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When someone said something wrong and realized that instantly so wanted to correct that, is this expression often used? for example) “Take a left at the corner. Oh I lied, you should take a right….
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It is the year twenty-twenty, and the world has changed. This is a phrase that is odd in a way that I didn’t realise until recently. Normally, calendar units are meant to be ordinal. ‘The twenty-…
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The following sentence is from a British TV channel about Britain debt problem. Broke: Britain’s Debt Emergency | Dispatches | Channel 4 Documentaries (see 4:16-4:21): “We are seeing more …
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“spare” means “to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it” Say, a king sentenced a prisoner to be hanged. Can the prisoner …
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Can someone give me the reasons why this comma cannot be skipped? I am not sure where to go, though. I find it natural to write this without a pause, but the word processor insists I use this comma.
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Imagine a friend of yours is helping you choose clothes for a business interview. He looks at you when you are dressed and thinks that there should be something else on your clothes to make you seem …
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Can the verb “to deoptimise” be used in English? (=to make less optimal) I could not find it in dictionaries such as Collins / Cambridge / Macmillan. However, websites such as Wiktionary / …
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Recently I have emailed my teacher and asked for my transcript. I’ve thought that I asked for it politely, but my teacher emailed me back that he was currently busy and “your tone was quite rude” I …
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Can anyone tell me where we have to use “has” and where we have to use “have”? I am confused. Can anyone explain me in a simple way?
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Is there anything else other than ‘thank you’ to show gratitude in a polite, formal way to my professor at college?
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What is the difference between “where are you from” and “where do you come from”? Are they the same? Are they used in the same situations or not? When you see someone for the first time which one …
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But you can’t find anything while you’re crying. But you can’t find anything when you’re crying. I’ll tell you about it while Frank saddles the horse. I’ll tell you about it when Frank saddles …
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I am confusing whether I could use “convenient” and “any” at the same time. Also, I’d like to know the different nuance between may and can, in this sentence: You may call me in your convenient …
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I am always confused with the preposition. Can somebody point me to the material where prepositional phrase is explained? Here is the problem I am facing currently. This was discussed (stated/…
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I sometimes see people using the infinitive of a verb after “is” without “to”.Like the following: what he did is tell others the story. (1)Is it grammatically correct? (2)Also, …
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I have 2 related questions. What is the correct expression in English? Is it with “the” or without it? In my research I have found roughly the same instances of both. If both are ok and …
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Let’s look at the sentence: I’ve been working here for two years. This sentence means that I’m still working. Right? I have worked here for two years. I worked here for two years. What’s the meaning …
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