texts:
I've seen some threads/topics that were entitled "Failed to...".

eg. (the thread name from StackOverflow)

Failed to load the JNI shared Library

Is this grammatical? Why?


texts:
"limited stock" is used when the number of products is limited.
How can I describe when the products have enough stock?

Can I write "plenty stock"?


texts: What does the phrase "in critical terms" mean in this sentence?

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While the decision of the Permanent Court is a fundamental milestone in the crystallization
of the doctrine of implied powers, some authors have assessed the performance of
the Court in critical terms.


texts: What does let oneself into somewhere mean?

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One of my friends has explained the following to clear the difference between these.

Nevertheless, I cannot understand them, well. In addition, are they correct?

Sophie let herself quickly into the red house.

Sophie quickly went into the red house.
ANSWERS

They pretty much mean the same thing. Except that Sophie quickly went into the red house could mean that someone else let her in, too.

To let oneself into implies an unlocking or at least physical opening of the entrance, not just entering.

to let someone in' is not necessarily the same as 'to go in' or 'to allow in'. It means someone has eg opened the door or unlocked the door.


texts: Is this sentence("He is a high thought guy") correct?

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I am having a confusion about expressing something like, a guy is intelligent and he thinks better and his thinking power is far better from anyone. I naturally wanted to express it like, "He is a high thought guy" and having confusion at the same time.
So I am asking for help. Is that sentence correct grammatically? If not, what would be the replacement then? Thanks in advance.


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In India, due to corona outbreak strick country wide lockdown was implemented. After two months, lockdown has been restricted to some areas only. At first, Minister of my area announced lockdown to my area by a video message. Later he released this paper notice that lockdown has been cancelled.

The orders issued video to lockdown in  our city is hereby withdrawn, and fresh orders would be issued in this regard.

Now my doubt is, why "would be" is used here? Why can't we use "will be"? What is the difference in meaning, if we use "Will be"?


texts: I feel/It feels bad when I see people begging for food

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I feel bad when I see people begging for food.
It feels bad when I see people begging for food.

1 seems pretty straight to me. It simply says how I personally feel. But what does 2 suggest? What does 'it' mean here?


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Source

  Vader and his two wingmen easily outmaneuver the Y-Wings.

Actually before paragraph it says:

  Vader notices Dutch and his Y-Wing group

Here, his Y-wing means Y-wing belongs to him (Vader).

Why Vader outmaneuver his own things?


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Then, I visited the idea of human has no inherent mana, and can only make use of the surrounding environment to power the spell.

I'm aware that you use comma to separate three things in a series, but is using a comma here is grammatically correct?

Edit: I think it may be not correct because it only has two things in a series, thus only "and" should be used and "comma" will be redundant (or incorrect altogether)


texts: Usage of the preposition 'by-with-of' with the word 'possessed'

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The expression:

  His mind became possessed BY-WITH-OF her words

Question:

  1) What the preposition should I use with this word 'possessed'?

  2) If each of them is acceptable, then can you describe the cases when these prepositions aren't interchangeable


texts: "I should have studied last night, but I didn't." (tense choice)

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I should have studied last night, but I didn't.

I've come across this sentence in a grammar book. Why the present perfect is used after "should", but the past simple is used to say "I didn't"? The book doesn't explain this.


texts: noun clause or adjective clause? There is some ambiguity

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Please consider the following sentence:

  John does not know why Meera left town.

I guess it is a noun clause because the clause why Meera left town can act as a noun that is the direct object of the verb does not know. and John is the subject. what John does not know? the answer is: why Meera left town.

But I read somewhere on the internet that said the dependent clause is actually a relative clause and why is a relative adverb here.

Which one is correct? If both, then a clause can be a relative clause and a noun clause at the same time?


texts: Looking for a phrase to use when asking someone to leave a task to you

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Let's say your roommate is trying to turn the newly-bought TV on but she can't figure out how to do it. What's the most natural way to ask her to stop so that you can do it instead in order to save time and because you actually know how to, in a friendly way? I know there's a specific phrase native speakers use to put this to word, something like (not sure though):

  Never mind I got this.  (?)

Any idea?


texts: "64 Afghans have been killed in the largest bomb to have exploded"

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In the past week, 64 Afghans have been killed in the largest bomb to have exploded in Kabul in 15 years. Source1

I presume that this sentence is in terms of grammar OK. But I tend to switch the two tenses in this way: In the past week, 64 Afghans were killed in the largest bomb that has exploded in Kabul in 15 years. The bomb attack was the strongest in fifteen years (so the usage of present perfect) and at the beginning of the sentence is the particular time mentioned which indicates that the present perfect is not permitted (so the usage of simple past). Can you explain to me the tense usage in the above sentence?

1. www.independent.co.uk


texts: sit, set, or put him among my classmates

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I set him among my friends
  I put him among my friends
  I sit him among my friends

Having take into account previous explanations, I assume that the third one is used a more polite and bossy construction. Other than that, the former two are used as more colloquial. Is this accurate?


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I saw that word in an article more than once. When I saw it for the first time, I thought it might be "inhabitation", but the repeating of that word convinced me that it was not a mistake. I could not find it in any dictionary. Is there a meaning of "enhabitation" or can it be some kind of term?

  Through a process of routine-formation, remembering occurs without conscious awarenes. This process might be called enhabiation: 'thoughts reactions and symbols become turned into routine habits and, thus, they become enhabited' (Billig 1995:42)

"Reproducing the Nation: Banal Nationalism in the Turkish Press", Media, Culture & Society, Vol. 22: 787-804.


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I read that we really could use the double possession like

  It's a car of my father's

But somewhy we can't say:

  It's a car of my father's friend's

Like, the triple possession? Is it true or we actually can avail of it, too?


texts: English word for "Bold/Italic/Underlined"?

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I'm writing some technical documentation for a rendering engine we're developing. One paragraph says:

  The style includes font settings, such as typeface, size, bold, italic, underlined.

Is there a single word that describes the "bold, italic, underlined" traits, so I can write

  The style includes font settings, such as typeface, size, {single word}


texts: Why is "He said me he was ..." ungrammatical, but "He told me he was ..." is not?

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a.1) He said he was moving to New York.
  a.2) *He said me he was moving
  to New York.

  b.1) *He told he was moving to New York.
  b.2) He told me he was moving
  to New York.

Why is a.2) wrong, but b.2) is right?

Can anybody explain what the difference between these verbs (say, tell) is, obviously with regard to the rule, if any, for which "me" has to be omitted in a.1) but not in b.2).


texts: The difference between "somebody" & "anybody" & someone" ,specifically in this context

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Do you know somebody here?
Do you know anybody here?
Do you know someone here?

If there is any difference in meaning, could you please paraphrase each question, so that I could understand what the differences are.


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Could anyone explain to me what is the meaning of the phrase below?

  "firm decision"

I searched for it in Google but found no answers.


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This is the context:

Computers can do many wonderful things. However, there are many tasks that they
cannot perform. Computers cannot determine whether a painting is beautiful; they do
not “understand” moral issues; and they cannot fall in love. Such “human” processes
are beyond computation. Whether a painting is beautiful is subject to taste, and
computers don’t have taste. They also don’t have a sense of ethics to deal with moral
questions. All of these questions are subjective and computers don’t do well with
subjective questions. In this chapter, we will explore certain problems that have
objective answers but that nevertheless cannot be solved by computers.

Source: The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us By Noson S.Yanfosky

What is the meaning of "don't do well with" in this context? Does it mean "doesn't have a good relationship with subjective questions?" If not, what then? Thanks in advance.


texts: Is " Had it not been him, it would be more complicated." more correct than " Had it not been him, it would've been more complicated."

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Which statement would be more preferable

" Had it not been him, it would be more complicated."

or :

" Had it not been him, it would've been more complicated." ?

Thank you.


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When you pave a road it should be called a pavement. In UK a pavement is used to describe what in US is called the sidewalk.

Is the black paved road in US called: pavement, tarmac, both, or if not what then?


texts: How to ask for apologies when you have already sent an email by not pressing the reply to all feature?

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Three days ago I replied to an email that I was in BCC list by pressing only reply to feature.Now I realized that I haven't pressed the reply to all feature,that I was supposed to do so.

Now I want to send another or the same email again by choosing reply to all.

How can I explain my mistake and convey my apologies?

This is what I wrote :

Dear..
I owe you an apology.
On Friday 21th of February, when I replied to your email I made a mistake.
Today when I opened my Gmail to send you the Xxx file that I had told you already about, I realized, I not only totally forgot that I were in bcc list but I also attached the Zzz file that was irrelevant to that email.
Please accept my sincerest apologies for the mistake or omission that may cause you any inconvienece.
I have already replied to that email in proper way.
I promise it won't happen again.
Thank you very much for your understanding.


texts: Is it right to say "Choose any size if desired is sold out"? If not, how can I write it in a different way


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In order to mention another detail about items in one sentence, can I directly say like the following sentence:

  we count the number of techniques used for efficient result.

I want to mean that techniques are used for efficient result. NOT the number of [...] are used for efficient result.

Again, to be clear, I want to enclose the sentence like this:

  [we count the number of [techniques used for efficient result.]]

NOT like that:

  [we count [the number of techniques used for efficient result.]]

is this a correct approach to mention what the techniques are in one sentence?

ADDED: It has been made clear to me that the sentence I should be asking about is this:

  We count on a number of techniques used for efficient result.


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Could someone please tell me if Deplete and Dwindle are completely interchangeable in the text below?

Anlong Veng is mostly populated by former Khmer Rouge cadres and their
progeny. The fanatical regime's surviving leaders, depleted militia and
dwindling supporters decamped there in the 1980s after Vietnam toppled
the Khmer Rouge and installed a new government.
Source : Time Magazine (The online version doesn't contain this paragraph. It's somewhat longer than the paper version.)


texts: Word order when referring things by their names

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What word order must be used when referring things like functions, vectors, roads, etc. For example, for a road or a function named "A":

  I'm going to take ['A' road or road 'A'].

