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  1. 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?

  2. 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 …

  3. "Such" vs. "Such a" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Aug 22, 2015 · Such and Such: Count nouns vs. non-count nouns Two distinct (and usually non-overlapping) possibilities exist for singular nouns X: such X (for a mass noun) such an X (for a count …

  4. What does it mean to "end up with a Desmond"?

    Sep 21, 2022 · Desmond is (or was) much more common than Damien/Geoff or Attila. I don't think I have heard either of those. UK University honours degrees go First, Two-one, Two-two, Third. An …

  5. 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 everyone

  6. 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 …

  7. What does "you better" mean in this context of conversation?

    Jan 18, 2023 · Formally, "best" would be appropriate in cases of multiple options. There might be a lot of things you could do at 1:00 am, but you'd best go to bed; but I don't really think this is the thinking …

  8. irrealis mood - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Apr 20, 2021 · Is it: Naturally, she assumed that once there was a new film everybody would be eager to go and see it. Or: Naturally, she assumed that once there were a new film everybody would be eager …

  9. 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 …

  10. Inversions with "so" and "such" - English Language Learners Stack …

    I got how to inverte sentences with so but I ask this question in order to make it conformed that inverting sentences with such does not work in the same way exactly. For example: They were...