- adjectives - Most simple or Simplest - English Language Learners . . .
Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)
- What is the noun to express the state of a simple person?
The adjective " simple " might have many meanings Some dictionaries say "a simple person is stupid" 8 STUPID [not before noun] someone who is simple is not very intelligent I’m afraid Luke’s a bit simple But, the internet also have another definition of "simple person" which is completely opposite the one mentioned above Simple people, or people who claim minimalism, simplicity, and
- In the simplest way possible - could someone explain the rule you . . .
In the simplest way possible - could someone explain the rule you followed in spotting the error? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 4 months ago Modified 6 years, 4 months ago
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Yet Make Video is a viable option, too One might argue that make is the simplest word of the three, and it might therefore be apt for software that might be used by children
- past perfect - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The sense of (1) is "I used to think that 'it' was quite near, but when I saw (it in reality an accurate map whatever) I realised that it was farther away that I had previously thought" As has often been said on this forum, you can use the simplest tense that conveys the intended meaning So people might well use your sentence (2) without any risk of confusion
- ellipsis - Should I use neither one, none of them or neither one . . .
Is she beautiful or smart or none? The duplicate question does not answer my question My question is not about single plural verb harmony It is about whether I can omit and if so to what extent I can omit to give the same meaning in simplest way and that according to what one prefers neither over none or vice versa
- present tense - now I decide, now I decided, now I have decided . . .
As I understand it, Past Simple (the second sentence) is possible here only as the simplest version of Present Perfect (the third sentence), isn't it? But why is Present Perfect more common here than Present Simple?
- Differences between onward, forth, ahead, front, fore, forward
They differ in meaning, and in register The simplest words in your list are ahead, front and forward Forward usually indicates a motion: "Move forward" Front is a side of something, It doesn't usually indicate a motion: "The front of the house" Ahead means "to the front of" You can say "move ahead of me" to mean "overtake" As with many common words, there is overlap, and secondary meanings
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