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- grammar - Something to. . . . . or something for. . . . . ? - English Language . . .
I searched 2 sentences below,but I am still confused when I choose to or when I choose for what difference between them in the aspect of grammar,meanings etc ? Could you explain that to me,please? 1
- prepositions - Whats the point lt;in of gt; doing something - English . . .
In the first, she emphasized the fact that she was going to the store In the 2nd, she emphasized something else by going to the store What that something else was isn't stated Confusing, I know Hopefully, someone else can make sense of it
- What does the phrase grandfathered into something mean?
To be "grandfathered in" means you are allowed to keep doing something just because you've been doing it for a while already, even though you would not otherwise meet the new (stricter) requirements In your example they say "grandfathered into " because they are talking about moving you from outside the program to inside the new program (with all the permissions the program grants, some of
- word choice - Do you say you feel pride for something or you feel . . .
You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due to empathy If you do something for "person", you are serving the persons benefit If you do something for "object" you are attempting to obtain the object
- To have the test in something or on something?
When do we use in and on with the word test exam if it comes to school subject or scope? I mean the sentences such as: I am having a test on irregular verbs (Can I also say in irregular verb
- word usage - owing to something vs. owed to something - English . . .
owing to something vs owed to something Ask Question Asked 1 year, 6 months ago Modified 1 year, 6 months ago
- to afford *doing* something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
1) They can't afford to go out very often 2) They can't afford going out very often A native speaker has said that the second usage can be heard in a colloquial speech, but it is incorrect
- Get bored of with by from doing something (Which one is correct?)
The Macmillan Dictionary blog has a nice article about "bored with" vs "bored of" The conclusion is that they are interchangeable, with the latter being considered a newer usage in the language (also corroborated by other comparisons between the two you can find online, such as this one) The Cambridge Dictionary's entry for bored shows examples with both "with" and "of", as well as an
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