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I don't think so. "Good idea" can often refer to something which just pops into our heads, like an inspiration. "Good thinking!" logically suggests that the cognitive process might have been used. That is, we reason things
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"I better" has worked its way into today's growing variety of colloquialisms - "I'd better" which, by extension, is "I had better" is, ahem, better English, but both are valid simply because both are
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The more colloquial expressions are: I have been missing you so much that words fail me. I have been missing you so much that no words can describe how I feel. .
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Hmmm, I haven't too much to add to this, and as a BrE speaker, I'm here speaking only for myself, not for BrE speakers in general. With MrP's sentences 1. & 2., I might use either, in both colloquial and written English. However, I
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1) This was an example on an internet site: 'That must be him on the phone' The site suggested that it should read, 'that must be he on the phone' Correct. But I'm the only person I know personally who says it that way. Their
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"Do me" is a colloquialism, so it can be taken in a couple of ways. We say, "Don't do me like that." "Don't do me that way." "I don't know why she does me like that!" There's an old song,
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Perhaps as a casual colloquialism, similar to "What to do??" It would be more natural to write, "What can I achieve in 24 hours?" What should I etc. What must I etc. What will I etc. What could I etc. - A.
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To my knowledge there is NO difference between them! We use both, and they both mean I'm travelling in this direction. They are what we call colloquialisms. Used in a friendly, casual way! Good luck. msg me, or skype me sometime, if I can be
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In some cases it would be a matter of style or colloquialism Don't drink all the milk. Don't be drinking all the milk. But in this case I think it implies that the planning process is a bit more advanced. I am marrying you tomorrow. Why
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No really sure what your trying to say with the rest of that but "cut out to date" means that she not the sort to date. Its not so much that she not ready, but its generally used in the setting where the person who says this phrase is
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