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English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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Waugh: home
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Hello: Does this mean the scouts/servants at Oxford did _not_ live on the premises? I remember from other novels that at least some of them did. ----- [Lunt is Ryder's scout at Oxford. Sebastian sends Ryder's flowers to his room.] Lunt was secreting the last of them in brown paper preparatory to taking them home.... more »
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Waugh: there's reason in
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Hello: Is this "there's reason in" without "it" non-standard? ----- [Lunt is Ryder's scout at Oxford. He tells him about changes in behavior:] 'Now wine in the evening,' he continued, as was his habit half in and half out of the door, 'or one or two gentlemen to luncheon, there's reason in. But not dancing. It all came with the men back from the... more »
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Waugh: 'M I late?
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Hello: This "'M I late?" indicates only a contraction, or also a different pronunciation, as in "M," as opposed of "am?" Was it supposedly lower-class? ----- [Hooper is a lower-class officer, it seems; Ryder has trouble finding him;] "I want to speak to Mr Hooper, sergeant-major ... well, where the devil have you been? I told you to inspect the lines."... more »
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In which By Which
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Dear all, I want to know more about the grammar of "In which" and "by which", could you please give me some link on it? By the way, what is the grammar jargon for "in which" and "by which"? I want to use the grammar jargon to search for the above mentioned. Thanks
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east of north
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east of north Is this the same as "north east"? I think we rarely see such a way of expression as EAST OF NORTH in english writings these days, while I have come across one in a book written old times. And I don't find this way of phrase in dictionaries even for an example sentence as I searched.
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Waugh: that does for me
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Hello: Does "does" in "that does for me" mean "works?" Is this standard BrE or is it dialect? --- [Nanny Hawkins talking to Ryder] '... Did you listen to Mr Mottram last night. Very nasty he was about Hitler. I said to the girl Effie that does for me:"If Hitler was listening, and if he understands English, which I doubt, he must feel... more »
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