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Hi guys, "Which university did you graduate from?" Some more common ways to ask this include Where did you go to university? What university did you go to? What was your university? In suitable contexts, the terms 'school' and 'college' are often used in AmE as synonyms for...

Hi guys, Thanks for your replies and suggestions. It's all true about time that is needed to learn the lesson. But, honestly, I hoped for some practical and instant solution that could be used, especially in writing. I guess web cocordancers may help me here, how do you think? Please let...

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

Since can be used either as a preposition or a conjunction. When it is used as a preposition, it is not followed by an adverbial phrase. http://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceAgo/cgzpk/Post.htm 1. He has lived in Taipei for three years. -- correct2. He has lived in Taipei since three years...

ReDSanchous wrote: 1. short (or brief) letter - it'd be ok, wouldn't it? Short sounds good. ReDSanchous wrote: 2.till and until - well, I have always thought that these prepositions are synonyms. You have a date range: till 11.11-14.11. So you can't use either. 3. What does 'sp' mean?...

Hey! Thanks for the answer! I thought no one would ever answer my post because it's not an essay. I've got a few questions after your reply. 1. short (or brief) letter - it'd be ok, wouldn't it? 2.till and until - well, I have always thought that these prepositions are synonyms. Have I been...

I found the following synonyms for the preposition concerning at Thesaurus.com: about, against, apropos, as for, as concerns, as regards, as to, concerned with, connected with, dealing with, in reference to, referring to, regarding, relating to, relative to, respecting, touching, touching...

An expression is a group of words written as a unit, and intended to have a meaning. The order of words in an expression is not to be changed. You must make sure that you use the correct prepositions (to, for, of,...) in expressions. Also, don't use synonyms. An example of expression: The angry...

This is what I say to my students: Beneath: It's safer to keep it for abstract meanings. like in she married beneath him. bellow is used to indicate a space between the two surfaces. They live bellow us under is used to indicate contact ; He put the letter under his pillow; it's used in a...

1) I haven't *a* or *the* slightest idea? (yes I know it's superlative, but in some cases we may use an indefinite article with superlative degree) 2) *a" nice weather or without any article? (yes I know it's uncountable, but there is a descriptive attribute "nice") 3) "It's *in* a five minutes'...