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900 | 17,485 | 76823_0 | > I've finished my work. > I finished my work. When do I use one or the other? |
901 | 92,342 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense? > When will “Present Perfect vs. Past Tense” cases be affected by culture? I feel like I often misuse Simple Past and Present Perfect. For example, given this sentence: > I already asked her. Asking her is something I have done... but it's also something I did. So would it be more correct to use Present Perfect, as in: > I have already asked her. Or are they interchangeable? |
902 | 55,525 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? "I can tell that he's not English, but I wouldn't had been able to tell that he's french if you didn't tell me first" it was told me that this kind of usage is wrong, and that I should have used "I wouldn't have been able to tell that" When should I use "had been" and when "have been"? |
903 | 191,917 | 76823_0 | I don't know how the right way to use _to be_ verb in the passive sentences. For example, I have two sentences: > The foundation is supported by enormous floating caissons and > They were constructed by workers half submerged in the murky waters The question is: Why in the second sentence, they don't use _are_ instead of _were_? |
904 | 118,216 | 76823_0 | > I have worked here for five years. > I had worked here for five years. > I worked here for five years. Which one is gramatically correct. Does the first sentence mean that he worked here and is still working? And the 2nd and 3rd indicate something happened in past. And when to use these. Is there any difference between these two? |
905 | 3,309 | 76823_0 | Regarding actions taken in the past, besides the differences those two tenses have semantically, my teacher shared that it could be a British vs American English case. When talking about past action, British prefers present perfect because they take into account that the effect from their past action still happens until now. As for American, they prefer to state the action only. It happened in the past, so past tense it is. > I have had dinner. [British] vs. > I had dinner. [American] I hope to hear it from the native speakers, both British and American. What do you think about this? Is it true? If it is, I don't think it can apply to all cases of past actions. There have to be cases when both style agree to use the same tenses. Could you please help me define the situation when this kind of difference applies and when doesn't? |
906 | 144,768 | 76823_0 | This is being sent back to you \- kindly explain the usage of "is being" in this sentence |
907 | 131,284 | 76823_0 | If someone ask me "Do you like Indian movie?" Which tenses would fit the answer to the question ? 1. "yes I do. But I watched only some of them" 2. "yes I do. But I have wathed only some of them" 3. "yes I do. But I had watched only some of them" thanks in advance budi |
908 | 140,578 | 76823_0 | First good morning everbody I'm not a native english speaker and I want to learn english, so I wanted to know the difference between I've cut my hair and I cut my hair, in every grammar lessons we learn this : The present perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished for me the action is finished and we learn that the simple past is using for something with a factor time without links with the present time I planted tulips they are late to bloom for me the action is not dated in advance thank you very much |
909 | 180,096 | 76823_0 | I have a doubt about the difference between those two questions. Could you guys give me an appropriate examples and explanation? Thanks in advance! |
910 | 134,794 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between the two sentences below > A: He learned about good design from the house where his family lived. An > architect called John **had built** it. > > > B: He learned about good design from the house where his family lived. An > architect called John **built** it. |
911 | 73,143 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "Did it close" vs "Has it closed"? > Which is correct: “has died” or “died”? > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? As a English non-native speaker it is difficult for me to understand when I must use present perfect or past simple because in my official language there isn't the present perfect tense. I know that present perfect is related to something that happened in the past but its result is important now. But for instance: > 1. The message has been sent. > 2. The message was sent. > Please help me point me out any examples/contexts where I should use 1. instead of 2. |
