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Why is “have to” attached?
Why is “have to” attached? What is the difference in meaning between "what other people have to say" and "what other people say?"
The word “Jack”
One of my nemesis learning english has always been the word “jack”. Like it has a lot of uses but i just can't describe it, “lumberjack” “Jackpot” “Jack of all trades” “Jack-knife” “jack-hammer” “Jackass” “Jack-o” “Jack in, up, and off” and a laaarge list of etc. But what does jack really mean?
Is this normal expression people use?
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Is a "do" missing in the third sentence?
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Can't decide between "a" and "e".
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I wanna talk to someone in English
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1juj7j3/i_wanna_talk_to_someone_in_english/
“It was quarter of eight.” - said David Foster Wallace. Does that mean 8:15 or 7:15?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1ji19a9/it_was_quarter_of_eight_said_david_foster_wallace/
I request you people to please dissect what the underlined sentence mean word-for-word.
The sentence sounds somewhat ungrammatical to me. It's a screenshot from some periodical discussing why Trump purposefully chose different date than 1st April for imposing reciprocal tariffs on other countries. I understand that *that's what that's not* means his serious enforcement of tariffs shouldn't lose an effect due to it sharing the day with April Fool's Day. Furthermore, is it correct to put *was* in the underlined sentence to indicate a day that will come in future. Will the natives please shed some light why the underlined sentence is correct? Also, the following is a doubt that only political news buff can help solve. How would've the US lost money just by rolling out the tariffs on the April Fool's Day which the unclear marked part suggests if I'm not wrong? Thanks as always!
"It was Jane whom I admire the most" why is it "admire" instead of "admired"?
This is a sentence in my English textbook and I don't know why it is written like that. Thank you in advance!
Is “point percy at the porcelain” a common idiom in the states?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hzuanf/is_point_percy_at_the_porcelain_a_common_idiom_in/