By Direct objects, Conversations

The main thing to remember is that while 'speak' may or may not take a direct object, 'talk' never does. I can say "I speak English," but not, "I talk English." On the other hand, I could either 'speak' or 'talk' to my friend. In this case,...

Will you give me? won't work. Most of them won't work. Besides tell and show, I can think of only pay, promise, feed, and serve that work. There are probably a few others.Note that these are usually impossible without a context that shows what the missing direct object is. That is,...

Milky wrote: <I would be interested to see quotations from the early English grammarians that presented spoken English as somehow inferior, or that demonstrated an imposition of inappropriate rules from Latin. > Do you doubt that was the case? "Doubt" is too strong a word. I would be...

Refer to the message posted on 24 Jan, would anyone please answer the following (the content is same as 24 Jan): Wytam wrote: Many thanks for your help! Some more questions in modified cases:(1) Susan puts some nuts on the chocolate cake in strawberry sauce, which are her favourites.1a- Is it...

Many thanks for your help! Some more questions in modified cases:(1) Susan puts some nuts on the chocolate cake in strawberry sauce, which are her favourites.1a- Is it proper English? 1b- Is "her favourites" referring to "some nuts"? Should it be more clear to the meaning? Any other possible...