People likely do in speech, but one is redundant in the written language.

Hi, #1 more clearly indicates purpose. But we often say #2 in informal, everyday speech. Clive

What you're saying is that it really doesn't matter which one to use? That's right. Both are in the category of casual speech, and it doesn't matter which you use. You can use one of them in the morning and the other in the

Is "a" supposed to be "at"? I can hear it loud and clear. It's 'a' all right. Do you have a secondary reason for assuming that? No, just that's what I stumbled upon at Wikipedia. Would need more context to

Female speech is typically cooperative, reciprocal and collaborative . How do should I understand these three? They cooperate, reciprocate, and collaborate. That is, each helps the other to keep the conversation going, each allows the other

Hi Female speech is typically cooperative, reciprocal and collaborative . How do should I understand these three? Does it mean that their speech is based on cooperation with each other ... hmm, I'm not sure. Thanks

I understand that "I've gotta ~" and "I gotta ~" both mean "I have got to ~," and both are quite common in colloquial terms. Now my question is, which one of them is actually more frequently used in your everyday

I don't feel that the traditional media have improved in either of those countries. In fact, I feel that the UK may have climbes up by default and deception. I have had serious posting problems recently and that's why I'm late in

Google SPEECH MAKING , and you will find many pages of tips and techniques.

Wikipedia defines "verbing" as the creation of verbs from other parts of speech. (An example would be the creation of the verb form "verbing" from the noun "verb.") The context seems to be linguistics. I don't