specific information. It also sounds OK, but it uses a zero article.

What is the logic or rule involved here?
I have searched for a rule or context in which two similar sentences can use both article types, but can't find anything.


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Is it appropriate to say/ask, 'So in a nutshell, how would you explain this concept?'
I just sometimes feel I'm using this idiom rather awkwardly.
I would like to use this idiom when I want my students to briefly explain something to check their comprehension of the topic and at the same time intentionally introducing this idiom to them.
Any better  sentence suggestion?


texts: Why in that sentence does the word 'her' repeat itself?

texts:
I'd like to know why the word 'her' is repeated after the word 'pacing'.

She knew how fast she was running, because her trainer was pacing 'her' on a bicycle.


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The word Unmanned aerial vehicle describes the military ones that look like planes, e.g:

and Quadcopters, Hexaocopters, etc. that are used both for civil applications like photography and military applications e.g. for surveillance.

If I speak about Unmanned aerial vehicle, every body thinks of the plan-like (1st image). What is the word for Unmanned aerial vehicle without the plan-likes ones?
Is drone a correct expression for these flight objects?


texts: Welcoming and Farewell Dinner for or Welcoming and Farewell Dinner of

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Which phrase is correct:

  Welcoming and Farewell Dinner for Residen

or

  Welcoming and Farewell Dinner of Residen

?


texts: Should one say "at" or "in" the first hour of ...?

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Can you help me choose, talking about my time table, between

  "On Mondays, on the first hour (of the day) I have French."

or

  "On Mondays, in the first hour I have maths. On / in the second hour I have science".

Thanks.


texts: How to Choose When to Hyphenate, Maybe, Two Nouns

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No vehicular stand still ever made him late, for work.

or,

  No vehicular stand-still ever made him late, for work.

Which may you choose, as proper, and grammatical English grammar?


texts: is a sentence used to introduce a step in a long essay considered fragment?

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For example: an essay about steps to become a successful student

Firstly, memorizing every day. [then all the other supporting sentences]

Secondly, having a good amount of sleep every day. [then all the other supporting sentences]

is these considered sentence fragments?


texts:
(Excerpt from native english speakers in a conversation)

  Native A:have you skated before?

  Native B: ''I have, a little bit, as a child''(edited)

Can I also say:

  ''I have, a little bit, when I was a child(edited)

Are they both the same?


texts: Can you say "In the night" to mean during the night, but in a more natural and informal way? for instance, I wake up several times in the night just to use the bathroom.


texts: "Starve to death" Vs. "Starve to the point of death"

texts:
About a year ago, I had an on-line friend, a native speaker,  chatting with me. When I sent a message to him saying:

  I'm starving to the point of death.

He rephrased that as:

  I'm starving to death.

But now that I think about it, and googled it, my expression wasn't wrong and they use it a lot. So I was wondering why he had to correct the sentence. Is it not a colloquial language? Or does it have slightly differences in meaning?


texts:
This is a real situation, but why does the writes use "would" in this sentence instead of "will"? The games is still on.
83 mins: A second goal for United in these closing stages would make things very interesting.


texts: Present Perfect versus Past Tense when relevancy of is still given, but time clue given as well

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I have read on this site the discussion about when to use Present Perfect versus when to use Simple Past.

The cases explained are all clear and seem unproblematic to me, but what about the following:

  A: Peter, have you answered David's mail?
  B: Yes, I have answered that mail already yesterday / Yes, I answered that mail already yesterday.

The problem here is: on one hand, there is a TIME CLUE indicating the past ("yesterday" => Simple Past?), but the fact that the mail has been answered is STILL RELEVANT at the time of speaking, which suggests that Present Perfect should be used.

Further: I HAVE (?) learned in school (many years ago, but that is still relevant!) that "already" is often an indicator of Present Perfect. On the other hand, I have learned that you don't use Present Perfect when the event is (has been?) finished in the past and a time (indicating that this (has?) happened in the past) is given, or the word "ago" is used.

So which is correct?


texts: "Start something January first" or "start something on January first"?

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Tell me please if the preposition on is optional in the following sentence.

  I will take up going to the jym (on) January first.

I have heard a native English speaker say it without an on. Is that a mistake or just a conversational way of speaking. Can I drop on in formal writting?


texts:
Although I know that the structure of

  I had no difficulty (in) doing something

is grammatically correct, would it be completely wrong to say

  I had no difficulty to do something.


texts: Zero conditional with present continuous

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In the following sentence:

When you build a health clinic, you’re also creating part of the infrastructure for fighting epidemics. (by Bill Gates)

Why is the present continuous used in the second part? Will the meaning be the same with present simple ("you also create...")?


texts: When Alice has got a cold, we could say "Alice is sick", "Alice feels ill", or some other expressions?

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cambridge gives this meaning of ill

  not feeling well, or suffering from a disease

and this meaning of sick

  physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy

So, when someone, say Alice, has got a cold, which one of following is more appropriate?

Alice is sick
Alice feels ill

or some other expression?

When I say Alice is sick (or some other more appropriate word), I would like to have my audience realize that Alice may have got a cold, other than "Alice is in trouble, Alice is insane".


texts: correct verb form: listen to me talking or listen to me talk

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(1) Nobody listened to me talking about UFOs.
(2) Nobody listened to me talk about UFOs.
Which verb form is correct?


texts: Do I need a "to" in the following sentence?

texts:
“May I recommend (to) you a group class to deal with your anger?”

Do I need the to there? Why or why not?


texts: Which one of the following is a correct grammatical conclusion?

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I am practicing independent writing for TOEFL iBT test.

I have read a passage which says that universities should focus more on research. I also have a listing in which the lecturer believes that universities must concentrate more on teaching methods. Now I have to write how the lecturer casts doubt on the reading. I did all of that. However, I still have to write the conclusion. So, I want to know if the following sentences are good grammatical conclusions or not.

  In conclusion, the reading states that universities should focus more on research, to which the lecturer contradicts by providing three points which form a compelling argument to clarify his point.

or this (please notice the comma)

  In conclusion, the reading states that universities should focus more on research, to which the lecturer contradicts by providing three points, which form a compelling argument, to clarify his point.

or this:

  In conclusion, the reading states that universities should focus more on research, to which the lecturer contradicts by providing a compelling arguments, throw three points, to illustrate his point.

Also I think that It is wrong to say to illustrate his point because I wrote that the lecturer used three points to contradict. So, according to me, it is wrong to say again why he used the three points. What do you think?


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Aristotle did not think that all human beings should be allowed to engage in political activity: in his system, women, slaves, and foreigners were explicitly excluded from the right to rule themselves and others. Nevertheless, his basic idea that politics is a unique collective activity that is directed at certain common goals and ends still resonates today. But which ends? Many thinkers and political figures since the ancient world have developed different ideas about the goals that politics can or should achieve. This approach is known as political moralism.

