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"A very long letter was written to him " & "He was written a very long letter"

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Can we say "I called and I got through to her but I couldn't hear her saying"?

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Article "a" in "as good a job as"

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Most people I know VERSUS Most of the people I know

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Is past perfect continuous mandatory when you mention the duration of an action in reported speech?

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Can I use "in addition to" to mention new information?

answered Nov 25, 2020 at 13:16

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Talking to oneself

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What verb would you recommend with 'interest' to mean "increase"?

answered Nov 17, 2020 at 12:55

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do we say "the balloon is popped" or "the balloon has been popped" or "the balloon was popped" according to the time that we utter it?

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To maintain the time relation between 2 actions, is it necessary to backshift the first verb

answered Nov 1, 2020 at 15:18

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Meaning of 'take away'

answered Nov 1, 2020 at 15:46

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What's the difference between 'on' and 'about"?

answered Oct 24, 2020 at 2:44

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The difference between characteristic, feature, aspect, attribute and quality, their definitions are defined using each other

answered Aug 23, 2020 at 1:29

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I have to get/I got to get

answered Aug 19, 2020 at 22:06

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Coming vs. Going

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You can listen to the entire podcast over on Luminary if you want to

answered Sep 5, 2020 at 15:58

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Semantic difference between two different kinds of usage of the participle as an adjective

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What preposition to put between "to fall" and "window"?

answered Sep 30, 2020 at 23:27

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What does trying to remember a moment when I’d felt more uncomfortably American. mean?

answered Oct 2, 2020 at 1:58

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Which word would you use for something 'internal' or 'in-house'?

answered Sep 12, 2020 at 23:34

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The meaning of "I am rotting on the inside"?

answered Sep 26, 2020 at 13:14

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the usage of "it can be said"

answered Aug 1, 2020 at 23:58

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Why is the definite article not used in these cases although the context is specific?

answered Aug 2, 2020 at 14:39

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Don't want to have to vs Have to

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"How great it would be" x "How great would it be". Do both have the same meaning?

answered Jul 29, 2020 at 0:00

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Can ellipsis occur after time phrases?

answered Aug 10, 2020 at 14:29

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'used to' after 'when' in the dependent part of a complex sentence with the main 'used to'

answered Aug 11, 2020 at 22:04

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"for a field" vs. "to a field"

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Is (being) loaded

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Why in this sentence the writer used past perfect instead of past simple?

answered Jul 3, 2020 at 13:32

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"A very long letter was written to him " & "He was written a very long letter"

Can we say "I called and I got through to her but I couldn't hear her saying"?

Article "a" in "as good a job as"

Most people I know VERSUS Most of the people I know

Is past perfect continuous mandatory when you mention the duration of an action in reported speech?

Can I use "in addition to" to mention new information?

Talking to oneself

What verb would you recommend with 'interest' to mean "increase"?

do we say "the balloon is popped" or "the balloon has been popped" or "the balloon was popped" according to the time that we utter it?

To maintain the time relation between 2 actions, is it necessary to backshift the first verb

Meaning of 'take away'

What's the difference between 'on' and 'about"?

The difference between characteristic, feature, aspect, attribute and quality, their definitions are defined using each other

I have to get/I got to get

Coming vs. Going

You can listen to the entire podcast over on Luminary if you want to

Semantic difference between two different kinds of usage of the participle as an adjective

What preposition to put between "to fall" and "window"?

What does trying to remember a moment when I’d felt more uncomfortably American. mean?

Which word would you use for something 'internal' or 'in-house'?

The meaning of "I am rotting on the inside"?

the usage of "it can be said"

Why is the definite article not used in these cases although the context is specific?

Don't want to have to vs Have to

"How great it would be" x "How great would it be". Do both have the same meaning?

Can ellipsis occur after time phrases?

'used to' after 'when' in the dependent part of a complex sentence with the main 'used to'

"for a field" vs. "to a field"

Is (being) loaded

Why in this sentence the writer used past perfect instead of past simple?