912 | 57,053 | 76823_0 | I asked this question on a different site but I haven't gotten a useful answer. Could you tell me the difference in meaning between these sentences? > 1. Do you think you will visit them next week? > 2. Will you visit them next week? > 3. Are you going to visit them next week? > 4. Are you visiting them next week? > 5. Are you going to be visiting them next week? > 6. Are you planning to be visiting them next week? > 7. Do you plan to visit them next week? > Will there be any difference in the answers? > 1. I think I will visit them next week. > 2. I will visit them next week. > 3. I am going to visit them next week. > 4. I am visiting them next week. > 5. I am going to be visiting them next week. > 6. I am planning to be visiting them next week. > 7. I plan to visit them next week. > Can I use "planning to" instead of "going to"? (E.g. "Are you planning to visit them next week? — Yes, I am planning to visit them next week.") Which of these sentences show that the subject of conversation has already been discussed? For example, I talked with a friend of mine about my plans to visit somebody. So my friend is aware of my plans. And my last question. Which of these seven sentences express that the action will certainly take place? |
913 | 4,237 | 76823_0 | First, is my question right? Does _amongst_ fit here? Please differentiate the above phrases. |
914 | 101,237 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? > When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense? > When will “Present Perfect vs. Past Tense” cases be affected by culture? I'm having hard time to understand when do we use "They've insist" and "They insisted". As I'm aware of, you can't say "They've insisted". For example, I would like to say, "They have insist to take a picture with me" sound same as "They insisted to take a picture with me". On which situations I should use one of this sentences? This is probably very often question asked here but nobody can't tell me straightforward answer. |
915 | 187,881 | 76823_0 | Please explain when I should use: * _I did_ vs. _I had done_ or * _I had done_ vs. _I have done_? Sometimes I tend to get confused about which one to use. Thanks. |
916 | 193,188 | 76823_0 | Should I use '' I **had been listening** to this concert since it started snowing, at seven.'' or ''I **have been listening** to this concert since it started snowing, at seven.'' I never know when to use present perfect or past perfect. |
917 | 182,383 | 76823_0 | Please consider the following. Supposing the context is such that the frame was never stolen, is it acceptable to use "could have been stolen" instead of "could be stolen"? What would be the difference? The original frame, which was made of gold, was replaced with a marble one before it could have been stolen |
918 | 152,171 | 76823_0 | 1. I heard about it. I have heard about it. 2. I knew him. I have known him. 3. He has played really well. He played really well. |
919 | 55,165 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? Mira is wondering what is the correct way to say: "Once the client has replaced the songs" or "Once the client had replaced the songs"? this describes an action that will take place in the future, and the question is regarding the result of this action. |
920 | 186,009 | 76823_0 | "On occasion **he had even been entrusted** with the rectification of ‘The Times’ leading articles, which **were written** entirely in Newspeak." Why can't we say: "he was entrusted"? |
921 | 188,403 | 76823_0 | Is there any difference when I say I wish I were rich or I wish I had been rich? |
922 | 154,636 | 76823_0 | Is such phrase is correct? > A request was sent to somewhere. Something is telling me that sentence below is correct one. > A request has been sent to somewhere. |
923 | 118,408 | 76823_0 | One of my friend got job and I want to tell this news to my other friends. How should I say it? He is selected for a job. He was selected for a job. He has been selected for a job. |
924 | 91,731 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? I have a difficult time to understand perfect tense. I don't see the different for the following two sentences. 1) He kicked the ball. 2) He had kicked the ball. Is perfect tense used to tell is an action completed or not? |
925 | 123,026 | 76823_0 | I know this question might be duplicate. I am not able to getting the usage of have had from another answers which is exist in Stackexchange. So I asked this question again. I have examples. 1. Ann had a red bike for two years. 2. Sue has had a red bike for two years. 3. I had a wonderful bicycle. 4. I've had many wonderful bicycles. 5. In his lifetime, Uncle Alex had several red bicycles. 6. In his lifetime, Grandpa has had several red bicycles. Explain the difference between 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6. It would be better if you will take time to explain my examples. |
926 | 175,262 | 76823_0 | Which sounds more correct? 1. I am going to the post office in 2 hours 2. I will be going to the post office in 2 hours Is there any difference between the two sentences? |
927 | 190,553 | 76823_0 | This is the sentence that needs correction: > Peter realized that he **has not had** any experience with the extremely > complex mechanisms of the mortgage industry until his father took him to > Blue House Realty. Why is _had not had_ here considered wrong, and how should one best correct it? |
928 | 111,366 | 76823_0 | What's the difference? If anything, the former is correct. |