If choosing from "ends", shouldn't it be "which end"?


texts: Is this that a conjunction or a pronoun?

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Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing pains in
  his forehead, which had been bothering him ever since his trip into
  the forest. Neville thought Harry had a bad case of exam nerves
  because Harry couldn't sleep, but the truth was that Harry kept being
  woken by his old nightmare, except that it was now worse than ever
  because there was a hooded figure dripping blood in it.  (Harry Potter
  and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Is that-clause the complement of except or does that refer to something?


texts: 'the English grammar” vs. “∅ English grammar”

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Which article should I use if I want to say, for example:

  Let's discuss/Let's talk about (the) English/Russian grammar.

Is the definite article “the” needed here or not?


texts: The meaning of "100%" in "a fast way that was 100%"

texts:
I'm trying to translate the following sentences (source):

  And finally they found a fast way that was 100%.
  And if they're not it's composite. It's 100% this test.

but I do not understand that 100%.


texts: So, recently, I saw someone commenting, "You'll feel me on this" on a certain post. Since I'm not really familiar with phrases that are more informal (even regarded as slang) in English, I wanted to know what exactly does this phrase mean and when would it be appropriate to use this?


texts: What happened to the missing object or objects in “for us to define as we see fit”?

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Reading through this paragraph, I wonder why the object to see is missing from as we see
fit, even though the interpretation remains natural and smooth without it:

In 1783, Goethe wrote, “Nature is ever shaping new forms: what is,
has never yet been; what has been, comes not again.” If this is
true, then the aims and objectives for nature reserves are for us
to define as we see fit. It is now generally accepted that
there is no default setting for how the world should look. Natural
means different things to different people. For some research
workers, natural states are those that existed before the Europeans
turned up and started clearing land, farming, grazing, and controlling
wildfires. This definition is being revised now by other researchers
because humans have been altering the world for much longer than
the Europeans have been colonizing the world. Furthermore, some
human-induced changes are impossible to change. In addition, we
must realize that environmental and ecological changes are normal;
the world is in permanent flux and few of our present major
ecosystems are more than twelve thousand years old. Records from
paleoecological studies seem to indicate that for any given place,
over time there are many alternative, very different “natural”
states.

How should I look at this clause? What is the correct reading?
I see two possible readings for this mysterious object omission, depending on where you insert the object or objects:

“as we see them fit” (them = the aims and objectives for
nature reserves = subject)

“are for us to define them as we see them fit”
(them = the aims and objectives for nature reserves = subject)

I think case 1 has a semantic error because the aims and objectives
for nature reserves are not equal to those that we see fit. So
phrases used in the subject should not be used literally in the as clause.
Case 2 is my personal opinion, but I'm not certain because I
can't find any reference.
Please explain each case and suggest another possible reason with
references so that I can better understand this odd pattern with
a missing object.
I just want my opinion checked and wonder about others' opinions, but my
previous questions like these have been closed and I got some warnings.


texts: What does "east of the Indiana/Ohio border" mean?

texts:
Today I am reading an Algorithms textbook. The author, in order to explain the shortest path between two vertices in a graph, gives an example in the real world:

  At one time, there was a speed trap on I-70 just east of the Indiana/Ohio border, but only for eastbound traffic.

In order to understand this sentence, I used Google Maps to find the site of Indiana and Ohio. I found that they have only one common border. And I think this border is an abstract line. So I can't understand what "east of the Indiana/Ohio border" means... Does the author mean "east of the common border"? It's in Ohio state. Why not say "in Ohio state" directly?


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I'm eager to know whether there is any fixed expression in English to refuse answering the WH-question "why" when you are reluctant or somehow have some reasons that prevents you from answering.
I have heard the following sentences from non-native speakers from different countries. (Some of them used to teach English for a long time.)

......., but why?
a. Because the sky is high!
b. Because elephant can't fly!
c. Because I like apple pie!

Note: please consider the rythmic manner of each case compared to "why".
It is obvious that they are sort of humorous or even perhaps childish ways of replying to the question "why?".
In addition to that, if you google each case above, you'll immediately find out that there is no reliable source for them on the internet. Also, it is visible that a large proportion of the results seem to relate to the Arab world, Kurdistan or Turkey, Iran and Russia and some countries in Eastern Europe.
That was why I decided to make sure whether they are widespread in English, or they are improvisations of other languages.
I have always used "just because" in this case prior to this. However I would appreciate if you do me a favor and make me aware in this case.
PS. I need AmE equivalents if they do not work in American English.


texts: When to use "has/have had" in a sentence?

texts:
I often see sentences like:

  I have had this car for 5 years.
  I have had Ice cream.

I googled it but didn't understood it well.


texts: What is A rule when talking about grammar?

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According to Cambridge Dictionary, a rule is

an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

from English Grammar Today

We cannot use all the determiners with all types of noun. We can use some determiners with any type of noun, but others must be followed by certain types of noun.
...

There are two sentences above, is it reasonable to say the following?

The tutorial starts with two rules about the usage of determiners.

In other words, what is A rule when talking about grammar? Is each complete sentence a rule?
Is an exception in grammar a rule?


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It is used very frequently and is idiomatic.

Or

  It is used very frequently and idiomatic.

Should I repeat the auxiliary verb is in this context?

Are there any rules for this?

Thanks in advance.


texts: What preposition to use with love? Of or for?

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What preposition do we use with love? Of or for?

Are they interchangeable?

His love of/for books is endless.

His love of/for animals was something everyone appreciated.


texts: Does this sound fine? "Because the one who is willing to do an arduous task for a person is the one who really care about them"

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Getting to the root of the problem and make it worth knowing is an arduous task. It takes time, but it's worth it. Because the one who is willing to do an arduous task for a person is the one who really care about them.

My idea is like the mother does everything for her children because she loves them, but I want to use a generic person. My native friend says that it doesn't make any sense, and it is not really possible to have this conveyed in one sentence.

Does it sound fine? How to make it better while keeping the simplicity of it?


texts:
I burst out laughing.
I burst out laughs.

Burst out is used as a verb here, and why people say "laughing" instead of a noun laughs?
You burst out laughing? Not laughs? Like in you spoke words, not wording.


texts:
I off day this afternoon.

Is "off day" use correctly for stating I working on morning but off on afternoon?


texts:
There are two sentences:

I had some urgent business

or

I had some urgent businesses

What's the right?
(In the meaning that I was busy.)


texts:
I would like to know the meaning of (I wish to.....). Does it have the meaning of future time? I know it has the meaning of regression but what about the future meaning.

