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Alternative swear words... 123456 8
Hi guys, I am in college, and in india, english is not the primary language. But, in college... [More]
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Archaic Past Conditional
I'm unsure as to how to define the tense in a sentence such as the following: 'Behind... [More]
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W is a vowel 1234
I was recently thinking to myself, though I cant remember why, about the letter 'w' and its... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Alienvoord yesterday 9:59 pm
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the middle voice option 12
ganesh77 started a thread which wrapped up on April 25, called "how to explain the usage... [More]
By Avangi    Last Post by Avangi yesterday 10:21 am
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urgent
hi all nice and kind pals really I have such a confusing Q in linguistics and I hope U all... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Mister Micawber 2 days ago 5:39 am
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What is the Subject here
We've come across a sentence: Let us keep this room clean. What is the subject of this... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Zerox 2 days ago 9:21 pm
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matter: who or that? 12
Hello everyone, I have a burning question (i.e. the sonner I get the correct answer, the better... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Alienvoord 2 days ago 5:12 pm
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No weaker second-cousin
Do you agree with this comment? Quote: It is important to emphasise that command of the spoken... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Clive 3 days ago 5:50 am
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What is Prose?
Hey, recently I have been introduced to prose in university. But I have been really confused... [More]
By Ernz    Last Post by Ernz 3 days ago 1:42 am
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corpus/corpora - ethymology
When the plurals of fungus and cactus are fungi and cacti (or cactuses), why the plural of... [More]
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I want to learn to speak clearly-What do I have to know/do? 12
I want to know what i need to do in order to speak cleary, consisely and intelligently. I've... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Anonymous 5 days ago 8:22 pm
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I wish I was/were there 123456 9
Which is grammatically correct and why: I wish I were there. OR I wish I was there. [More]
By Guest    Last Post by Anonymous 7 days ago
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Uuse of the word "patriot" 1234
In your country, what does it take these days to deserve the label "patriot" and... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by shaved 7 days ago
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Phonetic Acoustics
can anybody help me on topics about Manners and Point of Articulation and Phonetic Acoustics... [More]
By Noside    Last Post by Forbes 10 days ago
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Native-speaker/native language 1234
Hope ya'll don't mind if I bring attention to this question:"If people learn a... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Cool Breeze 11 days ago
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phrasal adjectives, chains of meaning, and hyphenation
As part of my job, I often come in contact with engineers and biologists who use the adverb... [More]
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Which sentence is correct?
WITH Compaq, staying home has never been this fun.orWithout Compaq, staying home has never... [More]
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Senses of "in"
Here I like to know the fine senses of "in". Sense is the most primitive meaning... [More]
By Eagerlearner    Last Post by Anonymous 17 days ago
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Regularising the irregular 123
To me, it seems sensible, a logical step, to regularise all English irregular verbs. This has... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by CalifJim 18 days ago
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Which language is most difficult language for people to learn? 123
I think it is russian. My father has a friend who learns russian. He's perspective is: russian... [More]
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The tenseless modals verbs of English 123456 10
JTT wrote: Every modal verb in English can operate in past, present and future situations... [More]
By just the truth    Last Post by Anonymous 25 days ago
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Mistakes made by Chinese Learners
Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by nona the brit 25 days ago
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Is the setence grammatically correct?
Is the following setence grammatically correct and conveyed the message? "Research is... [More]
By makgreen    Last Post by Forbes 26 days ago
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Differences between English and your native language 123
There are thousands of languages. It would be interesting to see examples of differences between... [More]
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Basic semantic meanings of modal auxiliaries 123456 8
In his chapter on modal auxiliaries in The English Verb, Michael Lewis lists what he thinks... [More]
By milky    Last Post by Anonymous 33 days ago
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Difference between "Thesis" and "Dissertation" 12
Could someone please help me find the difference between these two words: Thesis / Dissertation... [More]
By Tutapana    Last Post by Anonymous 33 days ago
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Riversidean vs. Riversidian 12
Hi, this is my first post here, though I've been using these forums for a few months to... [More]
By shaved    Last Post by Cool Breeze 34 days ago
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competent communicator 12
Do you agree with this statement?“A person’s being born in a native-English-speaking country... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Grammar Geek 35 days ago
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Personal and Impersonal Passive
Asslam-u-alikum,Can anyone tell me what is personal or impersonal passive i have some articles... [More]
By Abmateen    Last Post by Grammar Geek 36 days ago
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help me with i think pun or annoatation ...
i have a English class about persuasive techniues and today I had to plan for it. We have to... [More]
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