http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpkx/post.htm#535123Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:16:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535123Kenta0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpkx/post.htm#535123http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535123.xmlYour explanation is very instructive. Thank you again!<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpjx/post.htm#535106Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:34:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535106Grammar Geek1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpjx/post.htm#535106http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535106.xml<p>I would say either &quot;But the ones that did...&quot; or &quot;Well the ones that did&quot; but not BOTH &quot;Well, but...&quot;</p> <p>On the other hand, I suppose I may say it in conversation, but it&#39;s redundant, and wouldn&#39;t do it if iI were writing dialogue.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpvq/post.htm#535023Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:06:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535023Kenta2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpvq/post.htm#535023http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535023.xmlThank you very much.　<br /><br /><strong>Well, the ones that did are beautiful anyway.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />You left out &quot;but&quot;. If I say &quot;Well, but the ones that&nbsp; .... anyway,&quot; is it&nbsp; wrong or odd?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpbc/post.htm#534958Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:03:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534958Grammar Geek3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggpbc/post.htm#534958http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534958.xml<p>Kenta, you plant bulbs in the fall.</p> <p>No. 1<br /><br />M: I planted 10 tulip bulbs in my garden last fall,&nbsp;but some of them didn&#39;t come up. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>F: Well, the ones that did are beautiful anyway. (Or, Well, the garden is beautiful anyway.)</p> <p>M: Thank you. I hope we will be able to enjoy more tulips next spring.<br /><br /></p> <p>No. 2<br /><br />M: We&#39;re going to have some friends over for a party next Saturday&nbsp;and I hope you&#39;ll join us<strike>, too</strike>. -- This could sound like they are not &quot;some friends&quot; but something else if you keep the too.</p> <p>F: I&#39;d love to. I have nothing scheduled in particular this weekend. -- This isn&#39;t very gracious.&nbsp;I&#39;d love to. I&#39;m free this weekend. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [for the weekend]</p> <p>M: Great. Anytime after one would be great.<br /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggprq/post.htmTue, 01 Jul 2008 02:25:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534955Kenta4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckMyEnglish/ggprq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534955.xmlHello. I made two dialogues. Could you chech them?<br /><br />No. 1<br /><br />M: I planted 10 tulip bulbs in my garden this spring,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; but some of them didn&#39;t come up.</p> <p>F: Well, but they are beautiful, anyway.</p> <p>M: Thank you. I hope we will be able to enjoy more tulips next spring.<br /><br />No. 2<br /><br />M: We&#39;re going to have some friends over for a party next Saturday<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; and I hope you&#39;ll join us, too.</p> <p>F: I&#39;d love to. I have nothing scheduled in particular this weekend.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [for the weekend]</p> <p>M: Great. Anytime after one will be fine with us.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you!<div style="clear:both;"></div>