  See [function 'A' or 'A' function].


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Hi I'm reading a sport article and saw this:

  Kim Young-gwon opened the scoring for South Korea against Germany in added time.

  Link to CNN article

I don't know why they used definite article because to me, it can be just "a scoring" or just no article at all "opened scoring".
So I thought of the reason and guessed that the reader is already informed of this scoring in the article's beginning and the line is for the picture, making it an already-known fact for the reader so it's natural to use definite article "the"
Is my guess right?

And one more question:
Why using "in added time" instead of "in an added time" or "in the added time"?
From what I know, I think it should be in "an" added time since it's not specified nor introduced to the reader about how much time was given.


texts: What is a mother in her term of breastfeeding called in English?

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What is a mother in her period of breastfeeding called in English?

Based on my guess I looked for "breast-feeder" on Google and indeed I found a documentation of this word in Wiktionary but then I checked it in Cambridge dictionary and is missing there. That's why I'm afraid that there is another word for that term. (I'm not talking about the slang Wiktionary mention there: "boobfeeding" but one that I can be written for example in a presentation or a academical book etc.)

N.b. In my native dictionary I found a "wet nurse", but according to wikipedia it is "a wet nurse is a woman who breast feeds and cares for another's child.". It means that this term is not for the typical woman who breastfeeds her baby.


texts: Is it idiomatic to say "I am here just to listen"?

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Imagine that, my friends are talking about something. Because I know few about that topic. I want to just listening.

I am here just listening.
I am here just to listen.
I am here just for listening.

Which one is more idiomatic for this kind of situation?

Are there other better expressions for this situations?


texts: Rewording sentences when a sentence beginning with "Not" is used

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In the phrases below may I omit the subject and verb before the word "not" and still make sense?

  I could hardly recognize her when we met at a downtown restaurant last night.
  Not the skinny, shy girl we knew in our school days anymore.

  I just came because your father said he needed my help. Not here to be treated like an idiot by you and your brothers like I used to be in the past.

So instead of writing "She is not the skinny, shy girl we knew..." could I use just "Not the skinny, shy girl we knew..."?

And instead of "I'm not here to be treated like an idiot..." could I use just "Not here to be treated like an idiot..."?


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Is there an idiom that means "look familiar"? I am pretty sure there's a handful of expression that means "look familiar" or something similar? Do you know any such expression?

For example:

  Does this piece of painting ____ the police chief asked?


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"Attitude" has 2 main meanings

  1 [countable] the way that you think and feel about
  somebody/something; the way that you behave towards somebody/something
  that shows how you think and feel

  attitude towards somebody/something These societies have to change
  their

  attitudes towards women.

  the government’s attitude towards single parents

  to have a positive/negative attitude towards somebody/something

  attitude to somebody/something changes in public attitudes to
  marriage

  attitude about something social attitudes about education

  attitude on something changing attitudes on issues such as gay
  marriage

  Youth is simply an attitude of mind.

  If you want to pass your exams you'd better change your attitude!

  If they can adopt that kind of attitude then the future looks very
  promising.

  You're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this, aren't you?

  2 [uncountable] confident, sometimes aggressive behaviour that shows
  you do not care about other people’s opinions and that you want to do
  things in an individual way

  You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.

  Don't give me any attitude!

  with attitude a band with attitude

Also, I by chance watched this video

It seems that American parents often say "you always have an attitude" or "you have an attitude problem" to their toddlers. Because they use "an attitude" as a countable noun so I guess it falls to the first meaning because the first meaning can be a countable or an uncountable noun & the second meaning con only be an uncountable noun.

And, I try to apply that saying to my situation.

That is:

My toddler always refuses to eat vegetables whenever I ask her to, can I say this "you have an attitude about vegetables" to him?

Sometimes, he likes to wear funky clothes, can I say "you are wearing clothes with attitude" to him?

Note: I really love these videos of parents talking to children in real life. I don't like English children teaching videos because they are too structured, they only use words that are too simple such as "play, run, cook, dance, etc", which do not reflex the real life situations very well. The vocabularies in real life are way more complicated and more exciting.

That is why even I master English structures i textbooks, I still can not express real life situations like a native speaker.

If you know any source that has a lot of real life English expressions between parents and children (For example, a kid asks "what is it?" Mom answers "It's a headband / hairpin, etc"; sometimes Mom sees the kind lying on the front, she says "lie on the side or back, not on the front", textbooks are not gonna teach you "headband or hairpin or lie on the side or front", they think those words are too specific, but we need to know those words in real situations to teach our children), please leave the links on the page. I would thank a lot for that.

Some of you may suggest English movies, but movies talk about some stories and are not interested in those real life situations like the above video.


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She only wanted a little pressing to accept it.

Is this sentence alone inferring she wanted to accept it from heart, or is inferring she actually didn't want to accept it, or this sentence alone can be ambiguous?(Or is it completely other meanings that I am totally wrong?)

It sounds like "No one wanted her to accept it, but she from heart wanted to accept it, hence hoping others to force(press) her a little bit, so that she can accept it naturally." to me, is my understanding correct? Otherwise the combination of "only" and "want other's to press her" doesn't fit to me.


texts: What is the difference between "aroma" and "scent"?

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What is the difference between aroma and scent? Looking at the NOAD, I would say differences are few.

Aroma: a distinctive, typically pleasant smell
Scent: a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant

As Italian, I would use aroma since that is also an Italian word. Are there cases in which I should rather talk of scent?

In Italian, the other word I could use is profumo (probably translatable with "scent," in this case), which could be used for coffee too as in Che profumo di caffè! ("What a […] of coffee!"). Also, in Italian, when explaining the meaning of aroma ("aroma"), I would explain it in terms of profumo.


texts: Good trying v.s. Good try; No touch v.s. No touching

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A kid tried to open a water bottle but he failed. What would the teacher say? Good trying or good try, which one is correct?

A kid was walking in the hall; he touched the wall while walking. What would the teacher say? No touching or no touch?


texts: What could be right words for delicate issue as in speaking

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Recently a fellow colleague unintentionally made fun or made wrong choice of words against someone's caste/ethnicity.

One fellow responded and asked him to behave or he might get hurt someday using such words because people take it rather seriously. And it's inappropriate to say something funny/bad about such topics.

What could be right sentence or word for the following in English.
"critical issues, must be treated/talked about carefully"


texts: Do natives say "I'll be happy to be proven otherwise"?

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While I'll be happy to be proven otherwise, it should be pretty clear by now that no such thing exists.

Do native speakers say "I'll be happy to be proven otherwise" ?


texts: 'Music Background' - does it require any article in this case?

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Which one is the correct choice?

  "I prefer to send the video with a music background" or "I prefer to send the video with music background"

I wonder whether 'music background' takes an article.


texts: Is it appropriate to reduce the sentence in this way?

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Can I say this sentence in this way:

  The document which is to be signed by me is to be reviewed by the Manager and to be signed by the General Director.
  ⇒
  The document to be signed by me to be reviewed by the Manager and signed by the General Director.

1) I did the reduction as per the rule which says that in contracts and other business documents the verbs "is" and "are" are removed, and they were an example of removing according to which I made the reduction:
"The bill of lading to be considered (=is to be considered) proof of the date of shipment"

2) Both sentences written by me may content grammar mistakes, if so please correct errors in both of them.


texts: the meaning of past perfect continuous in that case

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What indeed? While she was walking through the forest, she saw a wolf strolling slowly towards her, humming something to himself. A minute or so earlier, the wolf had been watching her from behind a tree, and had thought to himself, 'She'd make a nice juicy meal'. But as he didn't want to frighten her off he had decided to play it nice and cool, and so the nonchalant walk.

does it mean that a minute  or so earlier he had finished watching her from a tree or does it mean he was still watching her from a tree  as past perfect continuous is used I think he had finished


texts: Ever since I was a child 'I have been confronted' vs. 'I am confronted' - which is better: Present Perfect or Present Simple?

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What is the meaning of this sentence?

  Ever since I was a child, I have been confronted with questions about my 'real' parents and my 'real' country.

and what if I say

Ever since I was a child, I am confronted with questions about my 'real' parents and my 'real' country.


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I must say I am lost on what we are talking about here.

(source : Duty-free Entry Or Temporary Suspensions of Duty)

Is "lost on what" correct English? Should it be written as "lost about what" ?
If it's correct English, what does it mean?
I guess it means like "I don't have a grasp on what we are talking about here"


texts: Why didn't they use the definite article before these words in this paragraph?

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Last night, I was reading this article:

The article

Ok, probably you cannot download the paper then I toke a screenshot and uploaded it here for you:

Please read this paragraph(Highlighted in the above screenshot):

  Park et al. [3] investigated sonic nozzles that are applied to gas flow rate measurements and determined that the critical pressure ratio is highly dependent on the Reynolds number rather than area ratio, especially in the cases with low flow velocity. Variation of discharge coefficients for sonic nozzles with flow geometry and Reynolds number was reported by Paik et al. [4], who determined higher discharge coefficients with increase of mass flow rate. Spotts et al. [5] performed a CFD study of the compressible flow through convergent–conical nozzles to investigate the effect of the nozzle pressure ratio and nozzle angle on the nozzle performance. They confirmed that for smaller nozzle angles, the discharge coefficient increases and the choked nozzle pressure ratio will be reduced.

Why didn't the bold words or phrases get any definite article "the"?
Totally some parts of this paragraph is odd. e.g. There are two "Reynolds number" and the first one has got a definite article but the last one didn't get. Is it okay?


texts: What is different of a complement and a relative

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I wonder if there is a difference in meaning between the two sentences that I give

The sentence number one is the one where I consider 1.(shaking)  2.(watching)
to be an objective complement.