929 | 100,171 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? > When do I use present perfect tense instead of the simple past? > When will “Present Perfect vs. Past Tense” cases be affected by culture? > “Did you find” versus “have you found” The first sentence hasn't specified time, but I have seen it. |
930 | 1,357 | 76823_0 | When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense? I know that the present perfect tense is used when some adverbs (e.g., _never_ , _ever_ ) are present in the sentence. |
931 | 122,622 | 76823_0 | Mr. ABC has lived in California since 2010, and he resides with his wife and two children. Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct? Should it be " has been living in ...." since he still resides in California. ....................... Since graduating from the University in 2009, Mr. ABC has resided in Las Vegas. Same question as above. _*_ Should it be " has been residing in ...." since he still resides in California. Thanks & Regards |
932 | 59,555 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? If I say "I have worked in a supermarket." does it mean that all the work is in the past and that now, I definitely do not work in a supermarket? |
933 | 79,306 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > When do I use present perfect tense instead of the simple past? In the quoted sentence I'm in doubt about the usage of Present Perfect, I think here is appropriated the use of _have turned_ because that change is important at the present, that is, now the above refered scroll bars are not visible on the screen due to the changes we made into the function, am I right ? > Having commented this function we have turned the reload function quite less > demanding in terms of CPU load, and consequently, that scrolls bars are not > appearing anymore. |
934 | 144,133 | 76823_0 | I often confuse these two things: "I reached home" and "I have reached home". Once my friend asked me, "Where are you? " I messaged him: "I have reached home". He told me not to use "have reached "... > reached = past tense, have reached = present perfect Can someone please clear this doubt so that I don't make the mistake again. |
935 | 127,908 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between: > I am leaving at 6 o´clock and > I will leave at 6 o´clock? Do these serve any different function? |
936 | 105,234 | 76823_0 | Situation: I am in Canada and will go back to Hong Kong next week. So, I want to tell my friends that " _I **will** stay in Canada until the 6th of March_". Question: I do not know if the word **will** should be used here. I am still in Canada, so, I think here _present tense_ should be used, therefore, it should be written as " _I stay in Canada until the 6th of March_ ". However, a future time "6th of March" is also mentioned in the same sentence. Therefore, _future tense_ seems also reasonable. So, the correct one should be " _I **will** stay in Canada until the 6th of March._" So, what kind of tense should I use here? This is very simple sentence structure for any native speaker, but for me, I still get confused. |
937 | 70,668 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? What's the difference between the following? * Did the shop close? * Has the shop closed? I suspect the second one to mean that the shop could still be opened but I'm not sure If I'm right. |
938 | 195,018 | 76823_0 | I'm a Software Engineer and English isn't my native language. Today I was writing an e-mail where I wanted to state that I had run some tests overnight but I started to ask myself which one of the following sentences is the right one to use: > I ran some tests and I found a problem > > I've run some tests and I've found a problem AFAIK the present perfect form should only be used for actions still in progress (the tests are finished) but I'm not sure if this might refer to the results of those tests (perhaps a better alternative could be ' _I ran some tests and I've found a problem_ ' ? I'm unsure of this one) |
939 | 152,167 | 76823_0 | > **A** I haven't received the book I ordered. > > **B** I haven't received the book I have ordered. Which one would you say is more often used / colloquial, and which one is more formal / more grammatically conservative? |
940 | 189,644 | 76823_0 | When we are going to use have been and had been ? Especially in Past tense and Past participle ? |
941 | 165,385 | 76823_0 | Is this sentence ok or should it say I have bought one and will buy another. The first sentence seems to lead the reader into the idea that I have not bought any music yet. > i'm going to buy the two songs he wants me to memorize for $6 a piece. I > already have one purchased and I'll practice it. |
942 | 18,107 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between "Did you find?" and "Have you found?" When should I use the first sentence, and when the second one? |
