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Re: What makes English so difficult to learn?

As a native English speaker (well perhaps not entirely native, I was born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. at the tender age of 7) I would have to say that apart from the obviously difficult aspects of the English language such as tenses, an unorthodox phonetic system employed in the language...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Anonymous 134 days ago Phonetics Verbs Grammar Tenses Synonyms Vocabulary Prepositions Constructions Word order
Re: three forms of verb

Jackson6612 wrote: Question 2: CB has written: Many scholars also call the second form preterit CB said: I know of no other reason than the preterite having been idiomatic in that context for a long time. 2: How does the above sentence fit in the context of the above...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Hoa Thai 194 days ago Tenses Clauses Past tenses Synonyms
Re: three forms of verb

Hoa Thai wrote: Jackson6612 wrote:Question 2:CB has written:Many scholars also call the second form preterit CB said: I know of no other reason than the preterite having been idiomatic in that context for a long time.2: How does the above sentence fit in the context of the above...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Jackson6612 194 days ago Tenses Clauses Present tenses Past tenses Synonyms
Re: three forms of verb

Hoa Thai wrote: Jackson6612 wrote:Question 2:CB has written:Many scholars also call the second form preterit CB said: I know of no other reason than the preterite having been idiomatic in that context for a long time.2: How does the above sentence fit in the context of the above...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Jackson6612 194 days ago Tenses Clauses Present tenses Past tenses Synonyms
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Jackson6612 wrote:Question 1:I see Yoong Liat has written:We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the different names they are called.Would it be okay if I write the above sentence as:We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Hoa Thai 194 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Present tenses Past tenses Synonyms
Dear The Concerned,

I just wanted to write an email message to an educational institute. I didn't know who would read my mail. A male/female might read that. I gave the title as then, Dear The Concerned, Did i do something wrong? because the dictionary shows the meaning as: con-cerned (kn-surnd) adj. 1....

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Lrk2006 1 yr 32 days ago Tenses Synonyms
Re: FASTING

If it's your son you're speaking to, then you can freely use 'f art'-- but I suggest the past tense; the action is too fast to employ the present continuous...I hope, for your sake.'Break wind' is another polite synonym. I haven't heard 'letting go gas', but maybe Nona has.

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Mister Micawber 1 yr 261 days ago Tenses Past tenses Synonyms Present continuous
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Hi Tanit, No I wouldn't say that for me personally that mixed conditionals are never acceptable in writing - however, written and spoken English do display different characteristics. I think that many native speakers feel that when they commit something to paper or the computer screen, then all...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Tam Sadek 1 yr 278 days ago Grammar Conversations Tenses Conditionals Synonyms Mixed conditionals

Agony is a bit more general, it means distress, anguish (which indicate mostly mental sufferance) also: ----- ag·o·ny Function:noun Inflected Form(s):-es Etymology:Middle English agonie, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French agonie, from Late Latin agonia, from...

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Re: Similar words here

As adjectives, they are largely similar in some of their usage (they are e.g. both synonyms with "despondent"). However, "desperate" is more general in its application: de·spair·ing Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless. See Synonyms at despondent. des·per·ate 1....

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Anonymous 2 yr 91 days ago Tenses Synonyms

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