User Henry Wang

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What does it mean when the wife in the picture says "I wear the brains in the family."?

meaning jokes

asked Jan 17, 2019 at 6:12

8 votes

8 answers

14k views

Is there any expressions related to eyes which means extremely tired in English?

idioms expressions

asked Sep 21, 2016 at 11:56

7 votes

1 answer

686 views

Is 'his not having a name' grammatical correct?

pronouns gerunds

asked Sep 15, 2016 at 1:50

7 votes

2 answers

71k views

what is the difference between on, in or at a meeting?

prepositions prepositional-phrases

asked Mar 17, 2017 at 9:22

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

What is the function of but in the sentence?

conjunctions clauses subordinate-clauses

asked Mar 24, 2017 at 10:54

6 votes

4 answers

465 views

What is the sentence structure of the sentence?

grammar sentence-construction sentence-structure adverbial-phrases

asked May 7, 2018 at 13:39

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

What is the difference between ‘I'm never having a beard when I grew up’’ and 'I will never have a beard when I grew up'? Request

sentence-meaning tense present-tense future-tense

asked Jan 20, 2017 at 3:43

5 votes

2 answers

19k views

"IS" or " IS THAT" would be grammatically correct?

grammar sentence-construction

asked Sep 3, 2016 at 6:05

4 votes

3 answers

272 views

Does 'hangdog and shy' in the sentence act as adverbial or subject complement?

grammar sentence-construction

asked Sep 6, 2016 at 7:49

4 votes

1 answer

674 views

What does the phrase 'the absolute finito' mean here?

meaning-in-context loan-words

asked Sep 8, 2016 at 8:15

4 votes

2 answers

71k views

I'm working or I'm at work?

phrase-meaning idioms

asked Aug 19, 2016 at 8:24

4 votes

1 answer

127 views

What is the structure of "lack of something"?

grammar possessives noun-phrases

asked Nov 22, 2021 at 17:18

3 votes

1 answer

53 views

Why there is no verb in this question?

verbs parallelism

asked Oct 8, 2018 at 1:50

3 votes

3 answers

216 views

What is the grammatical function of the bold phrase in the sentence?

complements parenthesis

asked May 21, 2019 at 16:35

3 votes

2 answers

10k views

what is the meaning of 'not if'?

word-usage

asked Sep 16, 2016 at 7:35

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

Should I use "are" or "is" in this question?

subject-verb-agreement verb-forms

asked Jan 9, 2017 at 11:59

3 votes

1 answer

946 views

Is 'happily ever after' a noun phrase?

prepositions phrase-meaning phrase-usage idioms

asked Jan 22, 2017 at 8:49

3 votes

3 answers

5k views

Why are the syllables in "elephant" divided in two different ways?

pronunciation dictionaries phonology syllables

asked Jan 4, 2017 at 16:15

3 votes

1 answer

3k views

What is the meaning of ‘take him in’ in the following paragraph?

meaning-in-context phrase-meaning idioms word-meaning

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 3:09

3 votes

2 answers

4k views

What does ‘don't even’ mean in the dialogue?

meaning-in-context phrase-meaning idioms

asked Feb 2, 2017 at 0:57

3 votes

2 answers

811 views

Is "If you haven't finished your MR..., please finish it..." correct?

conditional-constructions adverbial-phrases

asked Feb 27, 2017 at 5:03

3 votes

1 answer

216 views

Is there any difference between the two prononciations, /ˈter-ə-bəl/ and /ˈte-rə-bəl/, showed in the picture? [duplicate]

pronunciation syllables

asked Apr 18, 2017 at 1:49

2 votes

1 answer

536 views

What is the main idea of the sentence?

meaning sentence-construction sentence-meaning

asked Mar 16, 2017 at 7:58

2 votes

1 answer

141 views

Is the bold phrase an object complement?

subordinate-clauses complements object-complements subject-complement

asked Feb 28, 2017 at 2:17

2 votes

2 answers

76 views

What does the bold sentenc imply in the paragraph?

meaning-in-context sentence-meaning

asked Feb 13, 2017 at 1:25

2 votes

1 answer

183 views

What does "I am all for people looking good, but some people take it way too far." mean?

meaning-in-context phrase-meaning sentence-meaning

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 10:21

2 votes

2 answers

5k views

Can I use "once at a time" to describe the following situation?

meaning-in-context expressions

asked Jan 6, 2017 at 2:42

2 votes

1 answer

151 views

What is the meaning of "a buzzy sensation" in the paragraph below?

idioms expressions

asked Jan 11, 2017 at 3:30

2 votes

1 answer

143 views

Can we use more than one 'and' to connect the items in a list?

conjunctions lists

asked Jan 16, 2017 at 2:08

2 votes

2 answers

782 views

Can we drop the T sound in word grunting in American English?

american-english pronunciation american-accent

asked Jan 17, 2017 at 11:15

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98 Questions

What does it mean when the wife in the picture says "I wear the brains in the family."?

Is there any expressions related to eyes which means extremely tired in English?

Is 'his not having a name' grammatical correct?

what is the difference between on, in or at a meeting?

What is the function of but in the sentence?

What is the sentence structure of the sentence?

What is the difference between ‘I'm never having a beard when I grew up’’ and 'I will never have a beard when I grew up'? Request

"IS" or " IS THAT" would be grammatically correct?

Does 'hangdog and shy' in the sentence act as adverbial or subject complement?

What does the phrase 'the absolute finito' mean here?

I'm working or I'm at work?

What is the structure of "lack of something"?

Why there is no verb in this question?

What is the grammatical function of the bold phrase in the sentence?

what is the meaning of 'not if'?

Should I use "are" or "is" in this question?

Is 'happily ever after' a noun phrase?

Why are the syllables in "elephant" divided in two different ways?

What is the meaning of ‘take him in’ in the following paragraph?

What does ‘don't even’ mean in the dialogue?

Is "If you haven't finished your MR..., please finish it..." correct?

Is there any difference between the two prononciations, /ˈter-ə-bəl/ and /ˈte-rə-bəl/, showed in the picture? [duplicate]

What is the main idea of the sentence?

Is the bold phrase an object complement?

What does the bold sentenc imply in the paragraph?

What does "I am all for people looking good, but some people take it way too far." mean?

Can I use "once at a time" to describe the following situation?

What is the meaning of "a buzzy sensation" in the paragraph below?

Can we use more than one 'and' to connect the items in a list?

Can we drop the T sound in word grunting in American English?