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I can't get discussion between Jack Reacher and hairdresser
That's a discussion:
Reacher said, “Five bucks? I remember when five bucks got you two hamburgers and the back row of the movies. Plus car fare for her, if you fell out along the way. A shave and a ...
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Can I reduce a dependent clause to present participle clause when its tense is simple past?
Can I reduce this
1 He dropped a brick, which caused his toe to break.
to this
1 He dropped a brick, causing his toe to break.
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How often the word "klatching" known as slang term sexual gathering
According to https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klatch: a gathering characterized usually by informal conversation
But according to https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=klatching: ...
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What are some rules that native speakers instinctively know about English that non-native speakers usually don't?
For example, the famous tweet quoting Forsyth,
[A]djectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little ...
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