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Why do people call a pizza selling store "pizza pit"? "Pit" means a large hole, but why is it related to a pizzaria?
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 I see. "Pit" may just mean the store is owned by "Pit". Is that Right?
 
LcchangI see. "Pit" may just mean the store...
No, that would be "Pit's Pizza". "Pizza Pit" is a bit of a self-deprecating joke, a variation on "barbecue pit", I suppose.  ...
 
Lcchang Why do people call a pizza selling...
I have seen a pizzeria named Pizza Pete, but not Pit. Maybe you heard it wrong? ...
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Hi Is this sentence natural? Are you out of that disturbed feeling now? Thanks, Tom
 
Mr. TomIs this sentence natural?Are you out...
I don't think so. Perhaps 'Are you still feeling disturbed?' ...
 You could used over instead of out of. [ MM's answer is very good, by the way. ]
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Hi, Sorry for this slightly stupid-sounded question. What would you say if a guy asked you, "what's this?" holding a pen in his hand? Is there any possibilities that you might say, "pen" instead of "a pen"? I am asking this because it's hard to ...
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You have a pen , don't you?( or do you?)
 Tag questions use the opposite (affirmative or negative) of the preceding statement.
You have a pen, don't you? You don't have any brothers, do you?
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Is there any difference between following sentences? 1. We arrived home safe. 2. We arrived home safely. I can't recall the name of the book but I remember that some book says 2 focuses on the process to getting home and 1 on the status as we ...
 Your book is correct. The adjective safe describes the condition you were in when you arrived. The adverb safely describes how you traveled.
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