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Here are my opinions. Two different should's are possible: the should of expectation should-exp the should of advice should-adv should-adv is much more common than should-exp.should-exp expresses an evaluation of the situation with regard to what is possible, probable, plausible, or...

Hello New Guest, I really understand what you are looking for because when I was at intermediate level, I was questioning everything like you and interested in thinking every sentence in detail. Past perfect tense was my favourite.I questioned and thought about its usage for years because it...

is totally dependent on context, rather than the tense of any verbs in the if clause? And would that make a difference between your example and mine? Best regards, - A. Edit, note - Amy offered an analysis of "If I am" as being equal to "Whenever I am" in a different...

Hi DavidUnfortunately the quote option doesn't work properly if I add my comments and change the colour of my text, so I'll post my comments without quoting anything. I don't quite understand what you mean with regard to your first sentence, or sentences, actually. "The old man...

Hello: I am new to the site (was led here by a search engine) and am surprised to see a number of grammatical errors in and around the site in general. I haven't looked everywhere, but below you will find a list of the ones that I noticed right off the bat: The site mistakenly uses, in many...

Lawrence H. Song wrote:hi, 1. I hardly go to A and B. 2. I hardly go to A nor B. which one is right? ----- I don't like either one. How about, I neither go to A nor B. I hardly go to A or B. I never go to A or B. I always go to A or B. (Maybe I'm wrong.) 1. He told me that there...

Well, maybe I'll say, where and with things I have difficulties.Firstly and it's the most important: tenses. In my mother tongue, we don't have so many freaking tenses Secondly, this problem is with every new language. The way you think and make sentence. Sometimes I translate from my language to...

Hi Kooyeen, Noah Webster was an American. It's ironic that his successors (as well as my American Heritage) fail to pick up on "that pat-pan difference." And yes, I take the position that separating am or an by a syllable break should not by itself effect the sound of the a. Bear in mind that...

Hi,In a thesis / dissertation / science report, all three tenses (past, present, future) are used. - Past tense must be used to introduce the results of one's research since it was done. - Present tense is used to layout the process of defending one's conclusion. - Future tense might be used at...

Thank you for your help but I have tried your options and got no points either. It must be sth connected with either the tenses or the position of "often". I have no idea. Regards