And the number two is the sentence for which I consider contains a relative, including a non-finite clause forms of relative.

In these two cases, obviously I think there is a grammatical difference, but I'm not sure what native English speakers think about it, besides it looks same with number one when a relative sentence become non-finite clause.

Is really different ? I'm asking if there is a delicate nuance.

I felt the floor shaking
I felt the floor which is shaking
  = I felt the floor shaking
He may not kiss her in front of us watching
He may not kiss her in front of us who       is watching
= He may not kiss her in front of us          watching


texts: How to use must, May, Might for future and for present continuous?

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Can I use them for Future tense for example "i must/may/might go to New York tomorrow".

and can they be used in  Present continuous form as well?
For example " He must/may/might be having dinner.

I tried to look it up on Google but couldn't find any thing relevant. So any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Confusion between 'have been' and 'were'

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Which one is correct or more appropriate?

Several investigations have been conducted on this topic.

Several investigations were conducted on this topic.


texts: When should we use "been" with past participle?

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I've seen Software has been installed many times on my machine.
Why do they use "been" with a past participle? They can simply say Software has installed.


texts: Is this in the past tense? I'm struggling between writing in the past tense but using active words?

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The turf wicket at Cook reserve in Bedford has been vandalised on Sunday after diesel was poured liberally across all five cricket pitches, rendering them unusable.

The same pitch was destroyed by vandals in November, 2013, leading Police and the Bedford Morley Cricket Club to believe these are a series of deliberate acts against the cricket club.

The state of the pitch is one of considerable damage, with police noting that marks on the turf that implies a trolley was used to transport the vast amounts of diesel.


texts: "You don't know what you're getting" - why is present continuous used here?

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This bundle pack contains ten 7-inches from K Artists and our Friends & Neighbors. Its contents were randomly selected by Calvin Johnson and span decades of underground music.

  It's a mystery wrapped in a cardboard enigma! You don't know what you're getting. Neither do we. But we guarantee it'll be great!

"You are getting" is future in that case. Present continuous is used because it is an arrangement or it has been planned. But what I don't understand is that the action of buying  has not been planned necessarily  before  or shall I understand that if you accept to buy it, an arrangement is created and present continuous is justified?


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Can I say a burrito is a Mexican food ? Or should I use dish instead ?

Can you say

  a Mexican food


texts: MUST with the continuous infinitive (obligation)

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Usually, must with the continuous infinitive conveys an inference.

1 He must be repairing his computer now. (I think he is repairing)

But is it possible to use it with the sense of obligation?

2 When he arrives you must (not) be repairing your computer!


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What's the difference?
Can I say "my birthday is far off" and/or "my birthday is way off"?
thanks.


texts: awful and awesome are synonyms or antonyms?

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Have I learnt correct? In some contents awful has the same meaning as awesome and in some other contents they are opposite?

  Exp1: There is an awful building in the town, it's a skyscraper.

  Exp2: There is an awesome building in the town, it's a skyscraper.

-

  Exp3: There is an awful building in the town, I don't like it.

  Exp4: There is an awesome building in the town, I like it.

In exp 1 and 2 the meaning of both are the same but in exp 3 and 4 they have opposite meanings. If I'm correct, so, is there any other words like this that could be both synonyms and antonyms?


texts: Reported speech (back shifting of tense)

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Suppose, today I tell you a story which happened few days ago and I say that "A few days back I met my dream girl at the shopping mall. But when I asked her name she said that she 'is' busy".

I have two questions regarding this phrase.

Question 1 :
Here, if at the time of reporting I don't know if she's still busy or not and even then I use 'is', would it be grammatically correct then ?

Question 2 :
You see, even if at the time of telling you the story, she is not still busy and I still use 'is', I don't think it would be wrong because I have already put 'said' which is in the past tense, so obviously the listener would understand she was busy when she spoke to me. Isn't it ?

Thank You.


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

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What's on television?

  What's on the television?

I have read in my book that we often do not use 'the' with television.

The first sentence is about the show currently being shown. So,in my opinion,the second sentence is about what is kept on the television box.

Please correct if I am wrong.


texts: similar to "good riddance to _!". It is a prefixal clause used to indicate disregard or irreverence


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Does "californication" mean a process of becoming a Californian (a person who was born and raised in California)?

If yes, could we use "Miamisation" or "Miamization" to use for Miami?


texts: Is there any difference between "win out" and "win through"?

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Could you tell me if there is any difference between the phrasal verb win out and win through. For example:

The amount of work I had to do was overwhelming, but in the end I won out.
The amount of work I had to do was overwhelming, but in the end I won through.


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In this clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZ4zci_YUU), Jimmy Fallon has said:

  Halsey, we all know that you are an amazing singer

and Halsey responsed:

  That's an opinion

What does she mean?


texts: The tool is used to start the engine of the tractor below. Is it called 'crank' or something else?


texts: The meaning of “Let-us-take-and-heave-him-over”

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Just when the reasons were drowsy with blood-sucking I heard the regular—“Let-us-take-and-heave-him-over” grunt of doolie-bearers in the compound. First one doolie came in, then a second, and then a third. I heard the doolies dumped on the ground, and the shutter in front of my door shook. “That’s some one trying to come in,” I said. But no one spoke, and I persuaded myself that it was the gusty wind. The shutter of the room next to mine was attacked, flung back, and the inner door opened. “That’s some Sub-Deputy Assistant,” I said, “and he has brought his friends with him. Now they’ll talk and spit and smoke for an hour.”

This is from 'MY OWN TRUE GHOST STORY' by Rudyard Kipling.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2806/2806-h/2806-h.htm#link2H_4_0002
I can not understand the meaning of the sentence.
the regular—“Let-us-take-and-heave-him-over”


texts: What does "find out" mean in this context?

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At a university:

  A: 'Oh no! We had to hand a project in!'

  B: 'You could make up an excuse...'

  A: 'He won't fall for that, and wait until my dad finds out! He'll be furious!'

  B: 'Don't worry, we'll work something out!'

Why did A say "...my dad finds out"? I don't really understand what it means in this context.


texts: `panting` is only for dog? about a swear word

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My translation assignment again.

Does the word panting is used only for animals?

This is the story; A girl is blaming(insulting) her brother`s girlfriend because of sex noise everynight.

Im goint to let you off because of my brother.
 You ------.

That should be a swear word like you bitch, but
I can`t find a good example.

You panting girl???? Why you whore?? horny girl???

That looks weird enough. X(

Im sorry for asking you a swear word, but
could you tell me something that is frequently used from teenage girl? (The girl in the book is almost 17)

And as I told you the situation, there should be some
related implication of sex noise


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I read a report about Climate change and I got curious about the phrase "firmly in mind" written in the context below:

  This analysis was performed with the Rio Branco declaration firmly in
  mind, examining many of the elements needed to achieve the ambitious
  deforestation reduction targets.

Is that just an expression? Or can I read it literally?


texts: why does 'got to ' mean 'must' in the present?

texts: I was watching a video interview and met the phrase "I got to say", where got to was translated as must.Why are we not using have to here ,but get, and why is the past form used if we are talking about the present? Thanks


texts:
I think they mean the same but i also think that one is grammatically wrong

She wanted to be treated like her brother
She wants to have been treated like her brother

Is any of the options wrong?
Do they mean the same?


texts: When someone takes no use of what they know (their specialty)

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In my language there is a proverb which says often people take no use of what they know (especially their profession). E.g a potter (who creates mud jugs) never has a beautiful / good etc. jug himself.

I have found in some translated pages the following proverbs a long time ago. But I have no idea if they are natural to an AmE native speaker.
If not, then please let me know how shall I indicate it in a normal language:

  Shoe makers son runs barefoot.
  The shoemaker’s wife, goes the worst shod.


texts: how can I avoid using 2 different tenses instead of each other?

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Background: My name is Ali. I live in IRAN and my mother tounge is Farsi. My reference book in studying grammar is English Grammar in Use written by Raymond Murphy and I am sure you are familiar with this book.

Problem: One part of the book which I found confusing is the difference between present perfect continuous and simple. The unclear point (for me) is that writer has not specified in continuous form the action is in progress in present time or has recently or just stopped. Actually both of them has mentioned in unit 9 (my book is third edition).

For example

  you are out of breath. Have you been running?

By the presumption that continuous form is for an action which is still going on we see our friend running doing exercises maybe jumping up and down then why asking question? The question would be something informative if we wanted to make sure he had been running regarding his tiredness or red face and being out of breath. Do you think you could help me with this problem?


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In this way, plants store the sun’s energy.

This way, plants store the sun’s energy.

Do they always mean exactly the same thing when used in the beginning of a sentence?

Also, is using one better than the other?

Thanks!


texts: What is the difference between get+gerund ot get+v3

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V3(3rd form of verb)

Btw what is the difference between

Get+gerund

Or get+v3


texts: "title for a company" VS "title of a company" VS "title with a company"

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Michael is Production Technology Manager for the facility
  Michael is Production Technology Manager of the facility
  Michael is Production Technology Manager with the facility

I have seen president of GE, a senior journelist with CNN, but I don't see "title" for a company. I assume the write is good than me in English. Is there a general rule for this?


texts: The past two weeks with present perfect or past simple

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What is the difference between,

  "I have been spending the last 2 weeks trying to convince him I really care about him and yesterday you ruined everything."

vs.

  "I spent the last 2 weeks trying to convince him I really care about him and yesterday you ruined everything."


texts: Is it correct to say "if a child eats a longan directly, he doesn't know how to check for its seed with his teeth. He may choke..."?

