Happy Sunday: A question about verb+ing: "So for the next 24 hours, we guarantee a safe passage to all the aliens leaving our solar system" Why leaving instead of to leave is used here? thanks Ench

Happy Saturday: A girl is talking to a guy about this boyfriend's planning of taking her on vacation. The guy likes the girl but hasnt told her. Girl:"He(b/f) says it'll be fun" Guy:" yeah, it would be" Why does the guy

thanks both. But it happened in the past. Shouldn't it be like "if it had been a game,"..

My thanks to many of you who are truly kind and knowledgeable. A question about conditions. It's been always my weakest point. A cop just arrested a suspect in his apartment.And now they are at the police station. Suspect: it was just a game.

Happy thanksgiving! How is every of you? Two forensic officers are talking about the wound: Lack of shattering around the exit wounds suggest a jacket projectile. Why there is no S behind the word suggest? or it is just a typo? thanks, ench.

Happy Thanksgiving! guys and gals: I have a question about the word would, before i can enjoy my thanksgiving. two police officers are talking about a suspect. A: His hand has birth defects. Would he be able to shoot a gun? What is the function

Hi, Guys and gals, Supposed to is a phrase that confuses me in many cases: here is one: Woman talking about her murdered husband: He was supposed to be on a business trip." I looked on Cambridge dictionary. There are 4 explanations of the

A: There is a bad guy. B: where? (starting turning his head) A: Don't turn around. Use your peripherals. ..A saw that guy behind him. A: Just because he is big doesnt mean he's a bad guy. That is profiling. Questons: what does the word

hi, folks: A answers the phone, B walks away, A complains, B says: Why do you answer the phone knowing it'll make me walk away? I understand the meaning, but i dont understand it grammatically. My understanding is that, knowing it happens

By the way, Geek: Can you tell me why "She doesn't like me to be her superior" is not likely a sentence? Thanks, Ench