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2 answers

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"I wish I won't be late." VS "I hope I won't be late."

asked Sep 3, 2020 at 3:23

2 votes

3 answers

1k views

What does "so much as" mean in these three sentences? What grammatical function does this phrase serve?

meaning-in-context

asked Sep 4, 2020 at 9:43

1 vote

1 answer

52 views

What does "up" mean in this phrase? "a long skirt with a slit up the side"

meaning-in-context prepositions

asked Sep 4, 2020 at 11:36

1 vote

0 answers

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Where do I place "forever" in this sentence? "I relieve you of this burden."

meaning-in-context difference

asked Sep 6, 2020 at 5:52

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

Which question is grammatically correct? "Which (one) do you think he is?" and "Which (one) do you think is he?"

grammar meaning word-order

asked Sep 8, 2020 at 0:33

0 votes

1 answer

38 views

Can "Your Majesty" and "His Majesty" be interchangeable?

meaning word-usage meaning-in-context difference

asked Sep 19, 2020 at 7:05

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1 answer

45 views

What are the implied words in front of "to hell with them" in this sentence? "They want me to stop, but to hell with them! I'll do what I want to do!"

grammar sentence-construction

asked Sep 19, 2020 at 15:29

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2 answers

53 views

"I’ve just had a dumb rush of luck." What does this sentence mean? And why is it present perfect tense?

meaning meaning-in-context present-perfect

asked Sep 20, 2020 at 11:24

0 votes

1 answer

216 views

Which phrase is correct? "tend the sick" and "tend to the sick"

grammar word-usage

asked Sep 7, 2020 at 6:05

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1 answer

213 views

"She gave him the thumbs-up sign." and "She gave him a thumbs-up sign." What is the difference?

grammar

asked Jul 21, 2020 at 7:53

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1 answer

172 views

"for obvious reasons" and "for good reason" - Why does one phrase have "reason" as plural form, but the other doesn't? [closed]

phrase-usage singular-vs-plural

asked Jul 23, 2020 at 11:29

0 votes

1 answer

31 views

What does "of" mean in this sentence? - "Which brothel did you say she worked out of?"

prepositions

asked Jul 27, 2020 at 8:42

0 votes

1 answer

56 views

Is there missing a comma in this sentence? "When I was at the Academy I had the pick of models, but now I can never seem to hang on to them. "

grammar punctuation

asked Aug 2, 2020 at 0:24

0 votes

0 answers

40 views

What does the second "of" mean in this sentence? "... because I regard it as of considerable importance."

grammar meaning

asked Aug 3, 2020 at 18:02

0 votes

2 answers

50 views

What does "turning his flirt" mean here?

meaning

asked Aug 8, 2020 at 23:50

-1 votes

1 answer

88 views

Should there be a conjunction in "There are two bowls, each one obviously designed for a dog."?

sentence-construction syntax

asked Jul 7, 2020 at 3:42

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"I wish I won't be late." VS "I hope I won't be late."

What does "so much as" mean in these three sentences? What grammatical function does this phrase serve?

What does "up" mean in this phrase? "a long skirt with a slit up the side"

Where do I place "forever" in this sentence? "I relieve you of this burden."

Which question is grammatically correct? "Which (one) do you think he is?" and "Which (one) do you think is he?"

Can "Your Majesty" and "His Majesty" be interchangeable?

What are the implied words in front of "to hell with them" in this sentence? "They want me to stop, but to hell with them! I'll do what I want to do!"

"I’ve just had a dumb rush of luck." What does this sentence mean? And why is it present perfect tense?

Which phrase is correct? "tend the sick" and "tend to the sick"

"She gave him the thumbs-up sign." and "She gave him a thumbs-up sign." What is the difference?

"for obvious reasons" and "for good reason" - Why does one phrase have "reason" as plural form, but the other doesn't? [closed]

What does "of" mean in this sentence? - "Which brothel did you say she worked out of?"

Is there missing a comma in this sentence? "When I was at the Academy I had the pick of models, but now I can never seem to hang on to them. "

What does the second "of" mean in this sentence? "... because I regard it as of considerable importance."

What does "turning his flirt" mean here?

Should there be a conjunction in "There are two bowls, each one obviously designed for a dog."?