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A longan has its skin, flesh and a seed as shown in the picture.
To eat a longan, you can
-take the seed out of the flesh with your fingers and then eat the flesh. This way of eating is a bit slower.
or
-just put the whole peeled longan into your mouth, then check for the seed with your teeth, then spit the seed out before eating the flesh.  This way of eating is a bit faster but more dangerous.
Is it correct to say "if a child eats a longan directly, he doesn't know how to check for its seed with his teeth. He may choke if he lets the seed slip into his throat"?


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"To hear opinion beyond from my friends and family."

Is there a better way to word this ?

All I can think of is "To hear opinion other than my friends and family."
But I want to sound little more serious, rather than casual.

English isn't my first language. I would like to hear some feedback from others.

Thank you.


texts: "as with" grammar and meaning in a sentence

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What is the meaning and grammar of "as with" in the following sentence:

  Symbolic logic is a mathematical model of deductive thought; as with other branches of mathematics it has grown beyond the circumstances of its birth.


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Is the below sentence has a repetition of words:

  The negative ramifications that result from absent
  parents are obvious.

The confusing raised in my mind due to the fact that "ramifications" is also a synonym of a "result from", and the writer used both the words in a sentence.

Can I write below way?

  The negative ramifications from absent parents are obvious.

Do they convey the same meaning?


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The original sentences are as follow [emphasis supplied]:

  "The obsessive desire that often accompanies passionate love can degrade affection, ..., and sharing the life of another. It is the diametric opposite of altruistic love. It arises from egocentrism that merely cherishes itself in the other or, worse still, seeks to forge its own happiness at the other's expense."

Can I use "from" or "at" in replace of "in"? And why?
As a Taiwanese, I intend to use "from", however it is clearly not right. Please tell me why?


texts: Omission of verb in a sentence realizing contrast, while using the verb without and with preposition

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Is it correct and appropriate to omit the verb in the second part of the sentence below?

The reviewer X questioned the scientific background of my Ph.D. thesis but the reviewer Y about too many references.


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A grammar edit I suggested on another site was rejected. The answerer only fixed an obvious grammatical number error as I suggested, rejecting my proposed edit on another line that grates on me. (Side note: I didn't have enough rep on Seasoned Advice to make edits without going through the review process, so I edited out the double spaces in order to meet the 6-character requirement.) This is the line in question that sounds a bit strange to me, even jarring:

I prefer to remove both ends, and the rind first. Then, slice in length-wise wedges.

I proposed changing it to

Then, slice it into length-wise wedges.

We commonly say "slice/cut something (a lemon/a melon/an apple) into wedges". Colloquially we also say "We sliced/cut some potato wedges," meaning "We sliced some potatoes into wedges."
However, the original line in that answer just grates on me. In informal speech we can dispense with the object "it/the watermelon", but I don't know what "in" is supposed to mean in that sentence. How does that line strike your ear? Does it sound okay to you?


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Most often you would interchangeably use either of the following, meaning you had an occasion of consuming the meal at that time.

I had lunch at two thirty.
I ate lunch at two thirty.

Now, if you closely looked at the length or speed of the eating action, and wanted to tell the listener that you consumed the food quickly, you would say 4 more often than 3.

I had lunch quickly.
I ate lunch quickly.

Then, how about if you are to use 'a quick lunch'? I favor 5, and wouldn't tend to say 6 when careful. Am I on the right track?

I had a quick lunch.
I ate a quick lunch.


texts: why dictionary of american idioms says "of is usually retained before pronouns" such as order someone off ((of)something) to command someone to get off something.(Of is usually retained before pronouns) The teacher ordered Tom off of his steps


texts: I often wonder (to whom does a nation owe / to whom a nation owes) its greatest debt of gratitude

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I often wonder to whom does a nation owes its greatest debt of gratitude.

This sentence is from an error correction exercise. I see two possible grammatical ways to correct the sentence either by removing does or changing owes to owe. Since it's not an interrogative sentence I am more inclined to former one, Which one is the correct way ?


texts: How is this "that" used? Can "that" be used in 'nonrestrictive relative clause'?

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It is impossible to pass very quickly from one kind of work to another, that is carried on in a different place and with quite different tools.

In this sentence, I think "another" is the antecedent of the relative pronoun "that" in bold. (If I am wrong in this step, please tell me.)

If I am right, how can "that" be used after ","? As far as I know, "that" cannot be used in a nonrestrictive relative clause.


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I have a little bit confused on these statements.
As we know, we should say you are. But,how about your ?

Should we use is or are ?

Example

  What is your problem or what are your problem ?

  Where is your homework or where are your homework?

Or both also can be used in this case ?


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She tries not to react but knows she has by the smirk on Frank’s face,
the threat in the not-so-veiled statement plain.

It seems to me as an unusual structure. Could you please explain it to me?
Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn


texts: How to say this in an idiomatic way when we decide to go to someone's house for a while when we are going past their house?

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How can we say this in an idiomatic way?

When I am going past someone’s house and I stopped at their house and decided to go to their house for a while.


texts: Which is correct, and why? "My friend hasn't / hadn't been in church in two weeks"

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Which one is correct and why?

"My friend hasn't been in church in two weeks."
or
"My friend hadn't been in church in two weeks."

These sentences make it difficult to know the difference between has, have and had.


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Playing Matrix for some kids with audio description on. A line sounds to my ear like "Now at a night club, couples in skimpy leather outfits and studied colors grind to the beat."

I can't make sense of what I hear to be "studied colors". The adjective "studied" means not spontaneous or something achieved with effort. I have never seen it used to describe colors. The people in the scene wear black and other dark colors. As far as I know, "studied" is never used to mean "dark". Am I wrong? Or did I hear it wrong?

The clip can be found here.


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I had to work in//as // for part-time while I was studying in the university.

Which preposition should I use in sentence above? Should I say “ work in part-time” or “work as part-time”or “work for part-time” ?I try to understand how “ part time is used as an adverb?


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"Timothy Wilson {did} an experiment in which he {gave} students a choice of five different art posters, and then later {surveyed} to see if they still liked their choices." (source: A story of how success happens By David Brooks)

Is the verb surveyed connected to the verb did or gave?  Could you help me clarify it?  Thank you always.


texts: Using one adjective ("contagious") to describe two words

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Please tell me - is it correct in English to say:

  Intelligence is contagious, as well is stupidity.

It's intended for a simple Instagram post. It just came into my mind. I wanted to describe the influence of good and bad things.


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Consider this statement:

  I do not know how to tell my partner that her life style is killing the finances.. and short of declaring bankrupt, there is no way out of this.. but the latter is impossible as we have 6 rescues cats that will break my heart.. as they will have to be sheltered if I lose the house.

What does short of mean in short of declaring bankrupt?


texts: Where should I use “that is”, “it is” and “to be”?

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I just asked about the use of "to be", I think it is more clear to me, but I still have doubts. For instance I just saw a movie when someone said

"I want a room that is clean"

but sometimes the use "it is" instead of "that is" and sometimes they use "to be"

in spanish all that options means the same

Where should I use each?


texts: Correctly conecting two actions (Gerund)?

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I want to say that someone put her baby to sleep and was reading her book while she was sitting in the sitting room.

The Continuous can't be followed by the Gerund. So, I can't say:

  His wife, who had just put her baby to sleep, was sitting in the sitting room, reading a book.

Is it acceptable to say:

  His wife, who had just put her baby to sleep, was sitting in the sitting room and reading a book.

Are there other possible variants?


texts: Why "housing" is incorrect in this sentence?

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I have been asked to identify which word is incorrect. There are 4 choices- a,b,c, and d. The correct answer is "housing", but I don't know why. Could you please explain to me why "housing" is incorrect in this sentence.

  Troops housing in Fort Bliss, Texas, train to operate aircraft equipment and artillery.


texts: When to use "is" and "are" in the following examples?

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Tea with biscuits is a very nice combination.
  Tea with biscuits are a vey nice combination.

The problem is I am not understanding when to use are and when to use is

Similar examples:

  Tea with sugar is bad for health.
  Tea with sugar are bad for health.


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I am a little confused with the way "ing" verbs are used. As English is my second language I can't seem to quite understand how it's used.

For example:

  "...doing lots of outdoor activities, assisting them to grow up as healthy children."

  "Assisting them to grow up as healthy children."

Are both of them right? If not which one is? If the second one is right, which word is subject and verb in the sentence?

I don't quite understand what I don't understand, but wasn't there some words required before an "ing" word?

EDIT FULL SENTENCE:

  "As a result, living in (location) gives benefits to children because the parks offer a safe location for them to play outside, moreover doing lots of outdoor activities, assisting them to grow up as health children."


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What does 'got popped' mean exactly in this context?

  I have your name on a $5,000 transfer via Western Union to a 9/11 hijacker. And you got popped with 150 kilograms of high explosives in your house!

(Film: Zero Dark Thirty - United States, 2012)


texts:
What is the meaning of "if a day" in the following sentence?

  Young Fergus turned out to be seventy, if a day.

From John le Carré's The Secret Pilgrim.


texts:
I'm writing an article and I have used the following sentence,

The switched-capacitor technology is used to replace the large resistors which can't be used in ICs because of their large occupation of area.

However, I feel that large occupation of area is wrong, because I googled it and their was nothing similar.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,


texts:
What is the difference between various prepositions used with unbecoming?
E.g,
unbecoming to vs unbecoming for vs unbecoming of.
And sometimes when there is no preposition at all, like conduct unbecoming an officer.


texts: What is the phrase for the looks of something regardless of the inside

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"My relationship with my mother looks like it's OK but I don't know about the reality"

What phrase can I use (instead of that long sentence) to say that this is just from what it can be seen not the reality of it.


texts: definition of what is part of the operating system -- I don't understand that

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Example:

  These programs require certain common operations, such as those controlling the I/O devices. The common functions of controlling and allocating resources are then brought together into one piece of software: the operating system.
  In addition, we have no universally accepted definition of what is part of the operating system. A simple viewpoint is that it includes everything a vendor ships when you order “the operating system.” The features included, however, vary greatly across systems.

