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quote user MrPedantic Milky wrote Is it true that this has no conditional meaning If she will eat so many chocolates it s hardly surprising she has a spotty face I would not myself include it among
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Hello Vincent,
The first sentence is fine; though I doubt whether you would ever see or hear it.
The two judges would be brawling with each other or having a brawl ("each other" is then implicit).
Best wishes,
MrP
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Hello Vincent,
B is not correct; you would probably say e.g. "He deposited the money at the bank".
All versions of A are correct: "in" implies that he went inside (instead of using an outside cash dispenser); "at" implies either "inside" (e.g. from a...
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Hello JE,
The version with "taked" is incorrect, in standard English.
It's difficult to distinguish between the other two versions, without a proper context; but I would say that the version with "going to" focuses a little more on Mike's intention.
Best wishes,
MrP
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Hello Anon,
Yes, "quickly" is the usual form, in a sentence like that, in standard English.
(Your first adverb qualifies your second adverb.)
Best wishes,
MrP
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I think you are unnecessarily troubled by the episode, Anon. It is very unlikely that "respect" is to be gained by a simple change in plural terminations. Regular charitable work, a knowledge of neo-classical endogenous growth theory, or fresh sneakers with shell toes are a more...
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Hello Anon,
Yes, that's correct. "Whomever" is both the complement of the preposition "to" and of the implicit "refer you to", i.e.
1. I will be happy to refer you to whomever I can (refer you to).
MrP
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Watching England these days is a grim experience. You often have to cover your eyes...
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Cf.
1. The number of problems is increasing.
2. A number of problems remain unresolved.
In #1, the subject is "the number" (that is what is increasing); it is qualified by "of problems".
In #2, however, the subject is "problems", which "a number of"...
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Commiserations and congratulations respectively...what happened to Arvashin? His price just went down by several million £.
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