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Hi,1. I have been to Bath several times and enjoy the hot springs there. The present tense tells me you stilll always enjoy them. 2. I have been to Bath several times and have enjoyed the hot springs there.3.I have been to Bath several times and enjoyed the hot springs there. If you said this to...

Both What tense is this? and What is this tense? have the underlying structure What tense is this tense? so they are more or less equivalent, being different "abbreviations" of the same sentence. CJ

Hello Mika, Welcome to the forums. Usually, a cover letter begins a little more gently. Something like: I'm writing to apply for the position of Financial Advisor that you have advertised for in the Grammar Times. I believe my experience and aptitude make me an excellent candidate for this...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...

This is my version which agrees with your points, Kajjo. To (in order to) increase the octane number, the following lead compounds are added to the petrol for motor vehicle and airplane engines: tetraethyl lead (TEL) and tetramethyl lead (TML), in a solution of so called ethyl liquid (the...

Alanou wrote: Hi, dear teachers, now I want to search for the source (origination, evolvement) of the abbreviated word "VS" using Google. I tried some keywords, such as "vs source", "origination vs", etc. But I still couldn't get the result what I want. So, please tell me how to choose an...

May I know all the words that ... use 'd as a shortcut? I take it you want to know which words the 'd can possibly be a substitute for. Only would and had normally fall into this category, if you're looking for full words (the 'd in cont'd being an abbreviation for the past tense ending...

Hello! If I knew what RSS is, it would be great. Does is sound fine in this sentence? Can I use present tenses in sentences like that? Just in case, here is the context. I have just read a text and there was this unknown for me abbreviation. It seems sequence of tenses is my favourite theme...

Hi Vince, Your original questions: 1. although / thoughIs there a difference in meaning between these two words, or is though simply and abbreviation of although? 2. until / tillSame as 1; can you use these two words interchangeably? 3. what's the difference between these two sentences:...

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,...