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- What is the door frame hole called (where the door latch goes)?
I am looking for the proper English name of the little hole in door frames where the latch goes in Specifically, I want to know what that hole is called for "indoor" doors, without a lock, e g the door to a bedroom
- phrase meaning - As time goes by vs. As time has gone by - English . . .
When you start a sentence with a clause based on as time goes by, the second clause describes what happens as the time is passing, and so it has to be of the same tense as the as time goes by clause
- Which is correct, go to swim, go to swimming, or go swimming . . .
I want to go to swim I want to go swimming I want to go to swimming I wonder which one is correct and how to tell the difference between them
- How do native speakers say the light bulb has stopped working
Lets say, I want to tell my roommate that one of the lightbulbs has stopped working, I usually say The light bulb is gone or broken down I did some search related to these expression and it seems
- What is the difference between get through and go through?
Go through can also mean to advance to the next stage in a competition Like a football team that goes through to the semifinals meaning that they have qualified to the semifinals
- american english - How to use so here it goes? - English Language . . .
Since "Here goes" performs much the same role in OP's context, it's quite natural to use both methods (to make absolutely sure you have the full attention of your audience)
- Can noun phrases have only one word?
But a single-word name - even if its meaning can only be expressed with multiple words (for example, the name 'John' means "God is gracious") is, as far as the English language goes, not a phrase Any historical meaning is irrelevant when using it to identify an individual
- word choice - As following vs as follows - English Language . . .
Which of the following sentences is more appropriate? The reasons for these decisions are as following: The reasons for these decisions are as follows: This operator is defined as following: This
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