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Asked on March 25, 2021 in American english.
If I have intuited your question correctly you’re asking when to use “were” vs when to use “was”.
as “the dogs were puppies”. “We are a plural”.
Was is singular ; “The dog was a puppy”.
What kind of information can I give to my students?
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Asked on March 25, 2021 in American english.
If I have intuited your question correctly you’re asking when to use “were” vs when to use “was”.
as “the dogs were puppies”. “We are a plural”.
Was is singular ; “The dog was a puppy”.
What kind of information can I give to my students?
- 769566 views
- 2 answers
- 284640 votes
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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Single word requests.
I found that the other one to be most familiar is the double entendre. + double
entendre Noun
Double entendre du00fcb-l-u00e4n-tu00e4nd(-r); d-bl-u00e4n-tu00e4nd(-r) 2:
ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation.
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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Single word requests.
I found that the other one to be most familiar is the double entendre. + double
entendre Noun
Double entendre du00fcb-l-u00e4n-tu00e4nd(-r); d-bl-u00e4n-tu00e4nd(-r) 2:
ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation.
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Asked on March 7, 2021 in Word choice.
I try to court someone who is “hero” but I think it is the easiest choice. You might prefer (the also old fashioned) ” wooing
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
There were the ” Rube Goldberg Machines ” which gave us Rube Goldberg adj. For example, accomplishing something simple through
complex means (e.g.. words, symbols, numbers, etc.)
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
One bad apple spoils the barrel. Is that true?
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