Correct pronunciation of the name Geoff - English Language Learners ...
May 24, 2015 · What's the correct pronunciation of the name Geoff? Is it like "Jeff" or more like "GEE-off" or something else?
What did you learn today? Vs what have you learned today?
Apr 3, 2023 · "What did you do...?" sounds more natural than "What have you done...?" But with "learned" there is more of a sense that it is still relevant, making perfect aspect more acceptable. You …
fronting - "Starting sentences with Adjectives " - English Language ...
Dec 19, 2016 · I was reading an article on modifiers [citation needed], but some of the sentences confused me. 1) Slender and graceful, her eyes filling with tears, Brenda completed her skating …
How to make phrase sentence about availability for a meeting
Aug 26, 2018 · I am writing a formal email to inform my availability for a meeting. I want to write that I am available all week except on Monday morning and Friday morning. Which of the following is correct? …
comparative - "such that" & "such as to", "so...that" &"so...as to ...
If the subjects of the main clause and the subordinate clause are the same, we could simplify "such that" to "such as to", for example 1a Her voice was such that it made …
Pronunciation of "I'd just like" and "I just like"
Jun 29, 2025 · As concerns your first question, my intuition tells me I linger the tiniest moment longer on the d sound of I’d just. But one’s impression of one’s own diction—and of others’—can be …
Grammar with gerund or Infinitive - English Language Learners Stack ...
Nov 4, 2022 · The truth is that all options are syntactically valid - it's just that as @Geoff points out below, it's not easy to come up with a context where having worked would work (in a way that makes …
Difference in meaning between "good of" and "good for" and "good to"?
Apr 1, 2018 · good of you to... Your actions in a particular situation were appropriate, and maybe exceeded what could reasonably be expected of you. It was good of you to take Geoff home last …
adjective (happy) or adverb (happily) - English Language Learners Stack ...
Aug 4, 2023 · You should use "happily". This adverb modifies the adjective "married". Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other structures. So you need an adverb here. There is …
Meaning difference between "somebody be seen to do" and its active ...
Nov 15, 2024 · Geoff Pullum is British–American, and Rodney Huddleston is British. But I don’t find ‘has been seen to do’ idiomatic in BrE either. Perfectly understandable, but not idiomatic.