Does it always have to be like that? I'm asking for the condensed quick speak version.... I mean when I'm chatting online I think it's okay to just say: Hey, you speak to mom recently? Or Hey, you spoke to mom

Would you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me ? Please ... I need a correction in two days and I can give you a little donation for the effort . I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses . Thank you so

PH, I think that 'had' is possible only if both 'didn't know' and 'had' refer to the same time. In any other case, 'had' would not be possible. But, from the context it clear they don't refer to the same

Hello. I happened to fine this website when I searched for information about English grammar. A few minutes ago, I read a sentence, "There's something the matter with this pen." I can't understand how

We are not competent to offer you that kind of legal advice. We help with English grammar and composition only.

Hi, When to use faithfully and sincerely? And to whom? In my experience, Yours faithfully is seldom used today. I never use it. Sometimes you know the name of the person you are writing to, and sometimes you don't. If you

I saw a move once where a Chinese character who did not speak good English said things like, "He big," when an English speaker would say, "He is big." I am wondering if this is authentic. If a Chinese person knew English words

Is this a case in which the verb complain is a transitive verb? It's matter of terminology and depends on what one wants to call an object. In Scandinavian grammatical terminology a clause can be the object of a verb : Students know the

Hello, I am very happy that you are helping with some unclear questions regrading English grammar. I would like to know what is correct: Playing the piano or Playing piano. I there any difference in the meaning? Can we use

because I've never been taught English grammar It's really different when I speak it because it just comes out naturally. Controversial pieces, you gave us. I doubt that person can speak naturally without any background.