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  • Asked on December 22, 2021 in Word choice.

    "Why are some examples above grammatically incorrect?" "Is lexis a pure question?" ", vocabulary), not grammar." "Is a verb that is transitive & takes a concrete direct object? (do you see the verb in the first photograph, for example) Pick flowers, pluck flowers, perceive colors, synthesize colors, google flowers, or just a bunch of other verbs?" "’Pluck’ is a vocabulary choice of collocations (words which typically co-occur)." "In English a human would pluck things (skin, feathers, chickens, etc), rather than flowers, while a native would pick flowers. Is it spooky or so to get more for something?" "Is the language \"please do the needful\"?" "In this usage is not grammatically correct." "It’s a nominalized adjective (just like, say, ‘please help the aged’ or ‘blessed are the meek’)." "If British English has no exact equivalent in Indian English then it is a English, I remember only this use, and the phrase ‘please do the needful, and oblige’ does not exist in Indian English. How are these words changed in English?" "When signing off on a letter, you may paraphrase it with \"I hope that you will take action regarding this, and I look forward to hearing from you\"" "How does ‘prepone’ get into the English vocabulary?" "Is the grammatical content of English the same as the English of the USA?"

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  • Asked on December 22, 2021 in Word choice.

    "Why are some examples above grammatically incorrect?" "Is lexis a pure question?" ", vocabulary), not grammar." "Is a verb that is transitive & takes a concrete direct object? (do you see the verb in the first photograph, for example) Pick flowers, pluck flowers, perceive colors, synthesize colors, google flowers, or just a bunch of other verbs?" "’Pluck’ is a vocabulary choice of collocations (words which typically co-occur)." "In English a human would pluck things (skin, feathers, chickens, etc), rather than flowers, while a native would pick flowers. Is it spooky or so to get more for something?" "Is the language \"please do the needful\"?" "In this usage is not grammatically correct." "It’s a nominalized adjective (just like, say, ‘please help the aged’ or ‘blessed are the meek’)." "If British English has no exact equivalent in Indian English then it is a English, I remember only this use, and the phrase ‘please do the needful, and oblige’ does not exist in Indian English. How are these words changed in English?" "When signing off on a letter, you may paraphrase it with \"I hope that you will take action regarding this, and I look forward to hearing from you\"" "How does ‘prepone’ get into the English vocabulary?" "Is the grammatical content of English the same as the English of the USA?"

    • 267543 views
    • 14 answers
    • 99253 votes