http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aMarius%3fHancu&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Marius?Hancu'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SimpleContentEditorAnonymous-Mode/gjhbg/post.htmMon, 28 Jul 2008 12:32:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547389marius hancuI am using Mozilla under Linux. Until recently, I was able to use this special "Simple" "Content Editor" which you prepared for me and other users in both logged-in and anonymous mode. Lately, I can't use it in ANONYMOUS mode, as I'm not getting a cursor in the editor window, after getting in Reply mode. The "Trasferring data from www.englisforums.com" stays forever at the bottom of the browser. The reason may be that in ANONYMOUS mode I can't chose the "Simple" editor. How can I do that?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/4/gjcrq/Post.htm#547358Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:12:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547358marius hancuYes, you're right about Google, it has its problems. But we don't have a better search machine. So, at the BBC site: 2 from bbc.co.uk for "years since I've had a" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Abbc.co.uk+%22years+since+I%27ve+had+a%22&btnG=Search 16 from bbc.co.uk for "years since I had a" [which are in fact 11 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Abbc.co.uk+%22years+since+I+had+a%22&btnG=Searchhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/StickyConditionalQuestion/gjgvb/post.htm#547152Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:50:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547152marius hancuThose 4 are examples of inconsistency in thinking: condition: real conclusion: unreal/hypothetical Don't use them, if you want to speak good English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SoundsOk/2/gjdzd/Post.htm#547048Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:59:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547048marius hancuHe will tell you the aspects of love that you haven't thought about. This sounds like: He will list to you you the aspects of love that you haven't thought about. I'd say: He will comment/expatiate to you on/about aspects of love that you haven't thought about.http://www.englishforums.com/English/1DifferencesBetweenEntranceEntry-TheseMeaning/gjzhp/post.htm#547047Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:52:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547047marius hancuAt Google books, re > You can leave your umbrella in the entr y 4 on "be left at the entry" 205 on "be left at the entrance" [to be preferredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AvangiWordyMariusHancuCalifjim/gjdxh/post.htm#547026Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:15:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547026marius hancuSorry, I can't tell you more than in the other thread. Only an expert in both writings of that period and in Emerson could tell you that in definite terms, IMO. Try to find an expert in Emerson.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Where/gjzhm/post.htm#547000Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:23:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:547000marius hancua) where were you? [something more distant in the past, say yesterday b) where have you been? [something recent , say until nowhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Rescue/gjzjx/post.htm#546960Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:03:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546960marius hancu>Is 3 year long film understood as a film that takes 3 years to make? Nope. It was produced 3 years ago.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichIsBetter/gjzjn/post.htm#546958Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:58:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546958marius hancuAre you looking for anything in particular? [Are you looking for something specific/well-defined? Are you looking for anything particular? [Are you looking for something strange/special?http://www.englishforums.com/English/GiveSundaySchoolAnswer/gjvbl/post.htm#546951Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:40:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546951marius hancuProbably: You would give me the conventional, strict answer/moral which is offered in religious-based school (Sunday school)http://www.englishforums.com/English/1DifferencesBetweenEntranceEntry-TheseMeaning/gjzhp/post.htm#546947Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:29:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546947marius hancu1) You can leave your umbrella at the entrance. 2) Generally: glint: to shine usually by reflection sparkle: to shine with tiny bright flashes but many times they're synonyms 3) No. Frizzy: tightly curled 4) Yeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YouAreInForARide/gjzhq/post.htm#546943Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:22:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546943marius hancu>A flourishing business Yes, but not if you describe it by a ride , as in the original post: You are in for a flourishing ride You are in for a great ridehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/4/gjcrq/Post.htm#546940Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:15:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546940marius hancuI'd use Google Books (as they show edited/published books) and not plain Google. In this case, the stats are closer of what Swan's saying: 1 on "since I have had a cigarette" 7 on "since I've had a cigarette" 17 on "since I had a cigarette" http://books.google.com/books?q=%22since+I+had+a+cigarette%22&btnG=Search+Bookshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/4/gjcrq/Post.htm#546937Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:06:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546937marius hancuMr. Wordy: >In this context, the perfect tense tends to suggest activity that was repeated or habitual until the time it stopped. I know several people who would agree with you on that. John Holmes said: -- > 1) It's a long time since they HAVE LIVED in London. 1) suggests they have lived in London several times, all of them a long time ago. Almost equivalent to "It's a long time since they last lived in London". http://tinyurl.com/5fubhs -- >Because of this implication of repeated activity, I would not normally use "last" with the perfect tense. I know that at least Jim Karatassos would agree with you: --- Your first sentence, "It's a long time since they HAVE LIVED in ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongQuestionsConditional-Sentences/gjzhl/post.htm#546928Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:51:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546928marius hancu1. If I was baptized the right way, God would be gracious. -- I think this shoud be the subjunctive because I sense unreality (or hypotherical) in the sentence, thus shoud be: If I were baptized ... [ Yes but only if the context is present time. In this case, was is the informal version, were the formal one. If past time, see 2. We can't tell without context the time. 2. If I was restless during the service, she would give me something to eat . -- I think this is OK as a backshift of the first conditional [ Yes, would shows usual/repetitive behavior in the past here 3. This is clearly present time, because of -- which I am not --. [See 1.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/4/gjcrq/Post.htm#546608Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:24:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546608marius hancuI strongly suggest everyone still interested in this matter (esp the original poster) to read all the comments at this link: http://tinyurl.com/5fubhs esp those of Jim Karatassos. Anyway, for me this has been an instructive thread, as I've refreshed some of my ideas. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/4/gjcrq/Post.htm#546604Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:08:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546604marius hancuOK, let's get official here. I should've done it from the beginning: -- But since can also be used as a conjunction of time, introducing its own clause. The tense in the since -clause can be perfect or past , depending on the meaning. Compare: I've known her since we were at school together. I've known her since I've lived in this street. We visit my parents every week since we bought the car. We visit my parents every week since we've had the car. You've drunk about ten cups of tea since you arrived . You've drunk about ten cups of tea since you've been sitting here. They had been close friends since Alice was small. They hadn't seen much of each other since Polly (had) moved away....http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/3/gjcrq/Post.htm#546259Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:18:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546259marius hancuMore feedback from two very experienced grammar teachers, moderators of another forum: -- http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/4101054474 >1) It's a long time since they have lived in London. >2) It's a long time since they lived in London. I would say: It' s been a long time since they lived in London. In this sentence a long time has passed since they lived in London, where they don't live any more. <> -------http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/3/gjcrq/Post.htm#546207Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:32:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546207marius hancuI've got more feedback showing why people feel strange about some of these. It's similar to Paul White's (but Paul is using BrE): -- > Are you comfortable with both of these sentences? > 1) It's a long time since they HAVE LIVED in London. Not standard CanE. The word "since" refers to a past event, and "have lived" refers to something ongoing. If said to me this sentence would lead me to ask: "Do they still live there?" > 2) It's a long time since they LIVED in London. Standard CanE for people who lived in London a long time ago but no longer do. > Also, for each, does it say anything about the person currenly living (or > not) in...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/3/gjcrq/Post.htm#546068Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:18:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546068marius hancuThis is what I have from Phil White: -- It's a long time since they have lived in London. [This sentence is strange . It suggests to me that they once, long ago, lived in London and are now living there again. It's a long time since they lived in London. [The sentence clearly says that they do not live there now . --------- His comments on the 1st are in concordance with my feelings: messy.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/3/gjcrq/Post.htm#546066Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:50:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546066marius hancuMr. Wordy: > Analogously, #1 to #4 can not mean that he has lived there over the time period described. Could you then clarify your reading of #1 and #3? 1. It's a long time since he has lived there. 3. It is already 6 years since he has lived in New York.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/2/gjcrq/Post.htm#546045Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:54:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546045marius hancuMr. Wordy: Not sure if I got you correctly, you agree with: It's a long time since I've had a cigarette. but you don't agree with the original post: 1. It's a long time since he has lived there. ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/2/gjcrq/Post.htm#546037Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:17:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546037marius hancuBottom line: use for , if you want to show duration in years, etchttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/2/gjcrq/Post.htm#546036Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:13:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546036marius hancuNeed to wrap my head around them ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/2/gjcrq/Post.htm#546034Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:59:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546034marius hancu>For example, you cannot say "He has lived there since six years" or "I have been ill since a long time" Glad to hear Mr. Wordy on thathttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/2/gjcrq/Post.htm#546028Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:28:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546028marius hancuOptilang: > It's three years since he has been to France - he hasn't been to France for three years. No, I'd write that as: It's three years since he has not been to France - he hasn't been to France for three years. or even better with your for version.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#546025Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:20:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546025marius hancu9. It's already 5 years since he has been in the army. I think the above works, because it means: He has been in the army for 5 years already. He's still in the army. It's already 5 years since he has been in the army. I see this as - he left the army 5 years ago. It's three years since he has been to France - he hasn't been to France for three years. It's already 5 years since he joined the army - he joined 5 years ago and is still in the army. I agree on your 3rd, but not on the 1st and 2nd.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#546023Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:17:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546023marius hancu1. It's a long time since he has lived there. [Still living there, lives there for many years 2. It's a long time since he lived there. [Not there for a long timehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#546016Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546016marius hancu3. It is already 6 years since he HAS lived in New York. [Still lives there, as this is equivalent with: For close to 6 years, he HAS lived in New York 4. It is already 6 years since he lived in New York. [ He doesn't live here/in New York now.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#546011Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:21:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546011marius hancu14. It's a long time since they lived in London. ["They don't live in London now"http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#546010Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:17:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546010marius hancu9. It's already 5 years since he has been in the army. I think the above works, because it means: He has been in the army for 5 years already. He's still in the army.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectSimplePastSince-Clause/gjcrq/post.htm#545998Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:35:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545998marius hancu5. She has written to me frequently since I have been ill. (Does it suggest "I am still ill now" ? suggest?) 6. She has written to me frequently since I was ill. (Does it suggest "I am not ill now." ? I think you're right.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbnb/post.htm#545873Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:25:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545873marius hancuSimpler: The profits of our company fell more than twice the industry average in the first half of this year.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AGrammarQuestionHongKong/gjbkm/post.htm#545842Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:19:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545842marius hancuHowever, I'd argue that B seems good, as the need for about is debatable: Many travellers are curious (ABOUT) what makes Hong Kong so exhilarating. -- Unkindness of Ravens: A Sam Perry Mystery by Kathleen Tracy - Fiction - 2006 - 304 pages Page 50 I need you to talk to ne. At this point, you're honestly all I've got." "I'm curious what makes you think I know anything that would help you? .. ----http://www.englishforums.com/English/AGrammarQuestionHongKong/gjbkm/post.htm#545839Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:13:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545839marius hancu> is there any possibility that D is also the right choice? NO D would need to be changed to something like: It has been debated THAT what makes Hong Kong so exhilarating IS ITS BUSINESS DISTRICT.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Until/gjbkp/post.htm#545837Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:07:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545837marius hancuI had to wait until it had stopped biting. [you could say that in this case the waiting takes more time, to make sure that ... I had to wait until it stopped biting.