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3h ago
[In a conversation]
Me: This song is/was written by singer Bob Dylan. Should I use is or was?
Friend Tom: You would say is if the song was currently playing, but was if you were commenting on the song after it played or just talking about the song.
Me: If I'm just talking about it generally? Like, [XXX] is my favorite song. This song is/was written by singer Bob Dylan.
Friend John: "Was" sounds better...
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UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
5h ago
This is an entry from my diary. Please check it and correct any mistakes.
This easter holidays, I should be visiting Taiwan with my family, but I changed my plan after I had Covid one month ago. It was because I didn't know when I would recover or whether I might have long Covid following up. However, I'm quite fine now and slightly regret for the decision. If I hadn't changed my plan, I would be packing my luggage now ..read more
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6h ago
1) He proposed to her for love.
2) He proposed to her for marraige.
3)He asked her hand in marriage.
4) He proposed to her to marry for love.
Can we also use "He asked her hand in" with love marriage?
Please check my sentences ..read more
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6h ago
Sam is a sales person. Today he got two orders from two of his clients. Both of these orders worth 1000 dollars.
Are my sentences correct ..read more
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9h ago
Is it natural to say 'I live on the river' if I do not live literally 'on the river' (just close to the river)? Or should only 'by the river' (and other synonymous collocations) be used in this case ..read more
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11h ago
Is there an idiomatic expression 'That'd do me' in English (meaning 'I would be satisfied with it")?
I've come across this: A small chalet in the Alps — that’d do me ..read more
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11h ago
(1) Get Susan to do her homework. Don’t help her even if she asks you to.
(2) Have Susan do her homework. Don’t help her even if she asks you to.
Which would you most likely use, Have or Get? Is it a matter of preference? I’d like to know whether both are equally correct or whether one is better than the other. This is part of a translation exercise, so I can’t change the sentence structure ..read more
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14h ago
(1) Get Susan to do her homework. Don’t help her even if she asks you to.
(2) Have Susan do her homework. Don’t help her even if she asks you to.
Which would you most likely use, Have or Get? Is it a matter of preference? I’d like to know whether both are equally correct or whether one is better than the other. This is part of a translation exercise, so I can’t change the sentence structure ..read more
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16h ago
Either you or Allen has to make sure that all the windows will be closed before you two leave. (My bold.)
Source: written by a Taiwanese teacher of English.
Can I use "are" instead of "will be" in the quotation ..read more
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1d ago
I was trying to answer the IELTS question “ Do you watch people playing video games?” with the italic sentence as an answer.
I usually get a vicarious sensation by watching people playing video games online.
Is it natural to say that?
The intended meaning is “When I watch others play computer games, I get a vicarious sensation, makes me feel like I am myself playing the games. I don’t play though ..read more