I have a real hard time understanding that part in bold. What I think this is trying to say is probably that there is no agreed-upon definition of what the term part of the operation system means. If that's the case, then why not say it like this: In addition, we have no universally accepted definition of what part of the operating system is. I'm so confused with this sentence structure that I don't even know how to express myself.


texts: Recently I saw the movie Kung Fu panda, and there was one interesting sentence with the present simple tense. Can it be called a diary future? Oogway summons Master Shifu and tells him, that he has had a vision and that Tai Lung will return. Master Shifu says that it is impossible because TAi Lung  is in prison.Oogway says that nothing is impossible. Then Master Shifu sends Zeng to prison, asking to double the guard. Then he adds: 'Tai Lung does not return'. Doesn't it resemble the use of threatening shall?


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flip [intransitive, transitive] to turn over into a different position with
  a sudden quick movement; to make something do this

  The plane flipped and crashed.

  (figurative) She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.).

  flip something (+ adj.) He flipped the lid open and looked inside the
  case.

I have a water bottle for children. The bottle has a top that covers the rubber straw by pressing it down (picture 1). When we push the top open, the straw flips upward due to the compression and may hit the child's face or eyes.

is it okay to say "Be careful, it may flip your face" or "Be careful, it may flip into your face" in this case?


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swag= very confident attitude or manner.

Does confident here mean that you trust yourself to achieve something? or what are they referring to exactly in this definition?

For example; I am confident(sure) that I will pass my English exam.

So can we go and define swag as a very sure attitude or manner to achieve something you want?


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"Ramin Shokrizade is a game designer. And he says he likes how kids are not being manipulated into clicking buttons to buy stuff within this game itself. Lots of other popular games are designed to encourage in-game purchases. "

I have a question. In the following sentence, "And he says he likes how kids are not being manipulated into clicking buttons to buy stuff within this game itself.", I do not understand why there is "how" in the sentence.  Couldn't have the author just written "And he says he likes that/ the fact that kids are not being manipulated into clicking buttons to buy stuff within this game itself."? What is the difference?


texts: What does it mean when someone says "it is way too off the mark"

texts:
I read here and there someone saying "it is not far off the mark".

Someone else said that is way too off the mark.

My perception is that it means: it is somehow relates to what mentioned before.


texts:
Your shirt is on inside-out.

  "Your hand goes in and pull it out."

  "Your hand goes in and flip it out."

How do we say clearly the action to put the inside-out shirt to right position?


texts: Combining "one" and "they": When one learns, they have to

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Is it possible to use "one" and "they" in a single sentence like this:

  When one learns a language, they have to learn about the culture as
  well.

even though each of this pronoun uses a different grammatical number?


texts: Meaning of "the perfect size" in the following sentences?

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What is the meaning of "the perfect size" in the following sentences,

  In the oven he bakes two German chocolate cakes. In tins the perfect
  size he bakes three cherry pies.

(Source: The Baker's Dozen by DAN ANDREASEN)

Does "In tins the perfect size he bakes three cherry pies" mean "In the perfect size tins he bakes three cherry pies" ? Or does it mean "In tins he bakes three perfect size cherry pies" ?

What type of grammar is this type?


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Is it possible to write that

I wish I could have seen you when you are playing with your band in Italy  next week but it will not be possible.(think this one is not correct) could have seen refers to the past situation

I  wish I could see you when you are playing with your band in Italy  next week but it will not be possible.(think this the best could see refers or can refer to a future situation

I wish I saw you when you are playing with your band in Italy next week but it will not be possible  (think the last one is incorrect because "saw"refers to the present situation


texts: Is "Constantly interrupting, I was irritated by Bill." a dangling participle?

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I came across this sentence on The Purdue Writing Lab:

I was irritated by Bill, constantly interrupting.

Further, it was mentioned that interrupting there is a participle.
So far so good.
However, if I slightly modify the word order I get this sentence

Constantly interrupting, I was irritated by Bill.

But this sentence is different from the first one and constitutes a dangling participle.
Am I mistaken in my analysis?


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As far  as I know, below something is like saying that one thing is physically under something else because it’s beneath it. But I’ve come across what looks like a different usage of the preposition below in this sentence from George Orwell's 1984 (emphasis mine):

  All good things in the world of Oceania today, all knowledge, all happiness, come from Big Brother. Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on posters, a voice on the telescreen. We can be sure that he will never die. Big Brother is the way the Party shows itself to the people.

  Below Big Brother comes the Inner Party, which is now six million people, less than 2% of the population of Oceania. Below the Inner Party comes the Outer Party. The Inner Party is like the mind of the Party and the Outer Party is like its hands. Below that come the millions of people we call 'the proles', about 85% of the population.

This is confusing because it does not use the preposition below with the “under” sort of meaning that I have been taught. Does below have other meanings that apply here? How could it have been written not using below so that uses a word with a meaning I already understand?


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I'm confused about how a placement of "only" can change the meaning of a sentence.
A real life text from the document I'm working on:

If possible, use the shorthand syntax: # for an ID, . for a role, % for each value of the option attribute (which is used for only tables), x*y for consecutive table column specifiers.

If possible, use the shorthand syntax: # for an ID, . for a role, % for each value of the option attribute (which is used only for tables), x*y for consecutive table column specifiers.

The reality is that option attribute cannot be used with anything except tables. For instance, you cannot use it with lists or images.
I'm concerned that one of the versions above actually tells something different: that "We are talking about the cases where options attribute is applied to tables. However, it can be used with, for example, lists or images as well. The use of options attribute is not limited to tables."
Is it correct to say that "for only" and "only for" have different meaning? Which version is correct here?


texts: Every animal in the zoo is fed regularly and (is?) attended to very promptly

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Every animal in the zoo is fed regularly and  attended to very promptly.

Considering formal English usage for exam purpose, Is it okay to do away with second is after and in the above sentence or Do I need to use it ?


texts: Can you make any common noun into a proper noun by simply capitalizing the first letter of each word?

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Below is from a document I saw the other day.

Announcement regarding Online Compliance Training Seminar
In order to cope with the recent increase in the social demand on
compliance matters, we have decided to hold an Online Compliance
Training Seminar to enhance awareness of our employees concerning the
matter.

In this example, the word "Online Compliance Training Seminar" is used as a proper noun, and each letter of the words are capitalized accordingly, but I had a odd feeling on that when I read this sentence because it looked just a common noun to me, and I thought "we have decided to hold an online compliance training seminar to enhance awareness......" was better. I have no idea, however, if it is correct or not.
Can you make a common noun a proper noun by simply capitalizing the first letter of each word? Or is there any rules?


texts: I want to stop using "I" vs I want to stop to use "I"

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I looked for Cambridge dictionary to know the difference between stop-verb-ing form and stop-to-infinitive.

  We use the -ing form after stop to indicate that an action or event is no longer continuing:

  We use the to-infinitive after stop to indicate that someone stops doing something in order to do something else:

So here's my quesiton.

  I want to stop using "I" at beginning of sentence.

vs

  I want to stop to use "I" at beginning of sentence.

(When I start to speak and write in English, I always express that "I am, I was, I can," and who know what else any other verbs. It make me that I feel like that I always try to introduce myself.)


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Here is a sentence that I need help with:

Across the road lived her boyfriend.

Here, live(lived) is the verb. What is the subject? I think it should be 'Her'. Because, we are talking about her boyfriend, living across the road. Am I right? (or) should boyfriend be the subject?

Or are there two subjects here?

The same with another sentence:

The insurance agent gave her sound advice.

Verb: Gave
Subject: agent or her?

Please help me with my confusion around subjects. Thank you.


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I was told that we don't use inversion when asking about the subject of a sentence.
I encountered these two sentences while surfing the internet.

Whose book won the prize?
Whose gloves are these?

If these are subject questions then why is there inversion in the second sentence?


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There is platform for children to put a slide on, but it is put slantingly as the above picture. I want to keep it level.
Is it correct to say "the slide is angled, keep it level"?


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While checking students´ answers of the midterm exams, I found out various answers and I wonder if it´s grammatically correct. Could you please check if these answers can be possible?

★ The right answer is: Minsu, my best friend, is very kind.
and those are the answers of my students...

Minsu my best friend is very kind. (he did't write comma)
Minsu, my best friend is very kind.(he only wrote one comma)

★ The right answer is: Would you say that(it) again?
and those are the answers of my students...

Would you say again please?
Would you please talk again?
Would you say me again?
Would you say onemore time?(he wrote 'one more' without any space)
Would you speak to me?
Would you speak to again?
Would you tell me what?
Would you tell me again?
Would you say to again?
Would you say me again?
Would you speak that again?
Would you tell that again?

★ The right answer is: My favorite color is blue.
and those are the answers of my students...

My favorite color is blue most.
My favorite color is blue color.
My favorite color is blue in most.
My favorite color is like blue.
My favorite color is like blue color.

★ The right answer is:  I have seen many plays.

I have watched many plays.
I have been many plays.


texts: How to insert "The last time" into a simple question?

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I would like to ask someone about his last payment using the expression "The last time". I know that I can say ; " When was your last or latest payment? " but I'd like to learn how to use the expression "The last time".

So how can I mix (When did you pay?) and (The last time)?

I thought of a few options but I don't know which is correct and sounds more colloquial (native).

When was the last time you paid?
When was the last time that you paid?


texts: Would have in hypothetical situation when talking about past

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If I am talking about the yesterday's match and I am assuming a hypothetical situation, what should I say:

  1.If I was/were/had been the captain of England cricket I would have chosen to bat after winning the toss.(It is very less likely that I could the captain).

