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Mister Micawber wrote:The difference in keep off and keep from is simply the prepositions-- off implies 'not on' and from implies 'not toward'-- but neither seems natural or appropriate here; a more formal, scientific vocabulary is required.As for nutritional vs nutritious: I suppose either is...

The difference in keep off and keep from is simply the prepositions-- off implies 'not on' and from implies 'not toward'-- but neither seems natural or appropriate here; a more formal, scientific vocabulary is required.As for nutritional vs nutritious: I suppose either is possible. I chose the...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi,could someone tell me if this sentence is ok?This is a dictionary you can add new words to.Thanks Unless you're thinking of a mobile phone which allows you to add words to its vocabulary, I find this sentence a little weird.

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Americans use "talk" or "speak" with. Instead, English people use the preposition "to" after these two verbs. On the phone I would say: "May I speak to Mary, please?" or "Could I speak to Mary, please?". "Could" and "May" are more polite. "Give me Mary" is too rude.

WesternAmerican wrote: I tutor a couple of kids today, and I'm really clueless about what should I teach them.During the past months I had taught them new words(elevated their vocabulary), prepositions, verbs, and what not.What would you teach them? Their age is nine. Teach them grammar too....

I tutor a couple of kids today, and I'm really clueless about what should I teach them.During the past months I had taught them new words(elevated their vocabulary), prepositions, verbs, and what not.What would you teach them? Their age is nine.

Yeah, Openmind.I'd like to add something. I said we should rewatch some scenes and relisten to dialogues in order to pay attention to everything it is said. We should pay attention to the way natives use verbs and prepositions, idioms, stress and intionation. The problem is that doing that is...

Englishuser wrote:I couldn't agree more: English idioms and spellings tend to be difficult even for many a native speaker! I would also like to add that the size of the English lexion makes learning English relatively difficult. Just out of curiosity: What exactly do you try to sound like on...

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...