By Phrasal verbs, Negatives

look through somebody/something (phrasal verb)to not notice or pretend not to notice someone you know, even though you see themhttp://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/look_1look through sbto not notice someone that you know, or to pretend that you have not noticed someone, even though you are...

Thanks Nona! Does it soudn weird to you because fill UP is usually associated with containers? For example, fill up the bucket, fill up your glass, fill up your tank/car. I would like to know how native speakers interpret the preposition 'in' in this phrasal verb. Thanks in advanve ...

"I don't want to go." (= I do not want to go.)do = auxiliary needed in this negative clause, present tensewant = plain/bare present infinitive, or infinitive without a to particle, which has been omitted due to doThese two verbs can be said to be the main verb of the sentence. Please note that...

Good questions Rishonly... (1) Is 'often wondered' a wrong construction? It's not wrong but it implies that 'wondering' was in the past and now you no longer 'wonder.' (2) Reason for 'might attend only fewer phone calls' being wrong? Actually there is only a very subtle difference, if at all. ...

MrPedantic, You continue to only partially quote me. There was more in that post than just AFTER and BEFORE. There was also the ACTION. AFTER + ACTION = complete thought BEFORE + ACTION = complete thought ____ you quote me again, please include both the action and a time reference...

Hey, you forgot about all the other things "do" could stand for, like: do. abbreviation for ditto. .do abbreviation: Dominican Republic (in Internet addresses). n. Music The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio. n. Slang pl. dos A hairdo. v. did, (dd) done, (dn) do·ing,...

There is no rule. Words with these prefixes have come about through accidents of history. The most usual is "un-", but always consult a dictionary. The following does not really answer your question, but you may find it somewhat useful anyway, especially if you're willing to work to dig some...