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- What does (something) goes brrr mean and how to use it?
"Brr" is often used to indicate the sound of a machine working Like we'll describe a car engine as "going brr" So "something goes brrr" means "something makes a working-machine noise" ("Brr" is also used to describe the sound people make when they are very cold and shivering, but that doesn't fit in this context )
- word request - sound made while feeling cold - English Language . . .
Your grandmother is shivering The word you are using is called an onomatopoeia, which is a word that is spelled in such a way as to make the sound Different cultures around the world make sounds differently See, for example, this Wikipedia page Often, Americans will spell the sound "brr " In Russia, I saw it spelled "zhzh" (actually it was in Cyrillic, but this is the English equivalent)
- like to vs like - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I don't like to discuss politics I don't like discussing politics do these both mean the same? is there any rule of grammar that makes one of these incorrect?
- word request - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What do you call the act of swiping a finger on your lips and blowing it to mimic a crazy person? I am referring to the act of blowing your finger with your lips and making the "BLBLBLBLBLBLBL" sou
- My son and I are. . . or My son and I am. . . ? [closed]
Deciding which verb form to use in the predicate is almost always a matter of simple maths A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb Taking your sentence apart, we have a subject phrase: My son and I We also have a predicate phrase: are am your fans The first and most important question here is: How many people are described in the subject phrase "My
- like to be. . . vs. like being. . . (and why?)
What is the difference between the following? A) She likes to be looked at B) She likes being looked at Could you please elaborate your explanations? The more detail, the better
- ‘never will’ or ‘will never’ - English Language Learners Stack . . .
In this sentence: Alf’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustpan and she never will, for Alf has just found another job Can I use ‘she will never’ to replace ‘she never will’ ? And why?
- Bip bop, bip bop bop -- does it mean anything?
There's a song by Paul McCartnety, Bip-Bop, the main idea of which is quite vague, but nevertheless, three sentences are understood: Dig your bottom dollar, put it in your hand Why d'you hide
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