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Why does "They be naked" use the base form of "be"?

source: "Zootopia" 00:38:22 / 01:48:32 transcript: https://zootopia.fandom.com/wiki/Zootopia/Transcript Judy Hopps: Oh thank you so much, I'd appreciate that more than you can imagine, it'd ...

subjunctives  
user avatar asked by Zhang Jian Score of 7
user avatar answered by the-baby-is-you Score of 31

Do we always use "worsen" with something which is already bad?

The simple definition of worsen is to become or make something worse. However, in all the examples that I have seen, I noticed that the things being worsened had already been bad in the first place. ...

word-usage  
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What does "steal so much as a single glance" mean?

I found this text in the book I was reading namely, "And the mountain echoed": They said its eyes shone red. No one knew for sure, you understand, at least no one living: The div ate on the ...

meaning meaning-in-context  
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Does the question "will I get transplanted" make sense to your ears?

I work as a medical interpreter and the other day one of the patients said something that word for word would be structured in Spanish like "Will I get transplanted" I was not sure how to ...

semantics  
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How to understand "...we could all see our way past thinking…"

Yet authors crave something deeper. “We shouldn’t have to defend” romance novels, says Sarah MacLean, author of “Knockout”. “Love is a powerful feeling. I wish that we could all see our way past ...

sentence-meaning  
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He is ill/well/highly reputed of

He is ill reputed of. Do we need 'of' here? That is, "He is ill reputed." sounds or reads natural or naturally. If 'of' is okay here, where does this 'of' come from? https://en.dict.naver....

word-usage prepositions  
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user avatar answered by Kate Bunting Score of 19

What does "as to" mean in "to request to be quiet, **as to** start (a meeting)"

A definition from the Collins dictionary for the phrase "call to order" states: "to request to be quiet, as to start (a meeting)" Does "as to" in this context mean... as ...

phrases  
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user avatar answered by the-baby-is-you Score of 10

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Working in / for / at?

Which is the correct way to tell where I'm working? I'm working in XYZ company. I'm working for XYZ company. I'm working at XYZ company. Or is there any difference in the meaning?

prepositions difference  
user avatar asked by Nalaka526 Score of 40
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"Important to me" or "Important for me"

I cannot easily figure out which one is more appropriate to use: It's important to me. It's important for me. Are they the same? If not, what's the difference?

word-usage prepositions  
user avatar asked by B Faley Score of 42
user avatar answered by Roaring Fish Score of 38

What's a professional synonym for "would love to"?

I frequently use the expression "I would love to" when I write e-mails to request things from the other party. As in "I would love to have a call to discuss..." I feel like it conveys humility, ...

american-english expressions  
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"How much is its cost" vs "How much does it cost"

When buying something, what it more suitable to ask the seller? How much does it cost? How much is its cost? I know that the word "cost" is a verb and noun as well, but my question is ...

auxiliary-verbs possessives  
user avatar asked by Virtuous Legend Score of 3
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How can I say "I am sorry for sending you the consequent emails" in more professional and proper way?

I am sending another email before receiving any reply and want to apologize for that at the beginning of the second in an official way. How can I say "I am sorry for sending you the consequent emails" ...

email  
user avatar asked by Catman Score of 3

How can I apologize and promise that a mistake won't happen again?

I want to apologize for some mistake in official mail and want to make them sure I will not do that again. "I will take care of this next time" . or "I will take care of this onwards".

sentence-construction phrase-request  
user avatar asked by Neelam Prajapati Score of 2
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"Has" vs. "have"

Can anyone tell me where we have to use "has" and where we have to use "have"? I am confused. Can anyone explain me in a simple way?

word-usage tense verbs  
user avatar asked by RAJA RAM Score of 3
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Can you answer these questions?

“If this isn't where I belong, then I don't know where is.” is this sentence correct?

I was inspired by the phrase “If this isn't Xxx, then I don't know what is.”, but is this one correct? Thank you!

grammar idiomatic-language  
user avatar asked by shur Score of 1
user avatar answered by Rose Posie Score of -1

Articles with uncountable nouns

I can't understand the use of the definite article with the word "hardware". For example, a lecture in my computer science course reads: Software is the general category of code which runs ...

definite-article  
user avatar asked by Artem Score of 1
user avatar answered by Lambie Score of 0

Does Parallelism Always Apply When Using "As Well As"?

Which sentence (or both) is correct between: Playing sports helps you stay in shape as well as maintain your focus. Playing sports helps you stay in shape as well as maintaining your focus. If ...

parallelism  
user avatar asked by A Slow Learner Score of 2
user avatar answered by swmcdonnell Score of -1
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