I have a question about the dialogue in one of Friends' episodes; the salesman asks Joey, Salesman: "Do your friends ever have a conversation and you just nod along even though you're not really sure what they're talking about?" My question

Dear paco, Then what do you think about this one? "My girlfriend wants to buy a cat which already has a name and been registered." As MrPedantic pointed out, would this be unacceptable?

I don't know when it was, but the example of connecting a verb and proverb was discussed here in this forum. Some said, "Do you know if she is around and going to the meeting?" was ungrammatical, and the other said it might have been but it

Dear teachers; 1. She told me she didn't know how hard it was to find a job in Tokyo. 2. She told me she didn't know how hard it is to find a job in Tokyo. I'd like to make sure if (1) means that she has a job now, and if (2) means that she

Dear MM; Does the ‘it’ have the same meaning as ‘it’ in “He doesn’t like it when someone calls him Larry”? Also, I perfectly understand that the ‘it’ doesn’t refer to ‘his attitude’. Then, to me, “I don’t like it when he is with a woman” means

Dear paco; I have a question. “I don't like it that he is with a woman. “ Could this mean, for instance, “I don’t like the fact that he is with a woman now”? Likewise, “I don't like it when he is with a woman.” ? “I don’t like his attitude

Thanks Katsudon and CJ.

Or She is the best thing happened to me. I am more interested in a descriptive approach of grammar, and how native English speakers decides on which cases it can be omitted. Thanks

Thanks Katsudon! Is it also possible when a relative pronoun is followed by a noun phrase? For instance, "That is my brother John you think used to go out with your sister Mary."

Thanks CJ! Is it possible to say this? "There is someone wants to see you." Or even in conversational English, we have to say "There is someone who wants to see you."