Timeline for Difference between “They are goofing” and “They are goofing off”?
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| Feb 18, 2013 at 23:56 | history | edited | Matt |
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| Feb 17, 2013 at 23:57 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @tchrist: Perhaps it's uncommon, but you can find it here and there. | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 21:46 | comment | added | tchrist | I do not know what goofing means without the off after it. It is not grammatical to me. | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 20:50 | comment | added | Matt | Be aware that the word "goofing" is primarily US / North American English slang and is very informal (i.e. don't write it in formal emails). | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 20:10 | history | edited | StoneyB on hiatus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Past perfect for a past action having a present effect or creating a present state
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| Feb 17, 2013 at 13:31 | vote | accept | brilliant | ||
| Feb 17, 2013 at 12:36 | answer | added | J.R.♦ | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 11:51 | answer | added | avpaderno | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 17, 2013 at 11:20 | review | First posts | |||
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| Feb 17, 2013 at 11:03 | history | asked | brilliant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |