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Is there any actual difference between weeping and crying?
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Grammar Geek wrote:Bill told me that Pete said that...
Bill told me that Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home.
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What if I want to report the reported speech, though? :-)
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Pete said, "I don't like this party. I want to go home now."Bill said, "Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home."Tim said, "Bill said that Pete said / had said ????????????"
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Nona The Brit wrote:Ok, firstly the idiom is 'flog' a dead horse not 'beat'. I think that is true only for BrE. As far as I know, Americans do use 'beat' in this idiom.
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Magda wrote:Hello,Can I ask: "Is there milk in the fridge"? Do I have to use "any" before "milk"?Thank youIn my opinion, the question with "any" is better in this situation.
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Nona The Brit wrote:UK
Well I had to look them both up on the internet to find out what they were, so you can see from that that neither is exactly common. They sound similar but not exactly the same; the 'butter' is not really a preserve and only keeps for a couple of weeks, whereas the...
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Hi,A: I have a pet jaguar. (Note: you can insert any animal here instead of a pet jaguar, you can also think of a more reasonable sentence, like "There's a new jaguar in our local zoo.")B: What sex is it?A: It's <what?>What is person A going to say? It's HE/SHE? Just HE/SHE? (It's) male /...
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Grammar Geek wrote:What I hear is "He's an Aries." or "I'm a Gemini."
Thanks. How do you ask about someone's sign? What's your zodiac sign?Do people always use the Latin names of the signs? My dictionary lists some English equivalents (like Archer etc.).P.S. And no, I'm not into astrology at...
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Hi,which of the sentences below is the most natural and most frequently used?a. He is Aries.b. His sign is Aries.c. He was born in Aries.d. His zodiac sign is Aries.Thank you in advance.
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