How can anybody possibly use a preposition as an auxiliary verb? How is it supposed to make any sense?
"As God is my witness..." IS, IS, IS, IS!!!!!!!Why do people say "As God as my witness"? It makes no sense, it sounds stupid!🤦🏼♂️ And quit saying expresso! There is no X !😫
Someone English native explain me this please.What is the difference between saying "I was"/"I were" because they taught me to use "I were" not I was. And I always when I talk with the IA it used "was" instead "were". (And sometimes I do that as well) Thanks.
What is it about Pink That makes the boys and girls wink? Where did that phrase come from? Maybe a little bit of purple too.
what's your accent? i might sound funny like a goose...but i don't know.i'm in western canada but it's definitely different than those of eastern/atlantic canada... i love some southern american accents and the aussies and kiwis and some brits...but who the hell can understand the scottish?
Someone just found it funny that I always say ‘golly gosh’.I kinda thought it was pretty normal. My parents always say it and so do I.
dislike [to go/going]I’m a researcher of English linguistics. I have something I'd like to ask. I know that the verb “dislike” takes a gerund as its object. Are there any cases where the verb can take an infinitive as its object? How about (1) or (2)? (1) She...See More »
The Brits may get the last laugh!Now and then, there have been posts here about the differences between US and UK English. My wife and I have spent the past week at our daughter's house in Florida. Her two little kids watch a number of cartoons from Britain: Peppa Pig, for example,...See More »
English questionIn (1), “more” applies to both “just” and “peaceful”. I’d like to know why it is unlikely that it applies only to “just”. (1) We believe that education is the key to building a more just and peaceful world. I'm a resecher of English linguistics....See More »
English question1. I want very much for John to be on time. 2. I want very much John to be on time. Which is correct and/or sounds better? English is not my first language and any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
English questionI came across the following example: (1) She was dead a couple of days before they found her. (Scenario in The Exorcist) In this example, is “for” omitted from the sentence? I'm a researcher of English linguistics. Any insight you might have...See More »
English questionBoth (1) and (2) can be used with the implication that he is still alive: (1) He is dying. (2) He is not dying. In that instance, I'd like to know what the difference in nuance is between them. I'm a researcher of English linguistics.
English questionI have a question about sentence (1). (1) I saw him eat his dinner. Does (1) mean that I saw his dinner situation from the beginning to the end? Or does (1) focus on the end of the event, i.e. I saw him as he finished his dinner?
"He is not finding the answers" vs "He has not found the answers"Example (1) is a line from a TV show/movie. I’d like to know what the difference in meaning is between (1) and (2): (1) [It (i.e. Peter’s attic workroom) is filled with electronic equipment. Camera pans to Peter at a desk which is piled high with...See More »