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. I would consider this exercise damagingly prescriptive; most are neither uniquely Filipino nor wrong. However (and my comments refer to AmE/BrE):1. Free subscription of... (Free subscription to…) - prepo issue-- AmE/BrE uses the collocation subscribe to.2. Can I speak with…? (May I speak...

Has anyone heard about Filipinisms/Filipinoism? Hi guys. In the call center industry, it refers to terms/phrases used by Filipinos in speaking and in writing (sometimes). They gave me a list with corrections and assigned me to send one Filipinism with corrections weekly. However, in my opinion,...

Thanks for coming back with another clear answer.Yes, my question was concisely answered by your second presentation of "when" usage; during what period of time? I am glad to hear that "when ... ?" can be used with the present perfect.Your example "When has she usually...

See www.m-w.com. Note definition 6 for as, the conjunction. Our understanding of nature, incomplete as it is, = Our understanding of nature, incomplete though it is, = Our understanding of nature, though our understanding of nature is incomplete, Main Entry: 2as ...

I just spotted a couple of typos (probably), one double space, and a couple of places where I'd use commas. I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing fellow you were with at our...

Hi Tanit,I guess it can be both depending on the construction....http://www.thefreedictionary.com/likelylikely Adjective 1. tending or inclined: likely to win 2. probable: the likely effects of the tunnel 3. appropriate for a purpose or activity: a likely candidate Adverb 1. probably or...

Hi Mad, With this scant context, it could be taken either way. It's pretty confusing. "Friends" is plural. Was she paired with one particular guy? Whom is she talking to? Her date?? "Felt" is past tense, but "is" is present tense. Is she still on the date...

Hi O, I'd vote for adverbial. For one thing, the phrase does not equal Nora, which condition I believe is necessary for an appositive. If you rearrange the sentence (if this is allowed) you have, Nora is the best of all the candidates who are running, and (I think) the phrase may be said to...

Your examples are not really completely finished. I want to go back to college to finish my B.S. degree in mechanical engineering next semester. This is casual statement of intent. I is an adverb which modifies the adjacent verb, adjective or another adverb. It accents the tone of a...

1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were performed THROUGHOUT the next ten years"-- many times /every year in that periodb) "He had acted /...