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- Correct pronunciation of the name Geoff - English Language Learners . . .
What's the correct pronunciation of the name Geoff? Is it like "Jeff" or more like "GEE-off" or something else?
- What is the meaning of chastened at in this sentence?
And so she doesn't reply in words but is, for a moment silent, and only replies to Geoff's question by shaking her head It is in the sense of "shocked to silence" that Sophie is "chastened"
- sentence structure - One such+noun vs such a an + noun - English . . .
There's two different meanings of "such" used here, as described in Merriam-Webster: such adjective 2 : of the character, quality, or extent previously indicated or implied in the past few years many such women have shifted to full-time jobs 3 : of so extreme a degree or quality never heard such a hubbub The structure [ "such" + noun phrase ] can have meaning 2 or 3, depending on the
- Grammar with gerund or Infinitive - English Language Learners Stack . . .
The truth is that all options are syntactically valid - it's just that as @Geoff points out below, it's not easy to come up with a context where having worked would work (in a way that makes sense with but he still wasn't satisfied)
- What did you learn today? Vs what have you learned today?
"What did you do ?" sounds more natural than "What have you done ?" But with "learned" there is more of a sense that it is still relevant, making perfect aspect more acceptable You could argue either way, and one reason for your decision might be how you consider earlier learning to relate to the current situation
- What does it mean to end up with a Desmond?
Desmond is (or was) much more common than Damien Geoff or Attila I don't think I have heard either of those UK University honours degrees go First, Two-one, Two-two, Third An ordinary degree is ranked even lower than a Third
- comparative - such that such as to, so. . . that so. . . as to . . .
If the subjects of the main clause and the subordinate clause are the same, we could simplify quot;such that quot; to quot;such as to quot;, for example 1a Her voice was such that it made everyone
- meaning - off from work vs. off work - English Language Learners . . .
From the Cambridge Dictionary day off: a day when you do not work I understand the meaning of it This post is focused on the opposite of it Consider the following conversation Anthony: quot
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