Thanks


texts:
I have the following construction,

  A context variable refers to a subset of the DOM tree nodes which
  represent a context.

I doubt if I should say

  A context variable refers to a subset of the DOM tree nodes
  representing a context.

Or for

  ....another anchor which shares the same ancestor

  ...another anchor sharing the same ancestor

Are they both correct? In fact I don't know when to use ing in relative clause.

The examples of this source are in present continues  form but examples of this one include present form too.

Can I always  use the reduced relative clause with "ing" in present or present continues cases? or it is just for present continues? or for special cases of present? I got confused!


texts: Why does "wind" have two different pronunciations?

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The word "wind" seems to be problematic (with almost all other English words that behave strangely). When it is used as a noun to mean the movement of air, it is pronounced to rhyme with "bit" (the vowel part) but its verb (meaning: move in or take a twisting or spiral course) rhymes with "find".
It appears that they originated from the same word? There are many other words in English that behave like this but I am only interested in this one.
Noun → /wɪnd/
Verb → /waɪnd/
Why is it this way?


texts: What day do they play soccer? OR When do they play soccer?

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If I want to ask what day of the week they play soccer, should I ask "What day do they play soccer?" or "When do they play soccer?".

Another example:
"What day do you study English at school?" or "When do you study English at school?"


texts: Is "no differently" a common expression? Is it different from "not differently"?

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I found the expression "no differently" in this article.

The entry ban situation has also raised questions among many long-term residents of Japan.....
"While I haven't been impacted directly, because so far I haven't had
a need to leave and come back to Japan, I've started reconsidering my
residency in Japan," he says. "Many of us are committed to living here
and do everything we can to positively contribute to Japanese society.
But this situation feels like we're being treated no differently
than basic tourists, despite the work we've put in to live here."

I understand that the "no differently" in the context just means "without distinction", but that way of expression (no + "-ly" adverb) was a bit new to me.
Q1. Is "no differently" a common expression?
Q2. What is the difference in meaning between "no differently" and "not differently", if any?
Q3. Do you use the same word combination with other "-ly" adverbs too? e.g. "no interestingly", "no surprisingly", "no hastily" etc


texts:
The employer did not transfer all my wage this month because he miscounted. Which is correct?

  $150 lacks in my wage.

or

  I am missing $150 of my wage.


texts: 10% in Group A, and 20% in Group B vs. 10% and 20% in Group A and Group B, respectively

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when someone needs to describe percentages in each group, which is more common to describe numbers in each group?

10% in Group A, and 20% in Group B.
10% and 20% in Group A and Group B, respectively.

If there is any differences in nuances between them, I will appreciate if you would let me know.


texts: "widely applicable" vs "broadly applicable"

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Which one is right:

  My long-term conception for a widely applicable next-generation software-uninstaller is to observe the programs under installation carefully and fully. In this context, wide applicability means that as many programs as possible will be correctly tracked and, when necessary, uninstalled.

  My long-term conception for a broadly applicable next-generation software-uninstaller is to observe the programs under installation carefully and fully. In this context, broad applicability means that as many programs as possible will be correctly tracked and, when necessary, uninstalled.

Why?

The bold-and-italics marking is mine (i.e., it does not occur in the original text).


texts: How to write correctly "whitelist" or "white list"? and what about "blacklist"? Is there any meaning difference between them?


texts: A problem {came up | showed up} in my phone?

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Since last few days

  a problem came up in my phone

or

  a problem showed up in my phone.

which is more correct?


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Which one I should use in the following context? Are they both grammatical?

  A: The government has planted one million trees in the city. It will improve the air quality in the environment.

  B: The government has planted one million trees in the city. This will improve the air quality in the environment.


texts: Can I use some adjective instead of prepositional phrases like 'of both sexes'?

texts: Would 'both-sex' or 'both-sexes' be okay (like 'both-sex contestants/team etc.')? Some other compound adjectives? You can, for example, say 'two-faced' instead of 'with two faces'. I need something similar for 'of both sexes'. I'm afraid that if I make something up myself, it wouldn't sound natural.


texts: "Taken out to the medowlands" what does this mean?

texts:
Watching an interview with Anthony Bourdain and he says the following,

Interviewer: "Have you ever fired anyone?"

Anthony: "... I'd go to the hiring person (female) and say, 'Pauly', I don't wanna see him no more, he needs a little ride out in the metal lands..." What does this mean? I googled it but nothing close came up as a result.

The link is below. Fast forward to 17:40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEFdWAKpf0


texts:
Are dashes necessary in the following sentence:

  It happens all-too-frequently.

I saw this sentence somewhere else, but if I google the sentence, I only see that people are using without dashes:

  It happens all too frequently.

Which one is grammatically correct?


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I think the person who has written the text in this picture wrongly used the "could have", we use "could have" when we  talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn't do. I Think the proper sentence would be

  "Thank you Google. We could never spell the Arnold Schwarzenegger without you"

(used past tense of can)

Is thuis correct?


texts: When is it correct to repeat the subject?

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In a sentence like this:

  He read a book and he discussed it with his friends.

Is it correct to leave the second "he"? (He read a book and discussed it with his friends.)
I suppose it is, because I've encountered multiple examples.

However, I am not sure if it is still correct for the following sentence:

  He read a book but he didn't understand it.

Is it correct to leave the second "he" in this case? (He read a book but didn't understand it.)
Is there a rule explaining this?

EDIT: I would like to add another example that doesn't sound natural at all:

  You've never been to New York, but (you) know what you'll find there.

Different tenses, positive and negative parts. Is it still possible to leave out the subject in the second part?


texts:
We were served by a very impolite salesgirl at the supermarket.
We were served by a very impolite salesgirl from the supermarket.

I'd like to know whether the sentences have the same meaning.

I think that at the supermarket is an adverb phrase, and from the supermarket is an adjective phrase.

If the sentences are changed into active, is it correct to place the phrase (at/from the supermarket) behind the subject?


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I understand that there is difference in implication in present perfect between sentences with "for-phrase" and those without.

A sentence with "for" implies the state exists until now.

  I have been in this company for 3 years
  (He is still in it.)

But a sentence without it implies the state has ended.

  I have been in this company.
  (He used to work there but not any more.)

But I recently encountered this sentence:

  Thanks for your message.I apologise for not getting back to your message,but I've been incredibly busy.

According to the theory above, the speaker isn't busy now. But I doubt it so I hope you will help me to make sure of it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: I have got it open/I have got it opened/I have gotten it open?

texts:
If I want something that can be translated to "I've managed to open/get into the safe", which of the sentences could I use:

I've got the safe open. Are you coming?

