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- pronouns - A little something something? - English Language Learners . . .
Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs 5) i e is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in meaning from using the contracted form (somethin' somethin')? Do we generally use one something per missing term in (1) and (2) or is "something something" for two or more? Finally, is there anything
- prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language . . .
With transitive provide sth to for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to someone
- Differences between mandatory and compulsory
What is the difference between mandatory and compulsory? Are they synonyms? Can they be used interchangeably especially with regard to something you must do? Writing the essay is a mandatory task
- infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English . . .
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to"
- meaning - Have something to eat in American English - English . . .
Why do you think this has something to do with American English specifically? These would be understood in any variety of English To have something to eat can mean two things, either "to posses something to eat" or "to eat something" The meaning depends on the context The verb have has several meanings which are context dependent
- grammar - to do something vs. to be doing something - English . . .
I have a question about the usages of to do something and to be doing something What's the difference between them? Example: To do something: "This is a really big moment for us and for the t
- Make + someone + something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
“I could make you something to eat ” Source article As said in the above sentence (which is a response to a question similar to yours) are wisely used Also a more reliable search could be found on Google books like: "Would you make me some tea?" Annett asked "Somehow I can't get warm I always feel shivery in your flat " Source of the
- phrasal verbs - Is it natural to use the phrase run something by . . .
Nah, I think your original idea is correct - to " run something by " someone is to get their opinion, reaction or permission I don't know where you've heard it as a bare transfer of information, but that seems wrong There's always the implication that you want a response from the person who you're running something by There are many options to express the transfer of information, many of
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