943 | 105,211 | 76823_0 | I'm titling a post I'm writing as: > What I've Learned At {company name} I'm struggling, however, with trying to figure if I should drop the `I've` for just `I` to make it: > What I Learned At {company name} They both sound correct out loud and they seemingly mean the same on paper. I'd like to know which is correct and why. |
944 | 152,845 | 76823_0 | He rode a bicycle to work every day last month. OR He has ridden a bicycle to work every day last month. |
945 | 134,918 | 76823_0 | Which is correct? When do you use has been and was? |
946 | 186,857 | 76823_0 | A friend has written me a message in which she tells me that she is leaving tomorrow from Italy. I want to say that I hope that she had/ has had a great time here in Italy. What is the right way to say it? "I hope you enjoyed staying in Italy" or "I hope you have enjoyed etc.." Thanks. |
947 | 97,533 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? > Differences between ways to express future actions Does the below sentence indicate future tense or present continuous: > I am going to school now. Has the action started and the speaker is on his way to school or has the action not started yet but is going to start right after the speaker finishes his statement? |
948 | 103,875 | 76823_0 | When would one say "she has found her keys" as opposed to "she found her keys"? Are they equivalent, or at least partially equivalent? I'm not a native speaker and have been unable to find a pattern regarding the use of "have" in this context. |
949 | 153,704 | 76823_0 | I heard a voice mail message in the evening. What should I say: "You had left a message for me" or "you left a message for me"? |
950 | 69,453 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? What's the difference between the following two sentences? > I had finished reading the book yesterday. > I finished reading the book yesterday. I also want to know that in general, when do we use simple past over past perfect? |
951 | 16,745 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? Could anyone suggest to me a good online source to help me with the concepts of English tense? I've tried searching with Google but haven't found anything. I'm looking for material which starts from the basics and gives a comprehensive review of the subject. I am looking to learn about the correct usage of "have," "has," "had," "do," "does," "have been," "had been," etc. |
952 | 150,649 | 76823_0 | I had been preparing for a tennis event since March, but it has been postponed until next year. Question: Can "it has been postponed" be replaced with "was postponed" grammatically without changing its meaning? One of my friends (Canadian) received this question from a Chinese learner, and she asked me for help. |
953 | 101,350 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? I don't know which form is better to use, when telling a user that his message was/has been deleted (in the sense that the message was not appropriate/against the rules e.g. in the comment section etc.). |
954 | 128,172 | 76823_0 | In "Pragmmatic Programmer" by David Hunt and Andy Thomas, there is a sentence: > Do you ever watch old black-and-white war movies? To my best english grammar knowledge, present perfect tense should be used here: > Have you ever watched black-and-white war movies? Is the version of the authors correct? If so, what's the difference between these two variants and what is the appropriate way to use each? PS. I checked this sentence in the translation of the book in my native language and it was translated exactly as if the orginal sentence was in present perfect form. |
955 | 5,056 | 76823_0 | In another forum I read the following amazing thing: "In the middle 1980s, when I was in the Navy, the submarine I was in operated out of Holy Loch, Scotland. Our Xerox copier needed maintenance and the American Xerox tech was on leave. So a tech came out of Glasgow. I had a junior yeoman, an Alabama Black, escort the Glaswegian. The two of them were reduced to writing notes to each other. They had no trouble reading the other's written English, but the two accents were so strong that their spoken English was mutually incomprehensible. However, if you had asked either of them, they would have told you that they were speaking their native language, English." Have you had similar (comparably extreme) experiences? Please, _only native English speakers_ (obviously there are many examples from or with non-native speakers)! |
956 | 660 | 76823_0 | My question of whether to use _if I was_ or _if I were._ Which one is incorrect or nonstandard? |
957 | 13,508 | 76823_0 | Which one would be correct? 1. I wish it weren't raining today. 2. I wish it wasn't raining today. 3. I wish it were raining today. 4. I wish it was raining today. |
958 | 30,090 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? " If it were possible, and it were possible to do..." that sounds wrong, shouldn't we have **was** after it? |
959 | 178,432 | 76823_0 | Would I use 'was' or 'were' here? > _She laughed as though there **was/were** a chance he might have said > anything else._ (I read about the difference between was and were, but I can't apply it to this sentence because it seems like both a past possibility and a hypothetical, like a past hypothetical. Could someone explain the answer to me please?) |