I've got the safe opened. Are you coming?

I've gotten the safe open. Are you coming?

?
Is there a more natural way to say this?


texts:
If I want to say that it's not the same to treat a patient in the hospital as to treat him outside of the hospital, then which phrase is more appropriate?

Option 1:

  "It's not the same to treat a patient in a hospital as to treat a
  patient in the field."

Option 2:

  "It's not the same to treat a patient in a hospital as to treat a
  patient on the ground"


texts: Is it obligatory to backshift the clause time in this case?

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"I have let them down just when things have started to get exciting " he said
In this case is it obligatory to backshift the time clause if you have already backshifted the first verb because I think we can not write
he said that he had let them down just when things have  started to get exciting.


texts:
Which is grammatically correct?

  He woke up late this morning because he had a party with his friends last night.

or

  He woke up late this morning because he had had a party last night.


texts: "I speak a little English." vs "I speak English a little."

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Are these sentences have the same meaning or the second one means that I not often use it?

I speak a little English.

vs

I speak English a little.


texts:
I was reading a autobiography online, and in that context , I come across a phrase

  "she was survived by her partner,.....(partner's name)"

what does the author mean to say?


texts: Articles a, an, the in articles of the computer field

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I am writing an article. The main heading of it is this "Create a demo file on deployer host via GitLab CI"

The problem is that I am not sure which article should I use before the "demo file": "a" demo file or "the" demo file?

The demo file could be any text file. It doesn't matter which name and which content. It is only to confirm that the change in its content has changed or not. So it is not specific. So the 'a' article should be used. But on the other hand, the demo file must be on the certain host in the certain folder so it is being specific somehow so the article should be "the".

I explain used words that are connected to the server and network domain:

Gitlab CI - web service

deployer - a name of the host

host - server from the network point of view

The second question: "Do it by ssh-agent". Ssh-agent is known way of transmitting the encrypting key. I am using it the first time in the article. So ssh-agent or the ssh-agent or an ssh-agent?


texts: Native speakers, could you please define "logical subject" of verbals (infinitive, gerund, participle)? I am Chinese and some of my grammar books define  "logical subject" as the agent of the action, while some define it as the agent or patient of the action.


texts:
This question is about my understanding of the nuances about sequence of tenses and conditionals. I provide some examples and my interpretations down below.

If my interpretations are incorrect or the tenses used in the examples are wrong, please tell me. I also believe many learners can benefit a lot from your answer.

Scenario 1:

When the clause is about something hypothetical, I think we use the subjunctive form in the noun clause.

  (1) If aliens came to earth, I would imagine that the human race were going to be under great danger.

    My interpretation: The coming of aliens are hypothetical, so the were is a usage about an imaginary situation aka the subjunctive.

  (2) If she were elected president, I would suppose that the country were being on the right track.

    My interpretation: It is hypothetical that she were elected president, so the were is a usage about an imaginary situation aka the subjunctive.

Scenario 2:

When the clause is used to mean something real, I think we use the tense accordingly depending on the context.

  (1) If she were me, she would understand what I said/say/am saying.

    My interpretation: said means the real past, and say means the present or a habitual thing, and am saying means the thing I am saying now or somewhere around the present.

  (2) If I were in her position, I would say to John that I did a bad thing and that I am sorry.

    My interpretation: She did a bad thing that offended John, and I talk about what I would do if I were she. Did means that the thing really happened in the past, not the usage about something hypothetical.

  (3) If my students studied harder in my class, I would assume their parents must have scolded them the previous night.

    My interpretation: They are not studying hard. I think that if they were, it is probably because they were scolded by their parents yesterday, or the night before the time I say this sentence.


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I find this sentence,

  It is evident who the real murderer is.

I feel it a little awkward. Is it grammatically correct?


texts: About the adjectives and adverbs after a linking verb

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So this is the sentence:

  He is killed.

Okay here in this sentence "killed" is the adjective that modifies the subject and "is" is the linking verb. Now what about if I want to say this:

  He is killed by a car.

Now here killed is still an adjective and "by a car" is an prepositional phrase which acts like an adverb ? Am I right ? And if yes then what happens after that now the full thing "killed by a car" is an adjective that modifies the subject ?


texts: Should it be "you've been in" or "you've been to"?

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Which is the correct sentence? Why?

It's the first time he has been in space.
It's the first time he has been to space.


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Would anybody possibly elaborate the differences between these?

Or, when/where- in which situations- would you rather use the followings?

  Each student

  Every student


texts: usage of phrase "something that would have been at home on something"

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“I’ve watched a woman with skin pale as moonlight open her mouth, and open it, and open it, into a cavern set with rows of serrated teeth that would have been at home in a shark’s jaws” - Excerpt From: John Langan. “The Fisherman.”

I tried using the phrase in a sentence.

  She had feet that would have been at home on a big foot.

Is this the right way? if possible please add a few examples.


texts: Number on the back of the football shirt

texts: I want to ask someone who plays football what number stands on the back of his football shirt... What's the correct way to put it?


texts: At the university: office worker, clerk or something else?

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Some students and university workers (not the academic staff) participated in my study. Which words are better to describe them? Are there any other better alternatives?

  The normal participants were recruited from available students and clerks/office workers in the
  Faculty of Education and Psychology of University of Mashhad.


texts: Formal paper and Capitalization (inside parenthesis or about special elements -Tables, figures etc-)

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In a thesis, or a formal paper written in English. What is the correct way to write inside a parenthesis and what is the correct way to refer to a table, or figure or section etc.?

Also, do we have to capitalize the first letter of words like "table" or "figure" when followed by the number of it? If so, when?

Example 1

Example 1)

  There are many cases that the mean value we measured is different than
  the expected (See Table 1).

or

  There are many cases that the mean value we measured is different than
  the expected (see Table 1).

or

  There are many cases that the mean value we measured is different than
  the expected (see table 1).

Example 2

  There are many cases (referred in in Section 2) that the mean value we measured is different than the expected.

or

  There are many cases (referred in in section 2) that the mean value we measured is different than the expected.

Example 3

  There are many cases (Do not forget the Table 4) that the mean value we measured is different than the expected.

or

  There are many cases (do not forget the Table 4) that the mean value we measured is different than the expected.

or

  There are many cases (do not forget the table 4) that the mean value we measured is different than the expected.


texts: What would be the passive voice of this line?

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"Little strokes fell great oaks."
I think, it's passive voice is
"Great oaks was fallen by little strokes."

Am I right ?


texts: order received from date to date correct sentence

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I was writing a line on a website of mine to inform users that starting from 11 o'clock of Aug 5th, through Aug 19th we won't be able to ship. Shipments will start again on Aug 22nd.