Or

  2.If I was/were/had been the captain of England cricket I would choose to bat after winning the toss.(It is very less likely that I could the captain).

Which one is correct?


texts: Is it incorrect to pronounce names like in native language?

texts: When I speak of somebody, e.g. Einstein, the German way of pronouncing this is Ein-sh-tein. Should I avoid German pronunciation in German names or not?


texts: In "once you have", does 'have' mean 'understand'?

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Once you have a single adder for adding two bits of information, you can put together multiples of these adder circuits side by side to add together much larger numbers.
  https://youtu.be/Sc3lh3D4rCw?t=160

In the above sentence, Does 'have' mean 'understand'?


texts: Can anything 'beta' be permanent or for longer period?

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The adjective beta (in technology) means something which is still not finalized.

  Beta (adj) - Preliminary or testing stage of a software/hardware product.

Now, I have observed many websites/software products remain beta forever! For instance, take this site only. I searched it on WayBackMachine and found that it has been beta since April 10, 2013 and may even remain for coming months/years!

Now, the question -

Nothing is permanent. Even if you add a new page or category or anything, it's update. This means what you have is never finalized and bug may come anytime, even to a foolproof and finalized product.

  Is there any specific period/milestone for what we can keep the word beta for our website/product?

If I go by books, preliminary or testing stage is called 'beta version' but then such so called beta websites are running full-fledged for months and years! Is that that the webmasters want to play safe and thus use the word beta forever?


texts: Meaning of "manually" in "manually detect copyright infringement"

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I saw AngryJoe, Youtuber, use this phrasing:

  manually detect copyright infringement

This sounds wrong to me. I thought "manual" meant "done with the hands". How can you manually detect something such as copyright infringement?


texts: Where to use 'entire' and where 'whole'?

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At times, some suggest using 'entire' for something while others prefer 'whole'.

How to decide whether a noun will take 'entire' or 'whole'?

  The whole/entire project done is full of error.
  The whole/entire town is affected by deadly virus making everyone a zombie!
  For the whole/entire season, I ate grapes and nothing else to cleanse my body.


texts: "How is it to live in England" vs "How is to live in England"

texts:
How is it to live in England?
  How is it living in England?

vs

  How is to live in England?
  How is living in England?

To my non native ear, the first and the second statements are right, the other ones are wrong. Am I right? what grammar rule should I apply?


texts: Improve translation: You are nobody and your name is no one

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In Russian culture there is a saying:

  Ты никто и звать тебя никак

Which means that the person is of no importance (in this society) and even his name doesn't mean anything (to this society members). He hasn't deserved being taken into account yet. Or he was always on a lowest position.

I translated this like:

  You are nobody and your name is no one

or

  You are nobody and are called noname

How do these translations sound to native English speakers? Please help me to improve the translations.


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The line under the scoreboard says

  If current results hold, Man City would win PL title.

I am totally confused about why would is there. It describes a particular condition (winning the game) and the consequences that will follow if the condition turns out to be true.

My version undoubtedly would be

  If current results hold, Man City will win PL title.

and I would like to figure out why the author preferred would to will. Would it change the meaning of the sentence if they put will instead?

Doesn't would bring uncertainty? Does it show that the author doesn't believe Man City can win the game? It's weird because Man City were leading.


texts: Which sentence is appropriate using "seem" or "look"?

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I'm in trouble about how I construct the sentence. The main sentence is "They are having an argument." I want to put either "seem" or "look" before that.  Which sentences are good and  which sentences are wrong grammatically? Or maybe which ones sound natural? Could you explain it?

  1) They look like they are having an argument.
  2) They seem like they are having an argument.
  3) It looks like they are having an argument.
  4) It seems like they are having an argument.
  5) They seem to be having an argument.


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1. This is the verse from the song of the Doors.

2. This is the verse from the Doors's song.

Although the second sentence seems even to me a little bit odd, I would like to ask if it is possible to express the possessive in this case this way.


texts:
Passive simple gerund

She enjoys being photographed .
Her baby loves being
held .
I hate being lied to.
She denied being invited.

http://www.grammaring.com/the-forms-of-the-gerund

My questions:
Can or should the simple gerund passive refer to the same time as the verb in the main clause?

            OR

Can it also refer to an earlier event mentioned by the verb in the main clause?

            OR

Do I need to use having to refer to a time before the verb in main clause?

For example, She enjoys is written in the present tense, does the second clause,  being photographed,  refer to the present or the past?

I want to how to use the 'passive simple' gerund to refer to the past, present, and future.


texts: "If you own" or "If you own a" when talking about a product in an ad

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Let's say there is a game console called Bumby that can be used to play every single game available.

  "If you own Bumby, you won't need another console."
  "If you own a Bumby, you won't need another console."

In an ad for Bumby, which would be the correct way to say it?


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Good day!

How to choose a tense for the verb "be back"? By what rule?

(1) He has been busy since he has been back.

(2) He has been busy since he was back.

(3) He has been busy since he got back / returned.

They say only (2) is wrong.

How come (2) & (3) have the same tenses but (2) is wrong and (3) is right?

By what rule should we understand that (1) is right and (2) is wrong?

(4) Honey, I'm home, I'm back!

(5) Honey, I'm home, I've been back!

(6) Honey, I'm home, I've got back / 've returned!

They say only (5) is wrong.

How come (5) & (6) have the same tenses but (5) is wrong and (6) is right?

By what rule should we understand that (4) is right and (5) is wrong?

Why should "be back" and "get back" (or more formal "return") be used with different tenses in the same situations?

Thanks!

P.S.: "be back" is some strange verb. Maybe it belongs to some group where all such strange verbs are collected?


texts: Does a word 'foreigner' have negative implications? and if so, why?

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I'm a Korean and I have seen a TV show where foreigners currently staying in Korea showed up and began speaking about how it is not correct to refer to them as foreigners(외국인/wee-guk-in) - Korean word for foreigners. I do see a point that in their perspective, a word foreigner may have negative connotations since perhaps in their culture, referring to a person as foreigner is an improper thing to do. But my question is, in Korea, we don't usually refer to foreigner as foreigner with negative implications. In fact, if we wanted to insult them, we would instead use words like 양키(to insult white people), 깜둥이(to insult black people) and more - imagine word like Japs used during the WWII to insult Japanese. So here is my question. Does really a word foreigner have negative implications and if so, what are the ways to refer to foreigners without actually using that particular word and not make them feel bad?

Added from here

For clarification, the mention on PC was deemed necessary for me since the TV program itself somewhat intended such flavor. However, I removed that since I didn't want to make a political arguments here. Apologies if anyone was offended by my thoughtlessness. Going back to the point, the casts on the program(non-Koreans currently staying in Korea) insisted that Koreans should not address non-Koreans as foreigners since the word has negative connotations. So firstly, I wanted to know if it is true that in English the word foreigner has negative feelings. Secondly, I wanted to know, if that is how the word foreigner is accepted among general population or if its what those casts on the TV think.
Also, sorry if my question don't fit the language category. Perhaps I took the boundary of the category little too widely. I came to ask a question here since my English-Korean dictionary didn't give me any clue on my questions.

I don't intend to spark another fight on the internet. Forgive me if I sounded improper - this is the first time asking a question on non-Korean community, and I have no experience on the real world or on the internet outside Korea. I guess I tried to explain unnecessary context too much and that created vulgar taste for some people that kindly gave me their thoughts. Thanks in advance.


texts: Is the infinitive phrase ‘to adjust to the NBA’ modifying the adjective ‘difficult’?

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Is the infinitive phrase ‘to adjust to the NBA’ modifying the adjective ‘difficult’ or it is in apposition with the subject ‘It’?

  It was not difficult for LeBron to adjust to the NBA.


texts: past simple for a duration instead of past perfect

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Could you please look at these sentences and let me know which one are correct

As the job had been vacant for a long time, he took it.

The job was vacant for a long time and he took it.

As she had been ill for a long time, she could not go to school.

She was ill for a long time and could not go to school.

I know that 1 and 3 are correct but I don't know for the other ones


texts: The meaning of "the Huffington Post of the right"

texts: According to Wikipeida, "Breitbart News Network ... is an American far-right syndicated news, opinion and commentary website founded in mid-2007 by American conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart, who conceived it as 'the Huffington Post of the right'." I don't understand what "the Huffington Post of the right means exactly. I wonder if there is also "the Huffington Post of the left". Please help and thank you!


texts: Why is the preposition "in" omitted in "it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs"

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I came across a sentence from an old newspaper sports reporting:

  Bench strength could be suspect, but it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs.

Why is it not it has risen to the occasion in the past two playoff runs.? I thought a preposition was required here.


texts:
I searched Google images but that wasn't helpful...
What is the shapes of 'bent' handrail and 'angled' handrail?
what's the defference?


texts: Is "Why shoud not we do sth." grammatically correct?

texts:
When I talk about something,I will tell people not to do something and why,so,should I use

Why should not we do sth.

or

Why we should not do sht.

Which one is grammatically correct?


texts:
Stackoverflow requires all users be polite and helpful when answering a question.
  Stackoverflow requires that all users act polite and helpful when answering a question.

Is the first sentence correct?

If so, what is the name of this clause?
How natural and formal is it, especially compared to the second sentence?

Which one is more preferred in speaking, and which one in writing?


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Each kind of person has his own gait. An old man walks slowly. A drunken man has a (the) reeling gait.

Would the be acceptable here? It seems to me the gait is not defined enought to take the.

But I wondered if it could be acceptable in the sense "we all know this kind of gait, we've all seen it".

P.S. What if the sentence is pronounced by a person who at the same moment imitates the "reeling gait"? Would he use the or a?


texts: Usage of the idiom “it never rains but it pours”

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Is it possible to use the idiom
it never rains but it pours in the context of the following sentence. Or is there any idiom better suited for this sentence.

not only had the accident cost his son's life, but his counsel fails to conduct his case properly in court. He ends up receiving no remedy. It never rains but it pours.


