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3k views

"have problems V-ing" such as "...Students have problems preparing for the IELTS test." Why is that?

asked Sep 12, 2016 at 17:28

4 votes

2 answers

378 views

Usage of "hack into"

asked Aug 20, 2016 at 4:54

3 votes

1 answer

780 views

Is it correct to say "The prices settle down/up $2 at $100"?

asked Sep 5, 2016 at 19:04

3 votes

1 answer

56 views

an influence + supplementary information accompanying a noun..."influence IN the formation of my character..."

asked May 9, 2020 at 8:42

3 votes

1 answer

447 views

What do the pronouns "more" and "them" mean in: "Would you get more satisfaction out of your studies if you brought more to them?"

asked Feb 24, 2023 at 9:04

3 votes

3 answers

267 views

Difference between "the likelihood of starting in a graduate job" vs "the likelihood of starting a graduate job"

asked May 13, 2023 at 18:15

2 votes

1 answer

49 views

What is the subject of the verb [settle]? He waited until complete quiet settled on the assembly

asked May 26, 2023 at 9:01

2 votes

2 answers

180 views

Is packed an adjective and in an adverb? "The houses were packed in so tightly without streets."

asked Dec 21, 2022 at 13:21

2 votes

1 answer

170 views

Meaning of "... how it is that..."?

asked Apr 12, 2022 at 15:23

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

Pronunciation of -ies, like the last syllable of "accessories" and "bees" in BrE

asked Aug 17, 2016 at 8:14

2 votes

1 answer

67k views

Difference between "Fine by me." and "It is fine with me."

asked Aug 31, 2016 at 20:01

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

What does "hold" mean in "hold accountable"?

asked Jun 23, 2016 at 17:06

1 vote

1 answer

2k views

"this is A big but..." or "this is THE big but...", any difference? which is correct?

asked Jul 11, 2016 at 9:39

1 vote

1 answer

974 views

How do I answer a question like "What kind of activities are in Part C?"?

asked Jul 15, 2016 at 0:25

1 vote

1 answer

434 views

"See + noun + that is/are + adj" OR "See + noun + adj"

asked Feb 8, 2016 at 20:12

1 vote

1 answer

795 views

Difference between "...come in second behind..."and "...come second behind..."

asked Mar 6, 2016 at 1:50

1 vote

1 answer

314 views

What does "weight on results" mean? [closed]

asked Jun 15, 2016 at 6:18

1 vote

1 answer

448 views

Does the word "discharge" sound more like /dɪstʃɑːʳdʒ/ or /dɪsdʒɑːʳdʒ/?

asked Dec 1, 2020 at 2:36

1 vote

0 answers

67 views

"Let's get you going on looking for those journals then." A librarian says this to give a student assistance

asked Dec 16, 2020 at 13:26

1 vote

1 answer

235 views

Is "go down a storm" similar to "go down well"?

asked Feb 12, 2021 at 23:15

1 vote

0 answers

21 views

...anxieties about us/our having any more downtime

asked May 11, 2021 at 0:51

1 vote

5 answers

553 views

Does "as, well, as" mean "as well as" or "as"?

asked Dec 30, 2021 at 16:03

1 vote

1 answer

49 views

...is computed by counting each test score twice that of a quiz score,

asked Oct 26, 2022 at 5:36

1 vote

1 answer

39 views

"feel motivating" or "feel like motivating" or "feel like motivated"?

asked Nov 23, 2022 at 23:43

1 vote

2 answers

74 views

"Do you know how many books are on the shelf?" "Do you know how many books there are on the shelf?"

asked Apr 25, 2022 at 12:23

1 vote

2 answers

40 views

as ... as - "African-American culture as embodied in music, art, and literature flourished as never before."

asked Dec 8, 2022 at 6:41

1 vote

1 answer

70 views

Rephrasing a sentence with negation and "except"

asked Feb 7, 2023 at 11:13

0 votes

1 answer

20 views

"this pays almost double what the bookstore does." Is the verb "pay" or "double"?

asked Dec 20, 2022 at 16:45

0 votes

1 answer

26 views

what does "it" mean in the following"...in the planned, intentional, reflective manner it proposes?"

asked Apr 26, 2023 at 11:36

0 votes

1 answer

52 views

“Is he pushing lung cancer on/to his viewers?” Any difference between "on" and "to"?

asked Jan 21, 2023 at 18:38

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"have problems V-ing" such as "...Students have problems preparing for the IELTS test." Why is that?

Usage of "hack into"

Is it correct to say "The prices settle down/up $2 at $100"?

an influence + supplementary information accompanying a noun..."influence IN the formation of my character..."

What do the pronouns "more" and "them" mean in: "Would you get more satisfaction out of your studies if you brought more to them?"

Difference between "the likelihood of starting in a graduate job" vs "the likelihood of starting a graduate job"

What is the subject of the verb [settle]? He waited until complete quiet settled on the assembly

Is packed an adjective and in an adverb? "The houses were packed in so tightly without streets."

Meaning of "... how it is that..."?

Pronunciation of -ies, like the last syllable of "accessories" and "bees" in BrE

Difference between "Fine by me." and "It is fine with me."

What does "hold" mean in "hold accountable"?

"this is A big but..." or "this is THE big but...", any difference? which is correct?

How do I answer a question like "What kind of activities are in Part C?"?

"See + noun + that is/are + adj" OR "See + noun + adj"

Difference between "...come in second behind..."and "...come second behind..."

What does "weight on results" mean? [closed]

Does the word "discharge" sound more like /dɪstʃɑːʳdʒ/ or /dɪsdʒɑːʳdʒ/?

"Let's get you going on looking for those journals then." A librarian says this to give a student assistance

Is "go down a storm" similar to "go down well"?

...anxieties about us/our having any more downtime

Does "as, well, as" mean "as well as" or "as"?

...is computed by counting each test score twice that of a quiz score,

"feel motivating" or "feel like motivating" or "feel like motivated"?

"Do you know how many books are on the shelf?" "Do you know how many books there are on the shelf?"

as ... as - "African-American culture as embodied in music, art, and literature flourished as never before."

Rephrasing a sentence with negation and "except"

"this pays almost double what the bookstore does." Is the verb "pay" or "double"?

what does "it" mean in the following"...in the planned, intentional, reflective manner it proposes?"

“Is he pushing lung cancer on/to his viewers?” Any difference between "on" and "to"?