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It depends on the context. If replying to a simple question Who did this? I did it. If you are wanting to emphasize that it was you and not someone else: Did you pay someone to write your thesis? N …

I wish you weren't smoking. Perfectly grammatical and natural. The person is smoking at the present moment and you wish they weren't. I wish you wouldn't be smoking. This is non-standard and odd …

The phrase "at heart" means something like "in one's core", "one's true character" or "one's defining characteristic" So, in this sense, we are describing those in Gryffindor as being primarily brave …

It is grammatically incorrect, but common slang. Especially "got owned". The correct way to say the second would be: She was carried by her friend to her house.

Responding to Have you visited here before? with No, this is not the first time I have visited here would be confusing to most people, or at least awkward. I would respond with either …

I'm not really sure why the others are confused. I assumed that the speaker does not feel romantic attraction to the woman and is expressing that he cares for her as he would care for his sister. I' …

I was telling him to come down. Correct. I was asking him to come down. Correct. I was telling him "come down, come down" Needs capitalization and punctuation. I was telling him, "Come down, co …

No. "What did you find in this guy?" sounds like you're asking for the results of an autopsy

Simplify it and you will see that your friend is correct. You can't X. I did X. In this case, X is "just come in and take credit". So "did" handles the conjugation of both "come" and "take"

This can be rewritten as Bending the spoon is impossible, instead of trying to bend it, try to realize the truth. Does that help?

While very similar in meaning, mandatory and compulsory have slightly different meanings than necessary and essential. Mandatory and compulsory mean (or at least imply) that it is a requirement that w …

It could have ended much more sadly. That is perfectly natural. It could have ended much more dramatically. That does not mean the same thing.

Generally speaking, in the U.S. a degree that requires only two years to attain is called an Associates Degree. I agree with the others that I would put the French name as is followed by "(equivalent …

While it is grammatically correct, it's a bit "clunky". I would suggest revising to: It is very clear that the Employer must fulfill its obligations in order for the SAT4 test to be performed s …

Your version is definitely better. The first is definitely oddly worded and possibly grammatically incorrect. You recommend something. Following "We recommend" with a statement about something's co …