I wrote:

  Note: Order placed between 11 o'clock of Aug. 5th through Aug. 19th
  will be shipped starting from Aug. 22nd

Is that form correct or? Should I use "through" to mark a whole period...until....?

I have the feeling it is completely messed
Thank yo very much


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What does "cap" mean in this football (soccer) context?
GOAL! Liverpool 1-4 Man City (Foden 83)

Phil Foden caps a majestic second-half performance with a blistering goal!

This can't be related to the noun cap, because that's only for international matches, right?


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See this page

  Should / shouldn't Should and shouldn't are used to make an assumption
  about what is probably true, if everything is as we expect:

See this sentence "They should be there by now." (we are talking about the present or future.

  Should + have + past participle Should + have + past participle can be
  used to make an assumption about something that has probably happened,
  if everything is as we expect (compare with present use of 'should'
  above):

See this sentence "The train should have left by now." (we are talking about the past.

My question is that:

Why can "by now" be used in both future/present or past events?


texts: Arise from the dead vs Rise from the dead

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In some sources they use "Rise from the dead" while in others "Arise from the dead"

According to dictionaries (different ones):

Rise - be resurrected: in some beliefs, to become resurrected after death
rise from the dead
Arise - to appear or come into existence, become active or vocal: to rise from a quiet, inactive, or subjugated state to become active, vocal, or rebellious (literary).

The Free Dictionary says "Rise from the dead" is an idiom, yet I can see that Sleeping Saints by By Pastor Nick Bibile uses "arise" and AWAKE! ARISE FROM THE DEAD! by Dr.  W.  A.  Criswell and a song Arise from the dead  by Cradle of God also use "arise".

So what does "Arise from the dead" mean?


texts: how to know if a phrase between two commas is parenthetic or not

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I can't understand the grammatical structure (and maybe the meaning: what is different between what and what?) of the bold part. Is there any easier paraphrase?

  Is there any end state or goal (telos) that all humans seek because it is worthy, or what is different, ought to seek because it is worthy?

This sentence is taken from The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology.


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I've got a camera. I bought it 10 years ago.

I can say:

  I have had this camera for 10 years.

Can I also say:

  I have got this camera for 10 years.

Is it correct/common in English?


texts: How to understand "two or three readings"?

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From THE CONGO AND OTHER POEMS:

  It is the hope of the writer that after two or three readings each line will suggest its own separate touch of melody to the reader who has become accustomed to the cadences.

I feel really strange with the expression "two or three readings".

Does "two or three readings" mean read the poem twice or three times?


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After the word “before” should use past tense?

“This picture was taken before we were blessed with a daughter into our world.”


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What verb, phrase or phrasal verb do you use when you are waving your hand to scare off or kill a fly? Can I say swat at? For example:

I swatted at a fly for hours with no success.

I am sure there are others phrases, but I can't remember it. It sounds like spat away or bat away.


texts: Is tinged with regret an idiom. Or it is just a normal english phrase. Is there any word best replacing the word tinged in the context of this sentence


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I have been learning English recently, but I have problems with learning English verbs and prepositions. I know how some verbs work.

I let you do it
I allow you to do it
I said to you a week ago
I told you a week ago

However, I want to improve my oral skills and verbs are most important for it. Please, give me some advise. How can I learn about "verb + preposition" combinations?


texts: Can “do not” be together in negative question?

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I see this quote in a lifehacker article:

  “Why do not the mothers of mankind interfere in these matters to prevent the waste of that human life of which they alone bear and know the cost?”

I’ve read the grammar rule that says only the negative contradiction can be in front of the subject. So it should be ”why do the mothers of mankind not....”.


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I've noticed that a lot of native English speakers leave out pronouns that help modify subjects. Is there any situation in which this:

  Everyone whom I know is related to me.

Is preferred to this:

  Everyone I know is related to me.

Or this:

  Everyone whom I've talked with is on the same page as me.

Is preferred to this:

  Everyone I've talked with is on the same page as me.


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I was just taking this grammar test and there's this question on it:

Which of these sentences are correct:

I make ten phone calls a day.
I make ten phone calls in a day.

Aren't they both correct? I make ten phone calls a day probably means I make 10 phone calls per day, and I don't know how to describe what the other sentence means other than just to use I make 10 phone calls in a day.
Is there a difference in their meaning?


texts: What does "reckoning" mean in this context?

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Does it mean "bad loans"?

  The plan has several advantages. By forcing banks to recognize losses, it could trigger a much-needed restructuring of Europe’s overcrowded banking sector: Unhealthy banks would have to either raise more capital or shut down. By averting a fire sale into illiquid markets, the plan would limit system-wide losses and make the whole reckoning less painful. The bad bank could even turn a profit for the European governments that provided its capital.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-06/a-bad-bank-could-be-good-for-europe


texts: Singular possessive, plural possessive or neither

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For example suppose we record the actions (clicks) a user performs during the use of software.

What "the order of actions" is called and what is the meaning of the following choices?

action order (my guess)
actions order
actions' order
action's order

For several times, I have encountered such compound phrases. What is the rule to construct them?

I should add that I want to use the term other places in the article.

  ... we record the user actions during answering the test. We specifically record the order in which the user choose the options above ... For example, when the actual word is “heat”, a user may first enter “hi”, then clicks on the “say again” button and correct it to the “hea” and finally enters “heat”. The (order of actions for or action order of ?) doing this test would be “CWSCCC” which is interpreted as “Correct, Wrong, Say again, Correct, Correct, Correct”.


texts: Trouble with distinguishing between singulars and plurals

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Recently I have got this sensitivity to choose a singular noun v. plural one. For example, which of the followings are correct:

Let's make friend with each other.
Let's make friends with each other.

And

We are friend.
We are friends.


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Let's say my hometown used to be the number 1 in terms of cleanliness, but now we are third in ranking. Then I say:

  "We're not number 1 anymore, we got demoted by 2 and now in number 3 in ranking."

Or

  "We're not number 1 anymore, we went down by 2 and now in number 3 in ranking."

Are these a correct phrasing?


texts: What does "ribbiting" mean in the sentence "I heard this class is "ribbiting""?

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I'm subtitling the barely lethal movie and in one scene which happens in a biology class, the new girl sits next to a boy and says:

I heard this class is "ribbiting."

and the boys answers:

Well, I wouldn't "leap" to conclusions.
Mr. Drumm can be pretty rough. (Mr. Drumm is the teacher)

Look! I know that ribbiting means The sound made by a frog or toad.
But I wonder what does that mean in that sentence? It's more like an idiom!


