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A language nerd with an unusual amount of avidity on figuring out the working mechanism behind a language.

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I prefer women who cook good food, who speak three languages, and who go mountain hiking - what if it is a woman who only has one of the attributes?

Nov 1, 2022

Differences in meaning: "earlier in July" and "in early July"

Dec 4, 2020

The order of words in a clause: "tell me who is the real man" vs. "tell me who the real man is" [duplicate]

Mar 12, 2016

I (have) never asked that question before. - Americans sometimes drop the "have"?

Aug 24

"imagine" subjunctive

May 30, 2015

Seeing things from the future

Dec 29, 2014

I haven`t learned it for one year VS I haven`t learned it in a year

Jan 30, 2015

We played table tennis yesterday. Oftentimes, when I smashed the ball to him, he "would/used to" return the ball by touching the ball - correct?

Mar 5

The only gambling I have ever done **was/is** playing Roulette - What are the differences in meaning?

Jul 2

Can continous tense be used with "after" or "before"?

May 27, 2015