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Threaten/gjbkw/post.htm#545833Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:37:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545833marius hancu>Could you tell me an easy way to tell. I can't think of any that it would cover all cases. This is a tough verb. --------- threat·en transitive verb 1 : to utter threats against : promise punishment, reprisal, or other distress to < threaten trespassers with arrest> 2 archaic : to charge under pain of punishment : WARN <let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name -- Acts 4:17 (Authorized Version)> 3 : to promise as a threat : hold out by way of menace or warning < threaten punishment to all trespassers> 4 a : to give signs of the approach of (something evil or unpleasant) : indicate as impending : PORTEND <the sky threaten s storm> b : to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/LibraryDoesExactlyMean/gwqzd/post.htm#545709Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:12:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545709marius hancuMore from Phil White. The prepositions are very important: -------- Correct and unambiguous sentences would be as follows: I have been to the bookstore. (I am no longer there.) I have been to the US. (I am no longer there.) I have been in the bookstore for ten minutes . (I am still there.) I have been in the US for ten months . (I am still there.) I have lived in the US since 1990. (I still do.) I have been living in the US since 1990. (I still do, but I regard it as temporary or there is a likelihood that I will soon move.) --http://www.englishforums.com/English/UngrammaticalBeltedMostBottleWine-DownDinnerEvenBegun/2/gjrwm/Post.htm#545638Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545638marius hancuCopying myself from another thread: Isn't it a Subjunctive Mood, is it? Yes, you can look at it that way and that's a nice justification . CJ's example: Mozart died before he had completed the Requiem Mass . can be read as: Mozart died before THE HYPOTHETICAL ACTION IN WHICH he would have completed the Requiem Mass .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PastPerfectDependentClause/3/vmddv/Post.htm#545636Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:52:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545636marius hancuIsn't it a Subjunctive Mood, is it? Yes, you can look at it that way and that's a nice justification . Using CJ's example: Mozart died before he had completed the Requiem Mass . can be read as: Mozart died before THE HYPOTHETICAL ACTION IN WHICH he would have completed the Requiem Mass .http://www.englishforums.com/English/UngrammaticalBeltedMostBottleWine-DownDinnerEvenBegun/gjrwm/post.htm#545510Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:50:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545510marius hancu----------- Salute the Sappers - Page 188 by Neil D. Orpen, Henry James Martin - World War, 1939-1945 - 1982 By 26 July, before work had even begun on the high Esino bridge, Maj. Browne was continuing his reconnaissance onward to Castel ... ------------http://www.englishforums.com/English/InASense/gjrzl/post.htm#545440Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:02:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545440marius hancuIf you look at it from a certain/particular point of view BUT you should use: I was abused , in a sense. In a sense, I was abused .http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotSoNewCar/gjrdn/post.htm#545409Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:08:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545409marius hancuNow that it's no longer free from scratches and dents Now that it's no longer perfect , from scratches and dents ,http://www.englishforums.com/English/OpenToTheIdea/gjrrh/post.htm#545383Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:05:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545383marius hancu1) I can accept/use it 2) He removed the possibility of having the idea applied/accepted, by denying it, etc.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWeepingWillow/gjrbd/post.htm#545379Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:49:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545379marius hancuthink about a weeping woman, with long, loose, dishevelled hair -- A species called the weeping willow, has long and slender branches which droop and hang downward, the Salix Babylonica. Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldIUseAndOr/gwqmv/post.htm#545267Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545267marius hancuLanguage is not algebra. The fact that you're using "and" or "or" doesn't really clarify the things. You must be explicit: I dont want to see all of Mary, John and Peter at the same time . I dont want to see any of Mary, John and Peter (at any time) .http://www.englishforums.com/English/InRelationTo/2/gwpph/Post.htm#545264Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:54:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545264marius hancuThe guy says from the very beginning It would be hard if not actually senseless because we're dealing with a catch 22 situation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WithBeautifulSmile/gwqhl/post.htm#545249Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:16:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545249marius hancu>I believe you do not mean ":walked over" is less natural than the others. when the stats are this close, I couldn't have done that inference I said: Yes, or IMO "came/walked up to"http://www.englishforums.com/English/WithBeautifulSmile/gwqhl/post.htm#545245Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:03:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545245marius hancuGG said: >You also might want to say "walked over to." Yes, or IMO "came/walked up to" GB hits: 721 on "walked over to them" 1208 on "came up to them" 753 on "walked up to them"http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSortOfPeople/ghrgm/post.htm#545243Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545243marius hancuGB (Google Books) hits 762 on "that sort of people" . 605 on "those sorts of people 687 on "those sort of people" . <> [I'd avoid it