In Tenses^x, Dates^x

Hi again, When Gregory arrived at the disco, Hania had already left/has already left. Which one is correct? 'Had already left', because the reference is to a time before a point in the past, not to a time before now. Consider this scenario. For clarity, I'll talk about just dates, not times...

Hi, I need a correction of this mail, especially about the tense: Dear yyyyyy, As I told you by phone all documentation has been sent. Concerning the fair in Milan my chartered accoutant said that the best way to refund is including all in a bonus (like relocation one) after my starting date...

The reason English is so difficult is because it's such a mishmosh language. Like a bad school-cafeteria casserole, it's got bits and pieces derived from many different languages, both existing and dead. It's primarily German, French, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon, but there's some old...

Without asking my physiotherapy expert, I suggest it means that the imbalance will force the body to accommodate the dysfunction by using the muscles that are on either side of the spine to compensate, and they will become tense as a result.

I think we are in agreement about the two examples in your most recent post. I'm not, however, a fan of Swan's interpretations. Everything in the quote seems innocuous enough until we hit the last sentence. Considering that the point and purpose of a grammar is to elucidate to non-natives...

OK. Now I'm all confused! Let me try these in SAMPA, but adding i and u for 'half-tense' vowels. I'm leaving out the \ after all those r's. Here's (I think) how I pronounce these (if anyone even cares at this late date!). "we, we're, we'll, we've, we'd; beer, feel, fill, wheel,...

Oh dear, I hate to disagree with other members, but some of Mr. Proofread correction's are not correct. Dglene, please don't post quite so many in one post, okay? It's a little tiring to go through them all. Remember to use end punctuation, and note that many of these are quite repetitive. If...

Can you find another good example with this combination of verb tenses, Marius? I admit that that sentence logic here needs a little convoluted thinking, but I cannot see it as reading other than:Mr. Harrington will have been working for 2 weeks by the time he eventually finishes the...

Hi again, So I need to say: Entrepreneurially minded. Yes What if I say: ...., entrepreneurship, ... (in a list of qualities, omitting the word "minded"). It's more dynamic if you list your qualities in the form of adjectives (eg strong, handsome, rich . . . ) Experience summary (What...

Yankee wrote:Hi TamI certainly did not intend my comment as a comparison of formal written UK English and informal US spoken English. I have to say I find it insulting that you think I would even consider making such a comparison. My comment was based on my own experience with British...