960 | 114,105 | 76823_0 | Which is correct? 1) If I **were** a little taller, I would be able to reach the top of the shelf. 2) If I **was** a little taller, I would be able to reach the top of the shelf. |
961 | 9,530 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? Should I say "If I _were_ [something]" or "If I _was_ [something]?" This came up because I am writing a comment above a function in some code. Here's the comment, basically: // Shuts down everything // Will stop the process if it was running function Shutdown() So should that say "if it _was_ running" or "if it _were_ running?" Also, why? |
962 | 59,848 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Which is correct: "what if there was" or "what if there were"? > Correct usage of was/were on the object of a sentence > "Was" or "were" in subjunctive clauses I have the following sentence in the draft of my latest paper: > No arbitrage would be introduced if the project were traded. Is this version correct? Or should it be: > No arbitrage would be introduced if the project was traded. What are the rules here? |
963 | 93,817 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > “If I was” or “If I were”. Which is more common, and which is correct? > 1. **If I _was_ to** sum up my computer knowledge in one word, it would be > _“destitute”_. > > 2. **If I _were_ to** sum up my computer knowledge in one word, it would > be _“destitute”_. > > Which is correct? |
964 | 57,975 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "Was" or "were" in subjunctive clauses Can we use "if you were going outside, please let me know" or "I was wondering if you were going outside" in a polite request? If yes, do you think changing it to "if you are going outside, please let me know" makes it less polite? |
965 | 57,555 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Which is correct: "what if there was" or "what if there were"? Someone recently posted to meta.stackoverflow.com about a plural bug on Area 51, writing > ...it doesn't effect [sic] the functionality of the site, but it'd be nice > if the grammar was correct... I jokingly pointed out that he meant _"It would be nice if the grammar **were** correct."_ The user Gilles commented > ...you picked something that's actually not an error... you don't have to > use the subjunctive, the indicative is also correct. That's not my understanding at all, but I've never _studied_ grammar. We're dealing with a speculative/conditional future, the subjunctive is required, isn't it? I recognize that language is a living thing, and that in English our use of the subjunctive is decreasing. But surely the indicative is not correct in this case? At least not yet? |
966 | 68,587 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? I am unsure whether to use "were" or "was" in the following instances Instance 1: > If I **were** you or > If I **was** you Instance 2: > If I **were** her or > If I **was** her Instance 3: > If I **were** a monkey or > If I **was** a monkey Does it differ between forms of English (British, American)? |
967 | 75,830 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "Was" or "were" in subjunctive clauses > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? > Why have the subjunctive and indicative converged in Modern English? I've been reading _Warrior's Apprentice_ by Lois McMaster Bujold and there is a strange phrase in chapter 2: > "Not much." She shrugged. "He just mentioned it. I wish—I don't know. I wish > my mother were alive." That "I wish my mother were alive" really confuses me. Why is "were" used instead of "was"? |
968 | 19,034 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? I tweeted a little earlier today: > I mean, if I was really ugly they would probably run me down, right? A friend called me out on my incorrect grammar: > if you WERE really ugly. Grammar, Ryan. So this begs the question, who's right here? Is it correct to say "If I was really ugly" or "If I were really ugly"? |
969 | 134,788 | 76823_0 | If you are saying that somebody wishes that they could have been somebody else, which would be more correct: E from the eels wishes he **was** Elliott Smith or E from the eels wishes he **were** Elliott Smith? |
970 | 80,723 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? Which one is the correct form: "Wish I was here" or "wish I were here"? I've heard both of them many times but I don't know which one is correct. |
971 | 20,168 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicates:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? > "Was" versus "were"—word usage in Stack Overflow Ad Image Which one is correct: "If I were a cop, I would wear a uniform" OR "If I was a cop, I would wear a uniform"? |
972 | 132,574 | 76823_0 | I need to check the grammaticality of the following sentence: > If I __ a doctor, I would serve the poor. (a) am (b) had been (c) were (d) > was I am confused with _were_ and _had been_ since there is _would_ in the sentence too. |
