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- Know about vs. know of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Recently one of my friends told me that there is distinct difference between 'know of something' and 'know about something' expressions 'know of' is used when you have personal experience with wha
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I am a non-native speaker of English When communicating with a professor, would it be better to use could you kindly send me the document or could you please send me the document? I know both are
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Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew whether it was accep
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What is the difference between " whereabout " and " whereabouts " I have heard both of them, but don't know the difference Merriam-Webster just calls whereabout a less common variant of whereabouts, but that does not tell me what the difference is I would appreciate a lot the help
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Sometimes (well, often) people pretend not to understand what's going on (or pretend not to understand what the other person means, etc ) when in fact they do perfectly well For example, Person
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In simple words, "to" is a preposition when followed by a noun and an infinitive-marker when followed by an infinitive
- When do I use a question mark with Could you [please]
A sentence like Could you please pass me the pepper shaker is not really a question Should I use a question mark or a period to end this sentence? What about: Could you let me know when the m
- meaning - how it is vs how is it how that is vs how is that - English . . .
Do you know how it is possible? He asked me how it was possible For yes no questions, we don't always invert them in informal speech: Are you going? (formal or informal) You're going? (informal) but when there is a question word (who, what, why, where, how etc ) that is not the subject, we always invert even in informal speech
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