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If you take the point of view that perfect is an absolute non gradable adjective an adjective of which there can be no degrees a point of view being disputed in this thread but for the sake of argument let s say we take this viewpoint then more perfect is impossible because it expresses a degree...

Hi CalifJim Why do you assume if it s truly an ill wind Did this idiom stem from another one I mena if you add that adverb there it makes sense Otherwise if I just take the saying as it is I interpret it as an ill wind will not blow anybody any good there s no room for some good things for some...

The prepositions are both fine and natural but in AmE we d add a third so to speak We use the expression idiom line up to form a line I guess BrE is que I don t know if it can stand alone or if it s que up or if I m spelling it correctly I wonder if up becomes an adverb in line up

quote user Liveinjapan Could anyone tell me the difference between the sentences below How do I look How do I look like What do I look like quote how and like are mutually exclusive You cannot have both in these sorts of expressions Once you use how you must suppress like So How do I look like...

Hi In 1 here is a kind of idiom It s used to introduce something draw attention etc In 2 here is an adverb of place It tells you where something is

Hi Vu I do not use the adverb to start a sentence and I don t remember seeing its use in that position either Occasionally I have seen people start a sentence using the idiom Here is an example pattern and you can find more on the Internet STT designs and manufactures highly specialized...

Hi Vu They are the same Particularly is an adverb in particular is an idiom Best Hoa Thai

Sorry I misspoke in my earlier post Take care of is not a phrasal verb it is just a verb phrase a verbal idiom Phrasal verbs consist of a verb particle adverb preposition which behave as a syntactic unitMake up invent is a phrasal verb and cannot take an internal adverb Make up quickly NOT Make...