973 | 44,706 | 76823_0 | I'm not a native english speaker, so even though I'm decently proficient at it, I don't really "know the rules" sometimes, and this is one that's been confusing me for a long time. Which one is correct in each sentence? > If the movement **[was/were]** to continue uncorrected, the tower would one > day topple. > > If I **[was/were]** rich, I would buy a yacht. NOTE: I care not only about the case of "I", but also "she", "them", "it", etc, as in the example of the tower. Would it be any different if instead of the tower, it'd be me who'd topple if uncorrected? I'm pretty sure it's "were" in both cases. That's what they taught me, I think. I started to doubt when I saw a lot of "was", but it sounded like the typical intentional mistake used "stylistically". ("If I was a rich girl...") Then I saw it some more and thought it came down to an American/British English difference (I was taught British, in theory, and most of what I read is American). But that tower sentence came straight from "The Guardian"... When do you use _was_ and when do you use _were_? |
974 | 111,847 | 76823_0 | I've been reading a lot about the subjunctive mood lately, and everything seems clearer than it did some time ago, but I still have doubts regarding this mood. The other day I read the following sentence: > It's about time someone took my place. And I'd be honored if it was you. So now I'm confused as to whether was or were is correct in this sentence. I read that the subjunctive mood only exists in the present and past tense. I think that the troublesome sentence describes future: He would be honored if it was he who took his place. If this is the case then the subjunctive mood wouldn't apply here, and therefore "was" would be correct. I would appreciate any help. |
975 | 146,361 | 76823_0 | > You can place the script in the head or body as you like. The script will > behave as if it was located exactly where you put the script tag in the > document. The sentences above are taken from this JavaScript tutorial (at the very bottom). I think they made a grammatical mistake here: it should be **behave as if it were** rather than **it was**. I'm not 100% sure, so want to confirm it. |
976 | 46,872 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? From what I have read so far both are correct and _was_ is used in an informal way. But somehow statements like "If I was to lose my mind" sound incorrect. Is the above sentence correct? Why is this the case? |
977 | 15,510 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "Wasn't" vs "weren't" On a Tuesday morning, which of these sentences is the better way to express that I already want it to be Friday? > I wish it were Friday. > I wish it was Friday. |
978 | 2,705 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > "If I was" or "If I were". Which is more common, and which is correct? Is this correct grammar? > What if there was a Stack Overflow on… Shouldn't it be "what if there **were** a Stack Overflow on…"? |
979 | 133,365 | 76823_0 | Today, I Tweeted the following: "If today wasn't a good day, tomorrow is a new day." My friend Tweeted me back, saying, "You should have used 'weren't' instead of 'wasn't'." Which one is correct? |
980 | 87,354 | 76823_0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > “If I was” or “If I were”. Which is more common, and which is correct? > Which is correct: “what if there was” or “what if there were”? Which of following sentences is formed properly? Why? > Although Reza has a successful career as a lawyer, he still wishes he > **was** a rock musician. or > Although Reza has a successful career as a lawyer, he still wishes he > **were** a rock musician. |
981 | 131,198 | 76823_0 | I don't know what should to write with I would think you were bluffing if it, should it be wasn't or weren't for? |
982 | 5,052 | 76823_0 | Aren't some articles missing in the following sentence? > ... when traditional pattern of landscape became established. Or is it something else that is wrong with this sentence? Context. |
983 | 38,569 | 76823_0 | What is the relation between the two wives of a man called? |
984 | 134,090 | 76823_0 | Is the following sentence grammatically correct? > With the exception of a few members of my family, you are the only three > people to whom I actually care what happens. |
985 | 134,098 | 76823_0 | Are these entirely interchangeable? Or is there sometimes reason to use one but not the other? (Other than, as one website says, to use 'eo ipso' rather than 'ipso facto' if you really want to be pretentious and obscure.) Wiktionary says: 'eo ipso' = Through or by that very act or quality; thereby. 'ipso facto' = By that very fact itself. I came across 'eo ipso' in this sentence: > It is one thing to say that I know what is good for X, while he himself does > not; and even to ignore his wishes for its - and his - sake; and a very > different one to say that he has _eo ipso_ chosen it, not indeed > consciously, not as he seems in everyday life, but in his role as a rational > self which his empirical self may not know - the 'real' self which discerns > the good, and cannot help choosing it once it is revealed. |
