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English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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Worn out, he will go to work.
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1)He will go to work worn out. 2)Worn out, he will go to work. 1) There's no problem with the first sentence: He will go to work worn out. So, my question is about 2) "Worn out, he will go to work". How do you feel when you hear or read this sentence? Does it sound strange? Or you think it's not proper English?... more »
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Evening or Night?
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Dear All, English has a different way of labeling parts of the day than my first language, Persian. This has led to my confusion, especially when it comes to the difference between "evening" and "night". Pls check the brief defintions of the different parts of the day below and correct those that might be wrong.... more »
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Other NZ things I noticed
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I mentioned in the "gotten" post that there were a couple of other things that struck me. One was the use, in what seemed to be a respectable broadsheet, of "earnt". I wouldn't even have noticed some similar spellings -- "learnt" or "burnt", say -- but "earnt" leapt off the page at me. Another thing that struck me (again -- I've noticed this one before)... more »
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Harriet Harman's verbed noun phrase
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I was half-watching Business Questions just now on the BBC Parliament channel (as one does), and la Harriet was getting a trifle over-excited in an answer on her pet Equality Bill, and she uttered something along the lines of: "...and these matters will be careful-scrutinied by the House in the normal way."... more »
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OTish. James Joyce Radio 4 today
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A very interesting discussion on _A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man_ this morning will be repeated on BBC Radio 4 at 9.30 this evening (Thursday 26 Nov.). For some reason, it seems it won't be available on Listen Again or as a podcast, so tonight may be the only chance. Details at: [link]... more »
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James: provide for your marriage
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Hello: "To provide for a marriage" does it imply here providing both: - the bride - the financial means? ----- [After finding that Chad isn't marriage material for the time being, Strether wants to arrange the marriage of Bilham with Mamie] "Oh precisely! But he needn't marry at all—I'm at any rate not obliged... more »
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James: to hold on by
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Hello: "to hold on by" is that to use as a reliable reference? --- [Strether talks with little Bilham about Sarah Pocock checking up on himself and setting up a confrontation] "Well then," his friend replied, "there you are; I give you my impression for what it's worth. Mrs. Pocock has SEEN, and that's to-... more »
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James: she should like to see him not
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Hello: "she should like to see him not" is a light threat, isn't it? --- [Sarah feels well treated in Paris by Chad, her brother] The great nuance was in brief that of course her brother must treat her handsomely—she should like to see him not; but that treating her handsomely, none the less, wasn't all in all—treating her handsomely... more »
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