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Which is correct,

  Obesity can occur whether to male or female, to all ages, race and to the whole ethnic group.

or

  Obesity can occur whether to male or female, for all ages, race and to the whole ethnic group.

I personally prefer 'to'. It's kind of 'addressed to'


texts: Do we need to repeat the verb after and?

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Pupils at the primary education level are less violent and are
  hard workers.

Do we need "are" and what is the natural thing to do?


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I wonder what does the expression "get up enough nerves to do something" mean as in the following context?

  My mother was feeling very bad as she sat on the couch looking at all of her children, but she didn't get up enough nerves to tell us what was on her mind. (Source)

Unfortunately, I didn't find any dictionary that explained this structure. This is why I doubt if it is a common expression in English.


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Is a group of letters a sentence?

I am wondering if a group of a bunch of letters,
Is a Sentence?

Thank you!


texts: What's the name of those threads at the edge of cloths?

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Some clothes (especially shawls) have at the edge kind of decorative part (see the picture attached here) of which kind of threads falls down.
What is called?
N.b. I don't know its name in my native language, otherwise, I'd check the dictionary.
,


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The children’s health is poor except the baby’s and its is perfect.
  (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)

This being an example from the dictionary, there’s no context to derive what this, the baby’s and its, means from. Is it mean there’s only an exceptional one, in the set of the children, that has perfect health, which is a baby? (except the baby's (=its) health is perfect)


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Is there any difference in meaning between do something and get something done? For example:

I am sorry, but I can't go out with you today. I need to do my homework.
I am sorry, but I can't go out with you today. I need to get my
homework done.


texts: Wondering the proper grammar for "is" or "are"

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I'm hoping to learn the proper grammar for a question I just asked a colleague.

  The first of two calipers shipped to us is here.
  The first of two calipers shipped to us are here.


texts: What does this combination of present perfect continuous and "each" mean?

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I have come across this sentence:

Over the past two weeks I have been visiting each class and I am very
impressed by the level of engagement. (It is the principal who is visiting.)

What does "over the past two weeks I have been visiting each" mean? That two weeks ago I started visiting classes and it is my goal to visit each one of them?
Does it mean that I have visited each class multiple times over the past two weeks? Or that over the past two weeks I have visited each class?


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Candygram? What does it mean? I read this entry, but it didn't make sense.

  Candygram
  candy that can be ordered by wire for delivery with an accompanying message, as on the recipient's birthday or anniversary.

The caption on the image says:

  A: Assault happened sometime after they closed, a little after 2:00. Bodyguard Luis Lopez was hit first. Frankie Adkins, he's the owner of the bar, he was hit next. We ID'd the body as Isaac Proctor.

  B: Proctor? Name's familiar.

  A: Isaac is the son of cirminal defense attorney Amanda Proctor.

  B: I dealt with her. She's kept a lot of bad people on the street.

  C: So someone kills her son. Is someone trying to send a message?

  A: If they are, it's a pretty brutal candygram.

  B: Sword. It's pretty old-school.

  C: Any witnesses?

...


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As somebody who has reviewed almost all feedback vendors on the market, I would absolutely recommend Usabilla to anybody looking to collect onsite feedback.

Does feedback vendors mean a vendor who sells feedback?


texts: What is the term for the "s" that makes a noun plural?

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Is there any term for the letter 's' that changes the nouns from singular to plural?

  Boy - Boys

I want the term for that 's'.


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In the book The death of the heart, there is house named 2 Windsor Terrace.

What is the meaning of the number 2 there?


texts: "you can just move on in" -- isn't the wording strange a little bit? Why not just say "you can just move in"?

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Example:

  It's a bit like a house that's built already and you can just move on in.

I asked a native speaker from North Carolina and he said that the sentence sounded absolutely fine to him. So, it seems like there is nothing wrong with this expression from a grammatical perspective. But I actually couldn't find it in any online dictionary. I don't know about you, but the wording does sound a little bit strange to me. When we say that we're moving on, it usually means that we're going further or progressing in whatever it is that we're doing. However, when we want to say that we've bought a new house and now are going to occupy it, we would just say that we are moving in the house. It seems like this expression is a combination of both. What exactly do you think move on in means and can you explain what is really going here grammatically? And please provide a bunch of similar examples with the exact same wording.


texts: Why do people use they/them pronoun for a single person?

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I see a lot of people using they/them pronoun on their twitter handles. And when I googled about it, I have come to know that it is a  Gender-neutral pronouns.

However, isn't it wrong to use words like 'they' and 'them' for a single person?

For example, when talking about such person, one has to say,

  They are walking down the road.

which makes it plural. However, for a male/female pronoun, one can say,

  He/She is walking down the road.


texts: What could speaker mean by asking "Oh, it is, is it?"

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I found this in English syntax textbook.
What could speaker mean by using "is it" instead of "isn't"
The whole example goes like this:

My advice to you is to wait.
Unfortunately, the matter is rather urgent.
Oh, it is, is it?


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Machiavelli was a product of Renaissance Florence, a city-state that was struggling for expansion and survival among a competing group of similar states. As a public servant and diplomat, Machiavelli came to understand power politics by observing the spectacle around him without any illusions.

Would you possibly elaborate what the bold part means? and is power an adjective there??

Thanks


texts: Past simple or Present perfect in this case

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I'm not sure how to use tenses in some sentences.

A:  Have you ever come to one of these seminars?
B:  No, but I went to a similar seminar in Europe last year.
A: Have you learnt / Did you learn a lot at that seminar?
B: Not really, but I met/have met many interesting people during that week in November.

I an unsure whether I should use "Have you learnt" or "Did you learn”.
Is it okay if I use "Have you learnt"? I think he might learn something from the seminar which has an effect on the present moment.
And should I choose "met" or "have met"? Is it possible to use "have met" since there is "during" in the sentence?


texts: "This method makes it possible to reduce cost while improving reliability" is grammatically correct?

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This method makes it possible to reduce the cost.
  This method also makes it possible to improve the reliability.

I am trying to connect the two sentences above I created using "while" and I want to know which of the followings is correct:

  This method makes it possible to reduce the cost while improving
  the reliability.
  This method makes it possible to reduce the cost while making it
  possible to improve the reliability.

I think "This method makes it possible to reduce the cost and improve the reliability" is better, but I would like to know how to connect the sentences using "while".


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A young female was dancing in an open
  space between the crowd and the fire. At first,
  Gringoire could not decide whether she was a
  human being, a fairy, or an angel. The
  golden-skinned girl was slender, elegant, and
  graceful. Gringoire watched as she played a
  tambourine and danced on an old Persian
  carpet spread on the ground. Her beautiful
  black eyes flashed like lightning.
  Every eye was fixed upon her, every mouth
  open. She seemed like a supernatural creature.
  Just then, one of her curls got loose, and a
  small brass object fell from it. She bent down
  to pick it up. At that moment, Gringoire
  realized that the lovely creature was indeed
  human. “Aha!” he thought. “A gypsy!”