986 | 38,564 | 76823_0 | I'm building a web form and am looking to label a check box list used to select one or more diagnoses. I want to label this list in a way that indicates to the user that they may select one or more items. If it were a list of cars, the label would read "Car(s)". The 's' in parentheses indicates that they may select multiple cars but it's not necessary. How would I do the same for the word diagnosis? My first thought was "Diagnosis(es)". Is this correct? |
987 | 7,025 | 76823_0 | What is the name for the pricing strategy where the item price is just below a psychologically significant amount? For example $199 instead of $200, $2.95 instead of $3, $49,990 instead of $50,000. |
988 | 124,350 | 76823_0 | I have a problem choosing the right combination of words for naming a variable in my program. I have to choose among the following values: 1. job history 2. work history Which is correct? This variable describes the companies in which a person has worked and his work history. |
989 | 153,801 | 76823_0 | > I now have to take ___ additional responsibility. Are both _on_ and _up_ grammatically correct? Is there a difference in meaning? When to use which one? |
990 | 70,131 | 76823_0 | A line from Kipling's The Last of the Light Brigade reads thus: They felt that life was fleeting; they knew not that art was long, What does _art_ mean in this context? |
991 | 18,897 | 76823_0 | > I kept studying to the point that I became dizzy. Can that be switched around to become this and still be grammatically correct? > To the point that I became dizzy I kept studying. Is there anything wrong with that sentence? |
992 | 18,896 | 76823_0 | Is this grammatically correct? Is there anything wrong with that sentence? |
993 | 13,895 | 76823_0 | I have heard there is a difference between movies 'based on' verses those 'inspired by' true events. Does one relationship with the 'true events' have more license than another, or is it just the director's discretion as to which phrase to use? |
994 | 122,019 | 76823_0 | If your child is lying down and you want them to get in the sitting position, how do you ask them to in an informal/everyday language? If you could provide more than one way, it would be appreciated. |
995 | 134,611 | 76823_0 | Is there a term that describes the act of giving tangible qualities to an intangible noun? > I **stumbled over** a metaphor or > I felt sadness **condense** on my skin The first one might just be "figure of speech", but perhaps there is a more specific name. |
996 | 175,249 | 76823_0 | In colloquial speech, one often hears the use of `the beginning and the end` to denote a range, but you rarely hear them paired in the same form or or the opposite pairing: ie begin and ending, begin and end, beginning and ending. |
997 | 124,358 | 76823_0 | According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/let+alone, the following are synonyms, which I denote with ≈: **not to mention ≈ let alone** According to http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone: **let alone ≈ much less ≈ still less**. I understand the meaning of " **not to mention**." However, could someone please expound how the structure in each of the other four averred synonyms means " **not to mention** "? Put differently, how does the continguity of two popular adjectives in each of the four cases result in **"not to mention"**? At present, I am only taking as gospel these synonymities, contingent upon the thesaurus. Without a thesarus, I would probably have never divined to couple each of the two of these popular adjectives to derive (near) synonyms of **not to mention.** I referenced The phrase "let alone". |
998 | 87,290 | 76823_0 | In my writing I have the following statement: > We tried to account for this issue by doing this and that. Is there a single verb that be substituted for " _tried to account_ "? |
999 | 102,771 | 76823_0 | Is there a single word which means "not empty"? That is, a word which one might use to describe a field with one or more cows in it, as opposed to an "empty" field with none? _Full_ or even _partially-full_ are not appropriate, because the number of animals is indeterminate, and the final count could be a single bull [which are best kept on their own] or fifty cows. Or three sheep. And the field is really only _full_ when there is no more space available. I'd prefer a single word, to go with the single word "Empty". Currently I'm using "has animals" which I feel is not particularly succinct. _[This is an edit of the original question reproduced below, in an effort to keep it on-topic]_ * * * I'm trying to figure out the names for different states of a set of items, empty or non-empty. What I came up with so far: EmptyAndFetching, EmptyAndReady, HasItemsAndFetching, HasItemsAndReady, Error `HasItems` seems awkward, I would rather use one word than two. How do you call a set that is not empty, i.e. has at least one item, in a common language? |
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