By Translation, Verbs

More because of "since": it implies in your "It has been..." version that the phenomenon of "knowing one other" somehow ceased, after the point in time that "since" designates. Back for #3 later! MrP

Hello MrP,1) Would you please tell me the dfference in meaning between "has/had finished" and "finishes/finished" in this sentence?"he called me to say that he is going to Ireland as soon as he finishes / has finished his exams." 2) On se connaît depuis si...

I probably would if I could think of a good word. Translate is not the best word.An adverb of manner.CB

Hi CB,into another language, what if translating into the same language, perhaps translating into a more simpler version of that language? Would you use some other word instead of translation for such a case?word by word is not an adjectival attribute, then what is it?

LOL, that's what happens when you don't have the slightest idea how to express a certain concept in another language. Dictionary, direct translation... total nonsense. That's why I believe every learner should use a monolingual dictionary "for learners", where everything is...

Hi JimUnfortunately I cannot give good answers to your questions. Your improvements were obviously ignored or lost in cyberspace. I sent an "improvement" to Google Earth a couple of years ago because a Finnish city called Tampere was located in Lake Näsijärvi - or to be more precise,...

Hello! CHECK SOMEONE MY TRANSLATION OF LYRICS INTO ENGLISH, PLEASE! My friend is a member of music band. He gave my his lyrics (they are short texts) and asked me to translate them into English. But I'm not good enough in English to translate lyrics - I lack knowledge about phraseal verbs,...

Words have many meanings and uses. For to doesn´t exist in English as one is trying to put a preposition in front of a infinitive verb.This is a very common translation error in Spanish.For- is used in questions about the purpose ,destination beneficiaries What is this for? I left for Mexico....

Words have many meanings and uses. (For to) doesn´t exist in English as one is trying to put a preposition in front of a infinitive verb.This is a very common translation error in Spanish.For- is used in questions and concerns the purpose ,destination and beneficiaries What is this for? I...

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...