Dose it relate to hair and mean: the curl of her hair?


texts: Does the word "see" have a meaning of "serve"?

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I put my faith in you, good sir. Now, kindly see my man.

What's the meaning of see here? I guess it means something like "serve", doesn't it? I didn't find such an interpretation in my dictionary. Can I say something like:

I will not be at home this afternoon, please see my friends kindly(let my friends have a good afternoon).

Is the usage right?


texts: When should I use "some" before a category?

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I wrote this sentence:

  A carefully designed word list covering some phonological and orthographical patterns is dictated to the user in native accent.

Do I need some in the sentence above? In general when I should use "some" and when just a plural name?


texts: Difference between 'has grown' and 'has expanded' in these sentences

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"The company has grown and now employs 50 more people than last year."

"The company has expanded and now has branches in most major cities."

What is the difference between 'has grown' and 'has expanded' in those sentences?

Do they have the same meaning or not?


texts: How to use "score highest" in a sentence

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I want to say that she has the highest score on the math exam.
Can I say it another way like below?

She score highest on the math exam.
She score the highest on the math exam.

Which one is correct (number 1 or number 2)?


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I'm confused with the use of prepositions in the following setence. Which preposition is acceptable?

  He was bent on/for music and dancing.


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Political power, used right, will produce good results.

"used right" means "if it is used right?"


texts: What's the difference between "you do have to" and "you have to"

texts: Can we use them interchangeably or there are situations where only one of them is correct?


texts: A noun in English to substitute for "hysterical person"?

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Is there a noun in English for a hysterical person? As far as I have gathered from dictionaries, "hysterical" is only an adjective. It is not a noun.
So, is there any noun that would fit in instead "hysterical person"
For example,

"Why are you right away starting shouting? Can't you explain things to him
in a calmer way? You are such a ______________ !"


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I know this was a joke on Facebook, the thing about storming Area 51. But, what catched my eyes is the "them".
Is this playing on word? Or, is this grammaticality sound? Or is this a joke because I, as non native speaker, don't get it.
Isn't it supposed to be:

Let's see them, the aliens
OR
Let's see the aliens

I hope this question isn't off-topic but I really want to know.


texts: Present perfect continous or present perfect simple? Which is correct?

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We have to fill the gaps with the verbs in the parentheses using present perfect continous or present perfect simple.

*Why are you wet? *
I .... (walk) in the rain.

I .... (read) all morning.
*How many pages .... (you/read)? *
I .... (read) 50 pages.*

Lina .... (eat) three ice creams!

You look really dirty!
Yes. I .... (work) in the garden. That's why.

Should it be as follows?

have been walking
have read, have you read, have read
have eaten
have been working


texts: A question about the conjunction "while"

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Isaac Newton changed the world while in quarantine from the plague.

Isaac Newton changed the world while he was in quarantine from the plague.

while is clearly a conjunction in the second sentence because it connects two independent clauses.
Is while a conjunction in the first sentence as well? If yes, how?


texts: Is this related to money? Like to keep track of how much is spent or earned. Bookkeeping？Is there a better way of saying it?


texts: Which is a better expression between "as you wish" and "I don't care" in this context?

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I'm now translating a cartoon to English, and I can't choose which expression I should use here, cause I don't exactly know the difference between them.

The scene is like the following:

  W: Aren't you going?

  M: Huh? Thi-this early?

  M: Ca-can i stay a little longer?

  W: ...

  As you wish./ I don't care (what you do).

Here, this woman is saying "if you want to." or "do whatever you want". And she isn't that nice and friendly woman. She's kind of acting a little cold.

Then which is a better choice between "as you wish" and "I don't care what you do" here?

Or is better to say just "if you want to."?


texts: Meaning of "pour out" in the given context

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Could anyone please rephrase the words "pour out" in the following sentence?

Everyone poured out to sit in the various sections for the Emperor and the officials and the Queens all around the lake."

I am trying to make a logical connection between "poured out" and "to sit in".

Thanks in advance.


texts: Is the sentence you are very true to your word when you said fear not for i am with you correct?

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Which one is correct?

  You were very true to your word when you said, "Fear not for i am with you."
  You are very true to your word when you said, "Fear not for i am with you."

I'm not sure what the right word to use if it's "are" or "were".


texts: To watch the play without knowing the story

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I would like to know if there is an idiom or a proverb in English to denote a situation in which one watches a play or a dramatic performance without knowing its story.
It is similar to participating in a discussion and opining in it without having much idea about the incident on which the discussion is in progress.

I would use the expression in a context like: "I don't know really what happened earlier, who said it, to whom and what exactly. So, my interference is (like)......"


texts: What does "thinking talents" mean or what does it refers to in the sentence?

texts: Utilizing thinking talents in work situations.


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From the Coach Carter movie. The coach canceled a basketball game and the basketball team players were discussing about his decision. There were a lot of reporters came to the school to take an interview from the coach.

One of those players said:

  I feel like running right up in the middle of all those reporters and telling
  them I think this is bullshit, son.

What is the point of the part running right up in the middle of all those reporters?


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Gringoire followed Esmeralda and Djali
  deeper and deeper into the maze of dark
  streets. Esmeralda looked over her shoulder a
  few times, suspicious that she was being
  followed. Suddenly, Gringoire heard her
  scream! He turned the shadowy corner and
  saw her struggling with two men.
  Gringoire advanced boldly. “Stop!” he
  cried. Then he noticed that one of the men
  was Quasimodo and the other one was the
  Archdeacon Frollo. The hunchback struck
  Gringoire and sent him reeling. Then
  Quasimodo ran back and picked up the
  young girl. He carried her gently—as if she
  were a silken scarf. The other man followed,
  and the goat ran after all three.
  “Murder! Murder! ” Esmeralda cried out.
  Some passing horsemen from the king’s
  bodyguard heard her call. They jumped down
  from their horses and snatched her from
  Quasimodo.

Dose it mean: thuggee= to kill someone or here mean: just crying for help.


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Does it make sense to say something like this:

  Can you contact the tech support as you are more aware of the technical side of things?

I'm trying to ask someone to contact the tech support as they are more familiar of the technical aspects of something...

Is it side of things or side of thing?


texts: What is the difference among these sentences?

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What is the difference among these sentences:

Question:

  Why were you so tired yesterday?

Answer:

  Because I jog all morning.
  Because I was jogged all morning.
  Because I had been jogging all morning.
  Because I had been jogged all morning.


