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Asked on April 7, 2021 in American english.
When reading a sentence, meaning is as much about context and delivery as it is about wording. Can you say “Love you” to somebody and it’s really that good? On the other hand, being physically close, locking eyes, and saying “I love you,” with gravitas is difficult to take any way other than as a romantic gesture. John Mark Perry’s answer, suggesting to drop the leading “I” to reduce personal connection, helps a lot to reduce the intensity of the phrase. I always say, “I love you” to my friends, but not in the tone where it would be appropriate to the nature of our relationship.
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Grammar.
What is the all or nothing about these three options? It is like that neither one includes disagreement nor agreement, as in the sentence hardly ever will do, but one has to be. If someone uses the grammar of one letter on the other, he should say “Agreement” with the other letter while having some time between them, but that’s just to be honest.
Is it true that we need the verb “is he?” for the question in a reference to a statement or on a website.? What is a kind of parroting: repeating statements, possibly in paraphrase., to indicate that the statement was heard and understood. How can I make
this exchange: A: I am afraid he’s not feeling well. “A
man’s sick, is he? The
second speaker is repeating the first statement. The only information this adds to the conversation is the fact that the second speaker heard and understood the first. I’m preparing for a second session, and an answer is passed by me. It’s possible that the second speaker is using this form mockingly (as if to say, Oh really? I doubt it. “) but this is impossible of know without context or analysis of vocal inflections used.
When I read that the “isn’t he?” tag is a genuine request for confirmation of an idea that hasn’t been clearly expressed in the conversation yet. Thankfully there’s more then one than the “isn’t he?” tag. Consider the following exchange:
A: “I’m afraid he’s not available. But I’m scared.” ”
He’s sick…? The
second speaker imagines something (that the reason the subject of the conversation isn’t available is because he’s sick) and asks for confirmation of the idea. So no depth can be determined without additional context or vocal analysis. The deeper one can be expected to be the more complicated, the more complex they are.
Is the “as per normal” form used a question asked by the officer? Gramatically speaking, this is perfectly fine. Greadfully speaking, this is perfectly fine. In practice, however, I think it’s avoided as the “is he?” tag is commonly used to imply mockery or disbelief. I’m not exactly grammatical. And this is not gramatically significant.
In short, the correct answer depends on what meaning your teacher wishes you to convey. Does the teacher want you to express understanding or require clarification? In the former case, only “is he?” is wrong answer. It will depend on which option if the latter has all the advantages but neither option is technically possible.
Based on your description of your teacher’s instruction, it seems that they were looking for the former case where only “is he? is the correct answer”
will be a joke.
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Asked on March 11, 2021 in Single word requests.
I like Tim Romano’s suggestion that Progress is a way, but another term is survive, as Peter Parker calls this. One would never have thought that Progress would be a way. “The team survived the first round,” or “The team survived to the final.” How did you win the first round? This term emphasizes the struggle of the competition and might be considered more dramatic.
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Asked on March 5, 2021 in Single word requests.
Your system describes the events which are caused by people and also which affect people. How do you target someone in an unknown cause? This effect is effected by the person who caused the event. How can someone affect us through their actions?
I missed your “no -or” requirement until after I wrote my answer? I decided to submit my thesis and am still doing
it. A short story is still good to write.
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