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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the several possibilities available for a particular meaning, and which one of them would be the most appropriate.
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Walk to the corner and turn left
I wonder if there's another way to answer this question:
Excuse me. Where is the post office?
Just walk to the corner and turn left.
Can we say:
It's around the corner on the left.
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How to say when waiters are busy in a restaurant
Some options:
They are overwhelmed with work tonight.
They are overburdened with work tonight.
They have tons to do tonight.
They are up to their ears in work tonight.
They are drowning in work toni …
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Reply to "See you"
I know I can simply say See you/Bye, etc., but I wonder if it sounds natural to say You too in response to See you.
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What vs. where when talking about a place
Sometimes I feel confused whether to use what or wher when I talk about a place. For example:
What is your destination?
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Where is your destination?
Which is correct and why?
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Both or vs. both and
Is it correct to say:
I have both tea or coffee.
And does it differ from:
I have both tea and coffee.
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Would + a stative verb
As far as I know, here's the main difference between used to and would: used to can be used with both dynamic and stative verbs, whereas would can only be used with dynamic (action) verbs. It's a sent …
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Arrive at/in the garden
A: Had the flowers been watered when Sheila arrived at the garden?
B: No, they were still being watered.
Am I right that it should be "in the garden" as we say
John is in the garden.
Source: [The …
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Which vs. Whose
These kind of branding strategies are adopted by those firms and organisations whose sales are decreasing day by day. ✓
whose: used to say which person or thing you mean
e.g. It's the hous …
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