vocabulary - Is "bullshit" still considered offensive when used in a ...
Aug 5, 2024 · Questions along the lines of " is [such and such a word] offensive " are likely to attract opinion-based answers. What one person considers offensive, another might not. This is why …
modifiers - a lot of books ('a lot of' books or a lot 'of books ...
Mar 29, 2024 · [A lot] + postmodifier means 'an item or set of items for sale at an auction' so [a lot] of books would be e.g. a truckload of books from a closed library, or someone's collection of Dickens. …
It's broken or it has been broken - English Language Learners Stack ...
What is the difference between it is broken and it has been broken please? Thanks.
"He used to play football but he doesn't play anymore" OR "but he …
Oct 13, 2024 · It may be worth noting that there is a US/British difference concerning the word 'anymore'. In US English, anymore can be used as an adverb meaning ‘any longer’ or ‘to any further …
Difference between "do good to" "do good for" and "do good by"
Oct 9, 2019 · What is the difference between “do good to others”, “do good for others” and “do good by others”? They appear the same to my non-native ears. There must be subtle differences between …
"you can" or "you could" or "you may" or "you might"?
Sep 24, 2016 · When someone say: You can do something. You could do something. You may do something. You might do something. It sounds like each of them can be expressing possibility or …
grammaticality in context - The usage of 'the better to' in this ...
Dec 1, 2024 · Presupposing that an exclusion in geography requires an exclusion in thought, the paper also considers both the moral, epistemological and ontological dimensions of the utopia of exclusion, …
contractions: "I have been" vs "I have a" - English Language Learners ...
Jan 29, 2024 · I have been waiting here a) I've been waiting here I have a car a) I've a car When it's comes to the first one the abbreviation is corrrect but what about the second one? It seems to be odd …
meaning - "going to do" vs. "going to be doing" - English Language ...
May 3, 2020 · Note: this post is different to "going to be doing" vs "going to do", which just cites part from somewhere else, without any further analysis and thinking. Furthermore, none of ...
Should I say "I will come 'on' / 'in' / 'at' the time"?
Sep 15, 2015 · In order for us to help you, we need to know the context: what is the exact scenario you are trying to express? The phrases on time and in time are different from each other, and both are …