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Can we use "would" and "could" in the present tense when we refer to a possible but not certain event taking place in the future? I'm talking about instances that aren't conditional sentences.

  I don't think they would ever want me to play in their band.

or

  I'm sure he would kick your ass!

or

  We could go to their concert and show the youth how we partied back in the days!

or

  It could take us a long time to get back home because of this blizzard, so we will miss that show anyway.

I understand it as a way to talk about less probable, hypothetical future events, yet many websites seem to not mention that part in their articles on differences between will and would, and can and could, so I'm not sure if my interpretation is correct.


texts: Differences between "in turn" and "in its turn"

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Are "in turn" and "in its turn" interchangeable?

I know that sometimes one can only use "in its turn", such as in "the computer moved the knight in its turn". But can one substitute "in turn" for "in its turn" every time? Specifically, are they interchangeable in the following sentences?

  Everyone took it in turn to attack my work.  (or: ... in their turn to attack ...)
  The children called out their names in turn.  (or: ... in their turn.)
  Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits. (or: ... , in its turn, ...)


texts:
In news paper specially for dead person they use lived.

E.g.

He lived in xyz city and employed with xyz company

If I use usedd to live or would live then does this change the meaning of the sentence!?
Also help me to understand exactly when to use lived. Used to live and would live


texts: "There's a difference.": "Being?" or "Being what?"

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Michael denies the truth that horse racing is the only vice for Lord George.

  Michael: I've always taken vice to be the definition of any criminal
  activity or wicked behavior involving prostitution, pornography or
  drugs, so, no...racing is definitely not your only vice,  your
  lordship. I'd say you're eyebrows deep in every vice known to man.

  Lord George: There is a difference.

  Michael: Being?

  Lord George: I facilitate. I don't participate in any of the
  aforementioned vices.

Is the word "what" after "being" not necessary ?

I find these lines in The Gentlemen 2019


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My friend, who's really good at studies, had a mental breakdown while writing yesterday's physics test.

Now, what I want to know is, in constructions like the one above, can we drop the "While" before the "Writing" ?

  My friend, who's really good at studies, had a mental breakdown writing yesterday's physics test.

  He was talking over the phone, and watching tv at the same time - He was talking over the phone watching tv.

^ Is the above illustration grammatically correct?


texts:
There is the sentence:

  There's fog blowing across the montain peak.

What does "blowing across" in this situation mean? Is it connected with blowing of the wind?


texts: How do I explain the grammar in this part of the sentence?

texts:
My Japanese student asked me to explain in detail the grammar in the following sentence.
"Starting this fall, Sugi Pharmacy Co., headquartered in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, will offer seniors a new type of job contract in order to help its older employees keep fitter for longer as well as address the company’s manpower shortage."

Specifically, he wants to know about the grammar structure from "keep fitter for longer as well as address the company’s manpower shortage".

The student is not familiar with linguistic terms, which is why I hesitated to answer him during the lesson. Can someone please help me provide an easy to understand explanation?


texts:
I wrote this sentence

  Some of the rules could be common to many websites. Therefore, the rulesets are organized in a hierarchical fashion/structure (in which or so that ?) a ruleset can be derived from a more general ruleset.

As I used "can be" I suspect that I should use "so that"?!


texts: Is the following sentence grammatically correct? (parallel structure)

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The sentence is the following,

In developing countries, the investment by multinational enterprises
has led to the rapid development of industry and commerce, increased
employment opportunities, and increased the income of the urban
population.

Does the sentence lead to confusion? Thank you.


texts:
I have to answer a few questions about pandemics like:

List the main known pandemics before the Covid?
What was their time? Their root cause?
How long did they last?
How did they stop?

If "How long did they last?" means the duration, what does "What was their time?" mean?


texts: What is implied after "Which means" here in this conversation?

texts:
I read this in Word by Word by Kory Stamper:

  Maybe, she offered, the usage note about the word being a generalized term of abuse was meant to cover both the non-“whore” sense of “bitch” when used as a slur against women and the “weak, ineffectual” sense of “bitch” when used as a slur against men. She moved her wineglass from one hand to the other. “A usage note could take care of both.”

  “Only if it’s its own sense,” I said. “This usage note is attached to the ‘malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman’ sense.”

  “So it can’t be in reference to men.”

  “No.”

  “Or just…women in general. Like women who don’t respond to assholes who catcall them on the street.”

  “Or women who don’t play into hyper-feminized stereotypes.”

  “Right.”

  “You know, ‘bitches get shit done,’ that sort of use. Though,” I said, “I suppose that’s really a reclamation of the slur. Which means—”

  “Oy,” she groaned, and took a very large gulp of wine.

First let me provide you the context here, two lexicographers are discussing about an entry in the dictionary, "bitch". I can't really figure out who is saying what and am unable to get to the gist because of this ambiguity. Is a woman "who doesn't respond to assholes who catcall them on the street" not a "malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman"? Another thing that I can't get is the implication of "which means" part of the conversation. Can someone help me in breaking it down?


texts: "I have experience in developing apps" or "I have experience developing apps"

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Which one is correct (or sounds more usual)?

  "I have experience in developing apps for Android."

or

  "I have experience developing apps for Android."


texts: What could be the meaning of this phrase given below taken from one statement of purpose?

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The phrase - "Moreover, I will be able to perfect my character by assimilating what is useful out of my knowledge of Canadian culture, science and distinct approach toward problems."

It is an excerpt from a statement of purpose of an engineer who is applying to graduate school.

EDIT:

I do understand every word of this sentence. But, I do not understand the connection of 'able to perfect my character by assimilating' and 'what is useful out of my knowledge of ...'.


texts: Sentence pattern: participle + adjective + object?

texts:
I got stuck, trying to figure out how common and natural is the following construction:

  he said, cracking open a beer

Is it also possible to use "he said, cracking a beer open"? Could anyone add some more examples of the same sentence pattern, just to be sure I recognize the subtleties?

Many thanks for any help!


texts:
A multiple-choice question:

Every teacher and pupil at Eton Girl's college is pround of ____ school.

I am aware that we should treat "every....” as a singular subject, so the blank should be filled with a singular possessive pronoun. However, which one should I use， her or his？ Though it's a girl's college, there must be some male faculty.


texts:
What is the difference between would not and did not?

For example:

  I called my girlfriend but she wouldn't stop.
  I called my girlfriend but she didn't stop.


texts:
He pointed the tree.

"There is a tree."

Then he pointed another tree.

"There is a tree."

Then he say, "There is a tree, there is a tree."

He pointed tree A then pointed tree B.

Does it sound natural?


texts:
What does learned function here?

  there are no regrets in life, just lessons learned.

I have three questions:

is "learned" here adjective by the way of past participle?
if it is an adjective why it didn't come before lessons?
could we replace "learned" with "taught"?


texts:
My game is much more superior to yours.

Can we use much more in this sentence?


texts:
I'm struggling to find the difference between that and what especially when using in the following sentence.
The sentence that makes me confused is:

  It is concatenation that does the trick.

In the sentence above, is "that" used as a relative pronoun? Or is the whole sentence "It is..that" cleft sentence?
And why can't I use "what" instead of "that?"
Can't I write it like:

  It is concatenation what does the trick.
  (=What does the trick is concatenation.)

Is this grammatically wrong? If so, could you let me know the reason?

I really need your help.


texts: "At the back of your mind" or "in the back of your mind"

texts: Is there any difference between these two expressions: at the back of your mind and in the back of your mind?


texts: Can someone help me to understand this sentence? "Apple Inc. tumbled as the companies appear set to undergo U.S. antitrust probes"

texts:
The article link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-03/alphabet-falls-to-lowest-in-five-months-as-doj-mulls-probe

  Google parent Alphabet Inc., Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. tumbled as the companies appear set to undergo U.S. antitrust probes after the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to split up oversight of technology giants.

I am having hard time understanding this sentence. Especially

  "... as the companies appear set to undergo U.S. antitrust probes".

What does "appear set to" mean? Is set a verb or a noun? I don't know what kind of grammar it is to put 2 verbs together. Can someone explain it to me?

Also,

  agreed to split up oversight of technology giants

I know what each individual word means, but when they combined together, I  don't get what the FTC is trying to do with these technology giants. Do they want to supervise these companies or they are trying to split these companies into smaller ones?

One last thing, why does it say "Google parent" instead of "Google's parent"? Is it correct grammar?


texts: Is "in one go" British English or just English?

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I'm playing a game on a forum that involves guessing who posted. An American English speaker said that because the poster wrote "in one go" (meaning "in one sitting"), they were probably British or European as that's not an American expression.

But the Oxford Learners Dictionaries' definition does not mention "in one go" being British English despite saying that several of the other expressions on that page are British.

Here's the context:

  If there is a book I'm desperate to read then when I eventually do I have to read it in one go. Sometimes this means staying up all night.

And here is the argument the poster made:

  However, you Europeans don't seem to realize it, but "in one go" is not an American expression, unless anyone has picked that up from being online, but it's not native to here. I only heard the term "on the go" (as in, "how many games you have on the go") within about the last year, and it was Brits using the term. I use the term "on the go" meaning on the run, like busy, busy.

Is this true? Is it an unusual expression in American English? If so, what phrase would you use instead?


texts: What's the abbreviation for "elder" in American English?

texts: I know that "Jackson jr." means Jackson the junior, but what about Jackson the elder? How do they abbreviate "elder" in American English?


texts: I was wondering if you ever had/have ever been to somewhere

texts:
I was wondering if I should use present perfect tense or past perfect tense for a question that I would ask using present perfect tense in a normal case.

I know I should make it past form, but on the other hand using past perfect may convey different sense. I mean here is that I mention an once-in-a-lifetime experience not something has been done recently.

