In my language there are two types (among others) of past: 1. the one that happened once, like "I had lunch at McDonald's yesterday". 2. the one that shows repeated actions in the past In the first one you use simple past, but in the second one...

For the record means that what you say will be published by the writer or journalist. Off the record is the opposite of that.

Dinner: main meal of the day eaten in the evening Supper: meal eaten in the evening, starts with soup or salad and then a main course. Am I right? If I am right, then why do people keep using dinner instead of supper? And why does the famous

Send me not away from you! What say you? Do not send me away from you! What do you say? Basically, questions and negatives without the auxiliary do. Is this kind of structure incorrect? Can I use it all the time? Like in I don't think so , can I

1. We should treat others like we want to be treated. - I'd write the way instead of like , but I don't see why the sentence is incorrect.

Ok, so they are both fine. I prefer to say "try to", but 90% of the time they say "try and". Except in lyrics, I guess.

I've noticed that people make use of the "try an" structure instead of the "try to" one. E.g.: Grandma's not in a good mood right now, so try and be quiet. But sometimes, they also say "try to", like in: Try to understand what I'm telling you. So,

Well, I'm sorry, but at least for me, it's very hard to see future or present when you have a subjunctive in your mother language that perfectly fits the situation. For me, present talks about present, same with future. That being said, can

I don't think it's "have you (got) a headache". I'm pretty sure you can either say "Do you have" or "Have you got", and never "Have you" for posession.

Hi, In the first sentence, I'd use "I've an idea", even with American English, because I'm picturing the person saying it very quickly , she has just thought about it, and she's saying it with a particular intonation. In the second sentence, i've