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I read in a book it's called a oven stove element, and I used this word. But it might sound formal, is there another more common name for it? If not, what else is it called? …

I read in a book that in a situation where you are asked to join a club activity so politely that you cannot turn it down, “Could you join us?” is more polite than “Would you join us?”. Why is that? …

I read in a book: Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. … Being a learner I could not make out the meaning of the part of the sentence in bold. What does it mean? Thanks in advance. …

(False) I read in a book that, when have means "possess" we cannot use continous forms. … Now I'm thinking about it, what is the difference exactly among these words (trouble, idea, problem), these are all mental and they are not physical (for example, I have got a car). …

I never thought you'd be so dedicated to money. But it really seems difficult to me. … My second concern I would be grateful if you further clarify why the writer wrote "you would be" instead of simply saying "you are" . …

Here's a question I read in a book: Most of the non-Western countries have been subject either to total colonial rule or varying degrees of economic control. … I feel that have been subject to either should be the correct answer, but the book says that have been either subjected to is the correct answer. So, I am confused. …

I read in a book that for comparison, as ... as is used for affirmative statements, and so ... as is used to for negative statements. For example: He is as tall as his brother. … I did not find any other sources where such a "rule" is either confirmed or denied. …

Suppose I was asked this negative question: You are not a student, are you? and I'm not a student. … Because I can't seem to find anything that supports this, only the usual "4 way system yes no yea nay" …

It means the same as I wish but is stronger. (source) ‘if only’ already refers to ‘I wish’. … If yes, it means we can say: I wish if only I could... If not, then how should the sentence [They wish if only he could support them.] be constructed? …

I learned when you use 'come', you are approaching your goal, whereas 'go' makes you go away from where you are. … That's what I learned at school. Is the usage above understandable? …

But then I read in a book that it was wrong English but it did not mention what was the correct form.So that is my question. … This might seem strange but I really wanted to know what would be the right English and hence this post. …

In such a scenario I can think of it as a synonym for "to head towards". I tried to make up simple sentences with "to make for", but I couldn't (Let's make for Tim!, for example). … If I was right about guessing the meaning, can it mean something else? …

This is a word that I read in a book and then [that I] learned. (There are two relative (subordinate adjectival) clauses here.) This is a method that I came up with by doing a lot of experiments. … This is the car that I bought from the proceeds of selling my old stuff. …

But though I can understand what question each part of speech (along with the words chosen) answers, I do not understand what a participle answers, except causation and simultaneous action. … I did not write this post by answering questions, but as I usually write posts. …