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- signaling signalling | WordReference Forums
I have encountered both writings: signaling and signalling: which one is the correct one ? Thanks
- Call a timeout on someone | WordReference Forums
Hi, He made a T with his hands, signaling a time-out He realized, as he did it, that this proved he actually had learned something in gym class Time-out? Asked Principal Stern, confused No student had ever called a time-out on him before What does it mean to call a time-out on someone ? Is
- Cantonese: 唔該 (m goi) | WordReference Forums
From another thread: 謝謝 (xie xie) is Standard Chinese Mandarin, you cannot say that in Cantonese If you want to say "Thank you", you must say 唔該 (m goi) in return for favors If you receive a gift, you say 多謝 (do ze) Mandarin and English do not have this distinction I think I have heard a
- signaling pathways pathway - WordReference Forums
Hola! Podrían ayudarme a traducir "signaling pathways"? el contexto es: "The early signaling pathways leading to toxic responses are the recent focus of cardiotoxicologic research" He conseguido algo como vias de señalización pero no se si se aplica a este contexto
- A fish is technically fast when it bears a waif
waif A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction Also called waft Fast in this context means secured to a boat or ship That is, a "fish" (he means a whale, even though whales are not fish) is considered by convention to have been caught (and therefore cannot be taken by the crew of another boat) once a little flag has been planted in its back
- It is raining suddenly - WordReference Forums
The adverb suddenly means "quickly and unexpectedly " When paired with the progressive (-ing) form, suddenly marks the beginning of an event As a result, it is typically placed before the main verb, signaling the onset of an ongoing action: It is suddenly raining He is suddenly crying They are suddenly trying to change the lock combination
- Is the structure we was wrong? then why do native speakers use it?
Bottom line, I wouldn't adopt "we was" in your own speech, but I also wouldn't assume that the people using it don't know any better All dialects, including those that incorporate deliberate errors, can operate as a type of in-group out-group signaling: "We will speak this way together to indicate that we're part of the same tribe "
- I waved for a taxi but the taxi was occupied or not available?
If I am signaling a specific nearby driver (by any means) I am doing something "at him" or "to him" I could wave to him, wave at him, shout at him, etc The object of "for" is an action, not a person "Wave for him" is correct if it is a short way of saying "wave for him to stop here and pick me up" This agrees with what Suzi says about "wave
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