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What is a toit? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A toit is the French word for "roof" and I've got this "folk etymology" to propose It's absolutely unverified and even denied by proponents of the theory that rhyme reduplications are mostly driven by rhymes rather than by meaning
verbs - Whats the difference between I look forward to and Im . . . If you mean both in the sense of anticipating something, both are equally valid However 'I look forward' is more formal; it's the kind of thing you would write in an official letter A typical example is the closing statement of a cover letter for a job application: I look forward to hearing from you soon 'I am looking forward' is less formal You would rarely say to a friend on the phone 'I
grammaticality - Due to at the beginning of a sentence - English . . . The problem is not that you used due to at the beginning of a sentence The problem is that due to must be followed by a nominal phrase, since to is a preposition and prepositions are (almost) always followed by nominal phrases For this reason, you need to use a verbal noun or a gerund after to: Due to having fewer features than an actual standard system, the performance will be better
Confusion about would it not be better if vs it would be better if Well, "would it not be better if", is used in the context of comparing with something implicitly The other something generally is the opposite of what is proposed explicitly So, it means that your friend thinks it would be better if you go to his place, rather (implicit) he coming over to your place
What is the difference between will be better and would be better . . . They are not the same "It would be better to" is a suggestion for improvement or a criticism but "It will be better to" is an explanation of or a justification for a decision already taken However "it would be better to" seems to be much more common than "it will be better to" according to this Ngram and this matches my own experience A much more usual way of saying "it will be better to do
The difference between I used to and Im used to What is the difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to" and when to use each of them? Here, I have read the following example: I used to do something: "I used to drink green tea " "I u