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Christ is risen
Well, after Easter I realized I don't understand why it is 'Christ is risen' and not 'has risen'. Shouldn't it be Present Perfect?
When someone asks, "Can I borrow your car?" and you do them a solid free of charge, do you loan or lend them the car? Or are they interchangeable?
The title:) I wouldn't want to confuse my student, I need to be sure. What's the important difference and which one is more used in daily conversations when discussing borrowed things? Also, can I just use "give" and "ask" when a thing is getting borrowed? If so, what would it sound like naturally? Thank you everyone in advance! Much appreciated!
Pronouncing words like Cursed as "Cur-suhd" instead of "Curs'd"
I was listening to an interview where the speaker said the following: “When I was writing a book on this in 2020, in the early ‘cur-suhd’ quarter of 2020…” I noticed they pronounced “cursed” in a more dramatic or old-fashioned way, “cur-suhd” instead of “curs’d.” I’ve heard this kind of pronunciation change before and I assume it’s done for emphasis or tone, but I’m curious as to why this is done exactly, and how do you know when it’s appropriate to use that kind of pronunciation? And are there any specific words that you can or can't do it with?
Does the word "collidee" exist?
Kinda Employer - employee Collider - colidee huh?
Does the noun 'garbage' go with 'it' or 'them'?
I'm typing out some work for some students and I wanted to make sure I'm 100% grammatically accurate. Should I say: 'I picked up the garbage and threw *it* into the rubbish bin.' or 'I picked up the garbage and threw *them* into the rubbish bin.'? Thanks for the help!
Do people still say "dassent" in the rural Southern US?
I was reading William Faulkner's *As I Lay Dying* (1930), and a character from Mississippi says it. Here's the sentence it is in: *Pa* ***dassent*** *sweat because he will catch his death from the sickness so everybody that comes to help us.* I wonder if anyone still says it in the South.
Trots mean diarrhea?
In a series, one character said,’ She has trots,’ which was translated as ‘She has diarrhoea.’ Is this the correct usage?
Little question regarding an article. Is it correct to call it incident when it was an “attack”? I’m not a native speaker but I don’t know if in English you call this “incident”. In Italian “incident” is something happened with no intention
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saying it's ok instead of i'm good
Can I say "it's ok" to say no when someone offers me something instead of "i'm good" (Chatgpt) Yes, but **"It's okay"** can sometimes sound like you're rejecting the offer rather than accepting it. Here’s how they differ: * **"I'm good."** – A casual and polite way to decline an offer. * **"It's okay."** – Might sound like you're refusing, but it depends on tone and context. If you want to accept the offer, say: ✔️ "Yes, it's okay." (if confirming it's acceptable) ✔️ "Yes, please." (a clearer way to accept) If you want to decline politely: ✔️ "No, thanks. I'm good." ✔️ "No, but thanks for offering!" Would you like some more examples based on specific situations? 😊
Shouldn't this be 'thought'?
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