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What were once glorious forts are now nothing but piles of rubble.

Which is the correct phrase to use here? Is it "piles of rubble" or "piles of rubbles"? Pile of rubble is perhaps wrong as it's forts about which we are talking but do I need to make rubble plural too or is it fine to use the singular form? The doubt arose when I read the plural form being used here:

  Most parts of the ruin are just piles of rubbles - Picture of Lelu Island, Kosrae


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I see the phrase on the news, but I don't quite understand on their news in this context. It's from the book Harry Potter.

  "You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," said Professor McGonagall.
  "All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here."
  Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily.
  "Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right," she said impatiently.
  "You'd think they'd be a bit more careful, but no — even the Muggles have noticed something's going one. It was on their news."

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I wrote this sentence

  Updates to the context variables are shown below this panel.

It is supposed to means something like

  Fields show the values specified to update the context variables

Does that convey this?


texts: In this dialogue what happens when some words in it are changed like this?

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Below is a dialogue for English speaking practice.
I would like to ask you whether it is okay or what happens if I change some of them as described in there.

  W: You can't want to buy that bike.

  M: Oh, why not?

  W: It looks very unstable.

  M: But it's so cheap.

  W: I can't see someone riding it safely.

  (Question 1. What if "ride" is used instead of "riding" in the above line?)

  M: It may turn out to be perfectly fine.

  (Question2. What if this sentence is Sentence A or B or C?)

  (Sentence A: "It may come out to be perfectly fine.")

  (Sentence B: "It may be found perfectly fine.")

  (Sentence C: "It may be found to be perfectly fine.")

  W: You need to buy a new chain and new tires first.

  M: That sounds expensive. I don't want to buy that bike.


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No one can do it , even him.

I've always thought that "even" can function as both preposition and conjunction in that it can be followed by noun phrases or dependent clauses. But dictionaries only say it's an adverb ? And for my example above, what exactly do you call the boldface text in relation to the clause (adverbial...)?


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"He will teach me how important I am."

Here 'how important I am' is the object of the verb teach.
What is the type of the quoted sentence?
Is it assertive or exclamatory??


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I'm going to tell once someone that someone else helped me get off the bus; (e.g. when my leg was broken etc.) Do the following sentences mean the same? Are they interchangeable here:

  He got me out of the bus.
  He took me off the bus.
  He got me off the bus.


texts: Third person verbs are always conjugated?

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Sometimes I see third person verbs , though they're not conjugated. Examples:

  I fell my sorrow Fly away;

  enter This makes my blood Boil;

Or, they aren't really verbs? Plz help me.


texts: Difference between 'as' and 'so' in this sense

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I voted Labour, as did my wife.

  I voted Labour, so did my wife.

I think both sentences are correct. Are there any nuances between these twos?


texts: ''TO'' / object vs subject - meaning confusion

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This is the point that  confuses me;

1)How a family built their home to look like a ship - and it's now worth £3.5m

2)I cleaned my house to look clean

structures of the sentences are completely same

but,
in first sentence ''to'' refers to object of the sentence (ship) , in the second sentence it refers to the subject of the senetnce (I)
and the meaning becomes completely different


texts: What does the word "for" mean in this sentence?

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Consider the following sentence

  The policeman whistled for the automobile to stop.

The word "for " has 24 explanations in longman dictionary, which explanation can match it?


texts: Changing "a" into "the" in case of providing more info for a noun

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Do I need to change the indefinite article "a" before a noun into the definite "the" if I provide some definitive information for that noun right after it?

  I brought this trinket from a workshop.

  I brought this trinket from (a/the?) workshop built by our neighbor Billy
  Brown right in the center of our village in 1925.

EDIT:

There are several workshops built by Billy Brown in the center of the village. There is a possibility that only this one was built in 1925, but nobody knows for sure


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'She frowned; and looking up, answered -
  '"Mr. Hareton, and the whole set of you, will be good enough to understand that I reject any pretence at kindness you have the hypocrisy to offer! I despise you, and will have nothing to say to any of you! When I would have given my life for one kind word, even to see one of your faces, you all kept off. But I won't complain to you! I'm driven down here by the cold; not either to amuse you or enjoy your society."
  '"What could I ha' done?" began Earnshaw. "How was I to blame?"
  Wuthering Heights, chapter 30

I'm specifically wondering about this sentence:

  When I would have given my life for one kind word, even to see one of your faces, you all kept off.

What is the meaning of this sentence?


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It had been umpteen years since he and I had seen each other.

I found this sentence in a passage. I think here should be saw instead of had seen. Am I right?


texts: Why is it called social media platforms?

texts: I thought media was plural, so why do we add platforms to the end of social media? Is it too be more specific?


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As well as what his critics argue has been his goal all along :
  building a new, religious Turkey from the ashes of its secular past.

(This sentence is from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3Y5WeZysw at 0:52)

I can't figure out how "as well as" used in this sentence. I thought there should be a following or preceding sentence, since "as well as" acts as a conjunction, but it seems like "as well as" acts as an adverb or something.
Could somebody explain this sentence?


texts: What is the meaning of " leave" in the following news head line

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What is the meaning of "leave" in the following news headline

"virus leaves 30000 dead in europe alone"


texts: "Should you visit our Web site" What nuance does it have?

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'You can find an updated event schedule should you visit our Web site this Friday.'

So, the answer is 'c'. That's good.
But I have a question. Is this expression of

  'Should you visit our Web site this Friday'

natural?

If so, what is difference between (a) and (b) below (i.e., between 'Should you' and 'If you')?

(a). Should you visit our Web site this Friday, you can find an updated event schedule.
(b). If you visit our Web site this Firday, you can find an updated event schedule.


texts: I'm writing a report about a book. One of the sentences reads "The Outsiders is a book written by Susan Eloise Hinton, who is more commonly known by her pen name of S. E. Hinton." At the word "who", do I use a comma before it?


texts: Am I correct in thinking "the lack of" should be followed by a plural noun?

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I read this sentence from here:

  The lack of buying activity by Amazon Studios and Netflix this year meant more companies got to be involved in the movie buys than in previous years.

Shouldn't it be "the lack of buying activities"?


texts: 'had better not entangle' v 'had better not to entangle'

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Can I write this sentence:

  He said Carter had better not entangle the US in problems like those
  in Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq.

Like this:

  He said Carter had better to not entangle the US in problems like those
  in Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq.

?

If so, what's the difference between the meaning of both sentence?


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In the following sentence

  Last week the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State governments to a plea seeking the implementation of its July 2018 judgment laying down several preventive, remedial and punitive measures to combat the crime of lynching.

I don't understand the meaning of to in the bold part.

Does  it mean in honour of