Is there any difference in saying "You have new messages" and "You've got new messages". As far as I know, they're both correct, aren't they? Or is one more common than the other? ================== Using 'have + got' makes it more emphatic

3. ?? Until what time you guys were there? 3a. Until what time WERE you guys there? 3b. What time were you guys there till? 3c. What time were you guys there until?

CalifJim wrote: You are compounding the problem here, however, by using "number of" together with "there is/are", which, at least in relaxed style, can almost always be "there is" no matter what the grammatical number of the following expression.

"Much of industry is concerned with batch production 'where' perhaps one type of item is made during the morning and another during the afternoon" I wonder if 'where' here stands for 'batch production' or 'industry'. =================

Mr Pedantic wrote: So we have two uses of 'could' here: i) 'could' = tentative version of 'can' (i.e. the speaker is suggesting a course of action) ii) 'could' = 'would be able to' (i.e. the finishing of the homework would make a course of

How should I say THIS? If I'm speaking and I need to spell a dificult word and also want to add a diferent word to let the listener understand each letter so, should I say, "B" as in Buble, or "B" like in Buble.? ++++++++++++ I think that

Mr Pedantic wrote: Grammar isn't everything, K. It's always worth considering the context of a phrase. In this instance, the context includes the fact that while perfectly grammatical, and commonly used, it will sound strange or flabby or

. RanchHand: It's not so much for "this type of sentence", Jack, as it is for this type

could you tell me which one is correct? I think, this/that/it was a film worth seeing. ============= RH: It depends on the context. Two folks leaving a movie theatre may well use 'that'. 'this' tends to be used with the present tense,

What do these mean? I don't get how I should use them. 1. I don't think she would lend it to you. 2. I don't think she will lend it to you. 3. I don't think she is going to lend it to you. RH: All have the same time focus, ahead of now