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Can I say “I play a little ” to mean I am not an advanced player? How would a native speaker say they can play a musical instrument but only easy pieces of music? I searched for an adverb …
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Here are the two same situations where you say something based on the results that you see. But one is said present perfect continous and the other is not. “It has been raining.” (Ok, you …
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When I talk to my cousin about many topics, he talks to me like he knows everything (cars, sport, education, etc). He doesn’t listen to me much and he talks as if he is an expert of everything but I …
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Can one comfortably say in English “a lowly profitable company”? My research indicates that there are almost no instances of this usage. My guess is that, maybe, it is awkward to combine &…
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Can to knit be used in this passive structure? The meaning I want this sentence to have is Someone knit a sweater to for me. I was knit a sweater. I know that to give can be used in this passive …
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In the following sentence, who has the happy look on her face, Julie or her mother? I saw Julie sitting beside her mother with a happy look on her face.
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I’m interested whether or not you consider the sentences 12 and 13 bad language. Whether or not means “regardless of whether” (11) I will complain whether or not the committee accepts my application….
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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If you want to ask someone if he wake up or not. Which one is correct? Are you wake up? Did you wake up?
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Are all of those words used? How does the meaning of the sentence change when either one is used instead of the others? 1.I was disappointed with/by my result. 2.I am disappointed with/by/in you/him/…
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What are the polite ways to remind people of things that they have apparently forgot? Is it Ok/normal to say “please be reminded that …”? I know generally speaking, it’s better to use “I” instead …
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When writing an email to a person to get a time to discuss some thing, what would the correct and polite way of writing among the below two. If both are wrong then what would be the right thing to say….
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I frequently use the expression “I would love to” when I write e-mails to request things from the other party. As in “I would love to have a call to discuss…” I feel like it conveys humility, …
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Should I say I’m born in or I was born in? Can I say I’m born in Paris in 1900, or should I say I was born in Paris in 1990?
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I met somebody for the first time two days ago and the next day he sent a message on Facebook in which he said, “Thank you” and I replied “You’re welcome! It was pleasure to meet you.” Although it is …
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I would like to know what is the most appropriate and common word to name the different elements of a value chain. Is it: the stages of the value chain the links of the value chain the steps of the …
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A can include B A may include B In the above sentences, “can” and “may” are being used to indicate a possibility (“can” is not indicating a capability, which I know is …
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1. I must condemn your criminal type mentality. 2. I must condemn your criminal type of mentality. Which one is grammatically correct and preferable? Can I use kind of in the place of type of?
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