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- 知乎 - 有问题，就会有答案
知乎，中文互联网高质量的问答社区和创作者聚集的原创内容平台，于 2011 年 1 月正式上线，以「让人们更好的分享知识、经验和见解，找到自己的解答」为品牌使命。知乎凭借认真、专业、友善的社区氛围、独特的产品机制以及结构化和易获得的优质内容，聚集了中文互联网科技、商业、影视
- Whats the difference between Im American and Im an American?
Usually, the sentence, "I'm American", is used Is it OK if I say,"I'm an American " instead of "I'm American"? If not, why? What's the difference?
- Im in meaning? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The expression "I'm in" or "count me in" mean that you wish to be included in a proposed activity For example: "I'm going to the bar Anyone else coming?" "Count me in!" I believe the expression may originate from gambling, possibly poker, or some other card game where players are dealt a hand and then decide whether they are playing on by saying that they are either "in" or "out" I'm unsure
- Origin of tan someones hide as in Im gonna tan your hide
The reference is to the tanning process in leather making (as you've guessed) and The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition (by Christine Ammer) provides more details: This term uses hide in the sense of "skin" The allusion in the first expression is to a spanking that will change one's skin just as chemicals tan animal hide (convert it into leather) [Second half of 1600s
- ambiguity - Is until inclusive or exclusive? - English Language . . .
I sent an email to someone and got an auto-reply saying: I am out of the office until 09 15 2014 Does this mean he will be available on the morning of the 15th?
- When back, if I say Out of office until Thursday
I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday" Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o o o ) on Thursday and only back on Friday? Is there a good
- grammar - Is it Im feeling good or Im feeling well? - English . . .
(a) Feeling good is the usual phrase (b) Feeling is not a "verb of being"; there are no such things Rather, feeling is a sense verb, representing personal sensory perception and its metaphoric extension (as in feeling sorry) (c) Feeling well means 'feeling not sick', in a discourse where sickness is a topic Executive Summary: Don't believe everything you read in old grammar books
- What is the grammar of Im home? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
There are a few words denoting habitual places that don't require prepositions Home is one; I'm home usually is uttered on entering, and means "I'm returning to my home"; I'm at home usually means "I am in my home now, not elsewhere" Short sentences usually mask big contexts
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