By Verbs, Invitations

I'd have said appeared without outside. I generally use show up only for people who arrive at an appointed place.-- Where's Jim?-- Late as usual. He hasn't showed up yet.____-- Who are you inviting to the party?-- I'm just giving a general invitation to everyone in the office. ...

I don't see a great deal of difference between a request and an invitation -- none that could be communicated entirely by a modal verb, at least. The difference seems to lie in what you expect the addressee to do.Request:. CJ

Hi, It used to be that the word “invite” was used as a verb while “invitation” was the noun. But now the word “invite” is often used as a noun as well, e.g. “We will send you the invite to the show.” Is this correct? No, I'd call this regional slang. Clive

It used to be that the word “invite” was used as a verb while “invitation” was the noun. But now the word “invite” is often used as a noun as well, e.g. “We will send you the invite to the show.” Is this correct?

Hi Hly2004I would probably understand your first sentence to mean "I'm going to take a sip of my drink." Using "bottom up" as a verb would be a creative usage (i.e. not typical), but I do think I'd make the connection to the expression "Bottoms up".However, since "Bottoms up" is normally an...

He(=Petronius) is a most literal glutton, while Gatsby stands at a curious distance from all he owns and displays, just as at times he seems to stand back from his own words and consider them appraisingly, as he would the word of another, just as he will display shirts he has never worn, books he...

Hi, I've made some suggestions. This was interesting, but I'm not a lawyer. Best wishes, Clive ======================================================================================================================A contract may be defined as an agreement between two or more parties that is...

1 ok 2. To determine the frequency with which docotrs are invited to company sponsored programs by pharmaceutical representatives 3. to determine whether doctors accept or decline these invitations (much simpler structure, but if you want to keep the original form, do switch 'whether' for 'if'...

Marius Hancu wrote: Pioussoul wrote: I really wonder why the past tenses of joined and united are used here. For me, shouldn't they be present or future tenses? Would some experts shed some light? I'm really confused and don't see the perspective of native speakers. Those are not simple past...

Hello Anon 1. One of the boxes is open. 2. A large number of invitations were/was sent out. In #1, only one box is open, so the verb is singular. In #2, some people would say "was", and some people would say "were". The "was" party would say that "a large number" was the subject of the...