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Please allow me to pitch in my 2 cents. “Abuse” is any form of mistreatment which can be verbal, physical, mental and lastly sexual in nature. It depends on how it’s used in the context. Sexual abuse is always associated with a certain degree of violence. On the other hand, a child may not...
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This is how I see it:I would reword it as “I think this statement is not grammatically correct as it may mislead readers / cause readers to misunderstand… “
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Hi,Your question is about military time. In everyday life, not too many businesses or public services use this time. 23:05 is read as "twenty three o five", not zero five. In military time, AM/PM doesn't need to be identified because 12:59 is already PM and 11:59 is understood as AM.
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HuevoThanks for your post. I am aware of the usage but just wanted to verify if "she tires easily" equals to "she is tired". Before my earlier posts, I didn't see them as bearing the same meaning. CJ explanation helped clarify a few remaining questions I had. I am ok...
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Thank you so much CJ,Your explanations are always well written. I got it!
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Hi GG,It's the first time I heard this use. I have always been taught that to show a physical or emotional state, a form of the "verb to be" must be usedtogether with a past particple. i.e. I am tired/ exahusted/ pleased. Thanks for the explanation. I have to check more into itBy...
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Hi GG,Just double checking...Are you serious about the correct use of "tire" in its bare form in this context? If this is true then what you just validated was " I tire" bare the same meaning as " I am tired". This sounds utterly odd to my ears.
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If you are tired of the same food every night => that is to say the same old food makes you tired Tired/ exhuasted/ pleased/ intoxicatd and many other past particples are commonly used as adjectives. Some call these stative partciples which are passive in nature.What if you become/get / ...
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You can say anything you want but it does not mean it's natural ot logical. a She searched everywhere but still could not find it. the ring b She looked searched for her ring in around the kitchen. or She has searched everyroom in the house, including the kitchen for her ring.
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This is my thought. The context above really doesn't need to be in past perfect continous. The meaning can be easily expressed in simple past tense. If you were talking about events which took place years ago over a span of times, past perfect then is fine.i.e. Before the first transistor...
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