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A few more verbs that share the same usage as 'insist':
advise, command, demand, require, request, ask, suggest, recommend, ...
ex)The doctor advised that he stop smoking.
ex)She asked that her name not be revealed.
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Hi, Paco.
As one learner to another, I know how you feel about this. We learners have seen lots of cases where 'in' is omitted, as in the expressions in the following:
be busy (in) -ing
have difficulty (in) -ing
have struggle (in) -ing
have a hard/good time (in) -ing
have fun (in)...
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The verb 'hope' is a bit tricky for learners. It can take structures such as:
S + hope that S + V...
and
S + hope to V...
but it cannot take
S + hope someone to V...
So, you cannot say, "I hope you to get well soon," or "I hoped him to pass the test, but he didn't."
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In the given context, 'foment' has a medical connotation. In a medical community, it means to warm an injured area by applying to it a strip of cloth soaked with hot water or a rubber bag containing hot water.
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With regard to #1, try to look up 'foment.' 'Fomentation' is its noun form. Minor correction: "What's the meaning of ...?"
With #2, it is not a complete sentence so it's a guessing game. It seems like a title of a paragraph. But your understanding is most likely what it means. Minor...
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Hi.
I remember the subject question was once discussed on this forum. One moderator said to the effect that the expression 'can't stand' takes either form. However, I've gotten rather confusing information on this from two different websites. One classifies 'can't stand' as a verb that takes an...
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Thank you all.
A patch of fog lifted. When new patches spill in, I'll be back.
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Hi.
Which sounds better, long or longer and difficult or more difficult?
1.
With #2, I'd definitely go for 'more difficult' but with #1 'long' would not be a bad idea, would it? I'd like someone to confirm this.
Thanks.
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You don't need to say sorry, nona. You didn't do anything wrong. You had simply offered your well-intentioned ideas. Different people have different opinions. It's even more so when it comes to the usages of languages of any kind.
Merry Christmas!
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Interesting, indeed. I've always thought "I sometimes used to..." is an ugly construction. But I recently gave a twist to my thinking and began to wonder if "sometimes used to ..." was acceptable. Ever since I've been rollercoasting between the suspicion of and support for the validity of the...
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