wanted or wnat?
Next week you will be going to oversea, do you have anything that wanted ( or want? ) me to prepare?
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Usually I can get the shopkeepers to sell me their goods on the same day. Or Usually I can get the shopkeepers to sell me their goods in the same day. Is there difference here? Thankis!
View ArticleWhile, when, during?
Can I use while as in the sentences below. While dancing on the dance floor he want to look handsome to everyone around him. A pretty lady want to look beautiful while walking. Your friend came to see...
View ArticleNative-like or not? no. 18 - can you check my schedule for...?
Dear All, Does this sound native-like to you? Susan, can you check my schedule for today? Thanks
View Articlehers, theirs, yours?
Can someone please explain to me why we add -s after pronouns like hers, theirs, and yours to show possession when her, their, and your are already in the possessive case? Is it to show post-genitive...
View ArticleEmergency exit?
Which is more natural? 1)Emergency exit is located on the midway of the hallway and it leads you to outside stairs. 2)Emergency exit is located around the middle of the hallway and it leads you to...
View ArticleInformation on how to dispose of garbage?
Could you please check the below sentence to see if it sounds natural in writing? Make sure to divide waste into combustible garbage(e.g.: paper, food waste) and non-combustible garbage(e.g.: cans,...
View ArticleWith the stairs VS By the stairs.?
Is this sentence natural? With the stairs next to the elevator, you can move to the ground floor or roof.
View ArticleAny day is fine with me.?
Hi teachers, Is it okay to say "Any day will be fine with me" to mean "Any day is fine with me"?
View ArticleAdverb?
Eg.'I know just the place' The word just would mean exactly ,recently,only or...but the problem is that it shouldn't comes before the main verb? what does it exactly mean here?
View ArticleThe want of a better wording...?
I have a translation and I'm not sure if the English is clear enough. A simple example of the form is, (Place name) - Offices - financial data (Place name) - Commercial Building - financial data (Place...
View ArticleHe should have been given the boot years ago.?
With second- and third-person subjects, SHALL indicates an order, command or prophecy. A sentence: He should have been given the boot years ago. The past tense of SHALL is SHOULD, and since the above...
View Articlecheck these sentences please?
Hi, would you please check these ? why are you blaming yourself? It's raining since yesterday. I had a travel to turkey. with whom have you met before you came a class? Thanks
View Articleis it on premises or on-premises?
Hi, Being Dutch my knowledge of the English language is limited to what I learned at school, from books and on the street while traveling through the UK. At the moment I read a lot of papers and have...
View ArticleWith Classmates?
Is one of these wrong? "Michael is a classmate with Jack." "Michael is classmate s with Jack." "Michael is a friend with Jack." "Michael is friend s with Jack."
View Articlecould vs. can in questions?
A. Could I have a burger, please? B. Can I have a burger, please? 1. If I were to order in a restaurant and say the example above, what would it mean to the listener if I say A? And what would it...
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