The usage of a particular sentence, how and where it is supposed to be used properly, so as to convey the intended message properly and obtain the most favorable outcome.
Questions tagged [sentence-usage]
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How do I respond to my Professor's email, wherein he has mistaken my gender?
I am a Chinese student. I was emailing a professor for graduate study opportunity. He replied with the title: Dear Mr. Li Actually, I am a female. Would it be a little strange if I told him in my reply? and how do I put this, should I say "I am a…
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When to use "bon appetit"?
I know that meaning of bon appetit is enjoy your meal, but I want to know when shall I use it?
Like if I am eating and someone else joins me, can I say that?
What if I am leaving the table?
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Can we use "Been" without have/has/had?
I've never seen "been" been used without have/has/had. But in some songs it appears that they sometime use "been" without have. When I searched on internet the lyrics of some songs, it was actually like "I've been" or "It's been". I always thought…
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"What more" vs "what else" do you need?
I am providing you with food, shelter, clothes.
What more do you need
or
what else do you need?
Which one's correct?
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What would be the natural answer on "I am sorry"?
What would be the answer for someone who asks "Sorry"?
For example, If someone insulted or hurt me, and then asks "Sorry" or says "I am sorry, please".
If I want to tell him that I accept it (or alternatively if I want to refuse it), then what is…
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Does the sentence " Sorry, I have no time." give a bad impression?
When I want to stop chatting on computer, I said " Sorry, I have no time."
Does this way of saying give a bad impression? Are there any better way of saying?
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Should I use "on", "when" or "where" with "day"?
From Improbability Principle by David Hand:
The really unusual day would be one where nothing unusual happens.
An event happens on a day (e.g. On this day section of Wikipedia), so following this reasoning it seems that the sentence should…
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"How is going" or "How is it going" or both?
Which one is correct? "How is going" or "How is it going". I googled it but it seemed both are in use. Am I right with this point?
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When to properly use Present Progressive statements?
Can present progressive statements be use at present or for the future? or both?
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here, the other / the one / a person which one is right, sticking to 'more of'?
Here's a question I'd like to ask someone.
Are you more of a person spending time alone or the other spending time with others.
Are you more of a person spending time alone or the one spending time with others.
Are you more of a person spending…
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Can I say "I sent her a message about"?
Can I say "I sent her a message about"? I'm asking it because I saw on Google there are only 7000 results.
I have two questions about this issue:
Should it not be very common sentence, or maybe there is another way -more common- to express this…
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Can double "but"s be used in a sentence?
It's not literally double "but"s, but here's the sentence that I'm talking about:
The old system had its flaws, but nevertheless it was preferable to the new one.
I picked this up from oxford dictionary, by the way, and I'm entirely sure that "but"…
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What are some generic responses to "It's good to see you."?
I often find myself struggling to come up with a response to that simple sentence. The only thing I always end up saying is "same here" which, to be perfectly frank, I'm not sure is appropriate. I'd appreciate it if you could suggest some more…
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"had a test in English today" vs. "had an English test today"
Is it ok to say:
"I had a test in English today"
Or should I say:
"I had an English test today"
instead?
I think I actually have seen it expressed like "in English" but I just read it wasn't correct.
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"How'd I come here?" vs "How did I come here?"
I found a related post here but I'm still confused and not sure whether it's correct to use "How'd I come here?".
When search in google I got only about 11 results for "How'd I come here?", but I got about 200 results for "How did I come here?".…
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