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HiI understand anytime is a word proper to AmE In OED there is no entry for anytime OED contains 466 quotes using any time but only 9 quotes using anytime I believe the most formal expression in BrE is Call me at any time But Call me any time is also possible In English time adverbial noun...

Hello TeoThe problem you are raising is tough to discuss The constructions lt S V C gt and lt S V O C gt where C is an adjective depicting the subject s state are called subject related depictive construct or subject related secondary predicate The last term indicates that the sentences comprises...

Hela wrote The sun shone bright Hello HelaAs Prof KoM told bright in The shone bright is a true adverb and it is synonymous to brightly In the time of Old English AD 600 AD 900 it was a rule to form adverbs by adding either a suffix e or a suffix lic modern ly to corresponding adjectives The...

Crotch is the part of a human body where two legs join with the trunk If you kick me in the crotch I should shout ouch ouch and I will punch your jaw I guess kick you in the crotch means something that hurts someone severely Spat on your neck is a phrase new to me If you spat on my face I should...

Rho Ok this is obvious you are not being honest and sincere You are intentionally playing dumb You seem to be convinced that I have some source which I am not divulging I have presented examples and given various explanations If you still want to antagonize someone email about com These type of...

Dear teachers chemas microsoft com office office Sorry to bother you but I would be very grateful if you could help me analyze the following sentences Sometimes some sentence elements appear ambiguous to me and I don t know how to analyze them Have you got a clue which would help me not to...

Hi Anonymous The present perfect in general is used to specify an action happened at an unspecificed time before now So the adverb adjective ago should be used in past tense Some valid expressions in present perfect ever never once yet many times several times since yet so far etc E x I haven t...

Which expression Any Thoreauvian Thoreauvian is a way of composing an adjective for Thoreau It avoids an unpronounceable string of six consecutive vowels Oh pardon me I now notice your thread title South of the border is a common adverb adjective which in this passage suggests that the writer s...

Hi again actualy I am wondering whether we could consider the word home as an adverb because it works as an adverb in many expressions according to my opinion for example I want to go home it is like I want to go out out here is an adverb so home is an adverb too to enhance my speach we cannot...

Meantolearn wrote Hi MrP Once I was told a joke by my previous co worker A What are you up to B I m up to 6 3 i e 6 3 As for the different meanings When English is at a loss for an expression it takes a common verb give take get etc and sticks random prepositions and adverbs at the end The...