  I was wondering if you have ever been to Hungary.
  I was wondering if you had  ever been to Hungary.


texts:
I am doubting if this question is correctly written.

  10 to the power of what the number results in 100?

If this were not a valid question, how would I have to ask it?


texts: "Would have" in texts describing history

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I have noted that in books/articles dealing with history, "would have" is often used. E.g.:

  Many of the tools used by Woodland people would have been familiar to
  their Archaic ancestors.

  Such spears (made of yew or spruce) would have been thrusting weapons
  not javelins, due to their poor piercing power as a projectile so
  would have required the hunters to ambush their prey.

Is this usage related to likelihood/uncertainty? Would it change the meaning if I rephrase the first sentence and used "by Woodland people were likely familiar.."?  Or what if I use simply "past simple" tense in the other example?


texts: "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake" What does this expression mean?

texts:
"a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"
It's hard to understand the meaning of the sentence above.

a thrilling wind means ? Does this mean the wind is very cold ?

blow off the frozen lake ? Does this mean the wind broke the frozen lake and the lake's ice is broken ?


texts:
if you want to talk to me,I am training all afternoon
That was what I answered in a test on future forms but the answer was "will be training"( I am almost sure that my solution is good )Am I right?
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/future-forms/


texts: Is this sentence correct for a cover letter?

texts:
"I believe that my acquired knowledge, adaptability and critical thinking skills will make me a good addition to the team"

Thank you


texts: What do you do with settings - make them, adjust them, specify them?

texts:
I am writing for an Online Help system and one of the of the requirements is that we try to phrase the headings of topics as tasks when possible and appropriate (e.g. "How to print test pages" instead of naming the topic "Test pages"). A lot of subjects will include a topic on basic settings - which made me wonder: what does the user DO with settings, which verb would be preferable?

To me, the candidates seem to be:

"Adjust settings": This has the most Google hits and surely sounds best to me,
but that is mainly based on my gut feeling which might not be the
most trustworthy source. This is not used in our Online Help so far.
"Make settings": This is used in our Online Help, but does not sound quite right to me (maybe because I think about the German "machen", which    would not be a good fit). This has a lot of hits on Google, but on    second sight, there are a lot of results from the help systems of    non-american/non-english companies, which at least makes me a bit wary. Other results have "make" in them, but in a slightly different    context (e.g. there's "making settings persistent in GIMP"). But again, my main reason against "make" is my gut feeling.
"Specify settings": This is also used in our Online Help and to me, it does not sound inherently wrong. Just not right for basic settings. This seems more fitting regarding settings that are, well, more specific. Third case of gut feeling right here.

So, native speakers out there, what would you prefer? Adjust, make, specify settings, or something else I haven't thought of?


texts: "Lay it on". Would my guess be correct? British English

texts:
Ahm, I liked and quite often listen to this old song.

But I haven't paid enough attention to what the singer is singing up until now.

Now, I have a question. The singer says,

From 0:50:

  Oh yeah I'm gonna be a big star, I'm gonna lay it on and go "woo-ha"

Would this, "lay it on" fall under the definition of this page

  informal
  : to speak in a way that is exaggerated and not sincere

But I'm wondering if this definition really fits with the line of the lyric.

I appreciate if someone can verify or give me an advice.

Thanks.


texts: my answer,efforts happened or not happened

texts:
I have been teaching in a boarding school for about 6 month. This is secondary school. In which, I have found the students speaking English in a wrong way, in the sense that they ask "my answer happened or not happened?"
In my opinion, they are directly transleting from their mother tongue "Nepali".

Actually, they want to ask If the answer they have written is correct or not. If the efforts they have made is good or not. They want the responses from teachers.

So, Please tell me how can I correct their ways of speaking in this way as they are habituated to it?


texts: Could you paraphrase the last part of the following passage, please?

texts:
I am an easy going and laid back person, I love life and try to live to the fullest. One of my favorite activities is to smile and make people laugh, I feel there is so much negativity being projected into our lives that I want to bring happiness and light. There is so much that this life has to offer and I have chosen to be happy in it and be grateful for all the blessings that have been bestowed upon me. I lead my own experience and don't follow trends and/or people. I am an ambitious person and I believe I can have it all love, family, friendship and a career and I want someone who shares that same view and who encourages my success, as will I with them and not be intimidated by it .

I have some perceptions on it. Does it mean "as I will be with them" ? Is it kind of inversion? And they would not be intimidated by my success, does the word "intimidated" here refer to being jealous and being envious about your wife's  success?


texts:
"We can really capitalize
on seeing many great teachers..."

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What does it mean the following sentence? I could not understand  what meaning the part "seeing" adds?

We can really capitalize on seeing many great teachers        share their areas of expertise,
math, political science, for example, or religion, for us all to see.


texts:
I'm looking for the perfect adjective in this context. For example, a person is talking about the hard times that he has been through and wants to express how those times have been, in addition to being tough, a great learning experience in terms of the reality of life and people; how would he say that?
It has been a/an ____ experience for me.
edifying? instructive? educating?
The best adjective in this context?


texts: Which preposition should be there after "part" in this sentence?

texts:
A.  Making grammatical and speech mistakes is often a necessary part in
  reaching language proficiency.

  B. Making grammatical and speech mistakes is often a necessary part of
  reaching language proficiency.

  C. Making grammatical and speech mistakes is often a necessary part to
  reach language proficiency.

Do they all mean the same and which one is grammatically correct?


texts: "Management of read and unread" in programmer terminology

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I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question, but at least it is about English. I'd ask a question in this forum.

In web service I need to manage read and unread information.
Is there a specified name for this "management"?

I found a expression "Management of read/unread". Is this correct?
I want to know mostly used expression in this matter.

Thanks.


texts: I will try the Thursday class, if this will/would work

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Let's say you wanted to try a class online, but you have got a tight schedule and you doubt that it might work. You say it correctly by:

  I will try the Thursday cooking class, if this will improve my cooking skills.

Or

  I will try the Thursday cooking class, if this would improve my cooking skills.

What tense should I use. I know how to use both "will" and "would" BUT this case is something different... I think.


texts:
Reading this article, the second paragraph says,

  The pound’s instant reaction was to strengthen versus the dollar, a somewhat surprising response to would will be a fevered six weeks of opinion polls and uncertainty (assuming there are no last-minute changes of heart from Labour lawmakers). The fracturing of British politics along Brexiter and non-Brexiter lines makes elections fiendishly difficult to predict and voter polling hard to trust. But it’s the overriding expectation of currency traders that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s championing of Brexit will win him a majority.

I think the bold-Italic word is defined by the Merriam Unabridged,

  would (noun)
   plural -s
  :  a conditional or undecided wish or intention

The first question is, is this my understanding correct?.

The second question is, what could the bold sentence mean? The GBP is "reading" the result of the 6 weeks polls and uncertainty in the future?? (Here the auxiliary "will" is making me confused.)


texts: present perfect or simple past with "forget"

texts:
Shall I say

  In my last email I have almost forgotten to tell you that so I'm going to tell you now.

or

  In my last email I  almost forgot to tell you that so I'm going to tell you  now.

I think first one is better because it has a present relevance: if I have not forgotten to tell that I would not write this second one.


texts: If I put on a shirt then put on a coat, am I wearing two-tiered clothes?

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What are possible ways to describe my action of putting on two clothes, and what are possible ways to describe my situation after putting on two clothes one on top of the other? What ways of describing can generalize, so that a phrase or sentence can apply when the number of clothes would become three? Or even One?

How to say that if I put on two upper wears and two trousers, so I am wearing uniformly two-tiered clothes, instead of wearing four clothes?


texts:
If I can get them to thinking about anything else but letters home and if I can get them to forget their bellies, I guess they'll be all right. (source)

I just came across the phrase "get them to thinking" and it grates. I would've used "get them to think" instead of "get them to thinking". Interestingly later in the sentence "get them to forget" appears. I have not heard of "get someone to doing" used in speech or seen it in writing. It seemingly has the same meaning as "get them to think". Google Books seems to have enough hits to convince me this is not a typo.

  ... a mistake busting the big press boys on the head — that knock on the head might get them to thinking and the big presses — aside from an earlier New York Times and some editions of The Christian Science Monitor — stopped thinking with ... (source)

  If we could get them to thinking about something else, maybe they would loosen their grip. (source)

"Get them to doing", on the other hand, is much more uncommon, as I would expect. Why is "get them to thinking" used? Is it regional/dialectal?


texts: Meaning of "I understand biology a lot better now that we've got a new teacher"

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I was doing some grammar exercises on a book and this one problem confuses me.:

  I understand biology a lot better now that we've got a new teacher.

How can we interpret this sentence? Is "that" wrongly used there?


texts: The position of "that-adverbial clause" within sentence

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I assume that "he was late at the meeting" is that-adverbial clause.

So, the sentences below are correct ?

That he was late at the meeting, we couldn't have started our discussion on the security of IT systems.
We couldn't have started our discussion on the security of IT systems
that he was late at the meeting.


texts: This summer with present perfect and past simple

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Imagine that it's the beginning of September and the brother is not fine yet.

  A: This summer was horrible, I didn't even get to go anywhere. We have been struggling for my brother to recover from his accident. What did you do this summer instead?

  B: Well we did many things and I had a lot of fun, now for example I'm in New York and I'm loving everything about it. Over this summer I've thought many times about texting you but I've never done that because I didn't want to disturb you. I hope your brother gets better soon.

I was wondering whether can we mix present perfect and past simple this way or should I always stick to one of this two tenses when using "this Summer" and others? Because more than anything I'm not sure about mixing past simple(because from my point of view Summer is over) with present perfect (because my brother hasn't recovered yet). Plus from B's point of view summer is not over since they are still on a vacation.