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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 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
- 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)
- meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What is the difference between “I worry about you” and “I am worried about you”? Could native speakers please explain it for me? Thank you
- Pronunciation of Id just like and I just like
As concerns your first question, my intuition tells me I linger the tiniest moment longer on the d sound of I’d just But one’s impression of one’s own diction—and of others’—can be misleading See for instance the very interesting YouTube videos by phonetician Geoff Lindsey
- 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
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