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Is it incorrect to say I'm 20 years old next month?
Is it incorrect to say
I'm 20 years old next month.
I'm learning through an English app. It says that the sentence above is incorrect and the correct answer is
I shall be 20 years old next month.
There were 4 choices to this question in the…
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"must" vs "shall" - are they the same, or is one a softened version of the other?
In Information Technology, the "RFC2119 standard" (not exactly standard, but it does not matter here) provides guidance for the use of some words: "must", "must not", "should", "should not", and "may". The definitions there are very clear and there…
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"I broke my arm" vs "my arm was broken"
I broke my arm.
In my language (Persian), if I say this to one of my friends, her response would be like this: “Are you out of your mind? Why did you break your arm?” because it implies that I broke my arm on purpose. And we usually say this in…
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Is calling a woman "madam" offensive?
I have read the meaning of "madam" on Google and it is said to be a respectful title for a woman, or a woman who runs a house of prostitution:
A woman who is running a brothel where prostitutes work for money is an example of a madam.
Please…
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'Out of curiosity' means I'm not curious at all. Isn't it?
I was reading some other forum and came across the debate on 'curious' word. The senior member responds telling all of below mentioned sentences mean the same thing.
Just for curiosity´s sake, ....... Just for the sake of curiosity, ... Just out of…
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"The girl I love hates me" or "The girl who I love hates me"
The girl I love hates me
Is the sentence grammatically correct?
My teacher says it should be
the girl who I love hates me
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The correct capital G and J in cursive
I've come across two versions of writing a capital G and a capital J in cursive. I cannot understand which one is correct because Wikipedia shows that the capital G from my textbook is, in fact, the capital J from Wikipedia and vice-versa.
Is it a…
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Is "Ram married his daughter" ambiguous?
Ram married his daughter is ambiguous because:
Marry means marry somebody to become a spouse.
The second meaning is perform the marriage ritual as a priest.
So, if Ram is a priest he can marry his daughter.
I don't think native speakers ever say…
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Why do people say "I am broke" instead of "I am broken"?
I know these are correct:
I am done.
He is chosen.
My phone is broken.
But why do we say
I am broke.
instead of
I am broken.
Is that even grammatically correct?
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Is there an idiom that means that you are in a very strong negotiation position in a negotiation?
Is there an idiom that means that you are in a very strong negotiation position in a negotiation? If there's no such idiom can you think of an idiom that means that you are in a stronger position than someone or something else? I am thinking of…
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What does "Bless you" mean in this context?
“What's that?” said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding.
“Bouillabaisse,” said Hermione.
“Bless you,” said Ron.
“It's French,” said Hermione, “I had it on holiday summer…
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In the morning VS on the morning
Which one is correct? (Maybe both are correct.)
He passed away on the morning of March 5.
Or
He passed away in the morning of March 5.
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What is this mop-like tool called in English?
What this pictured object is called in English?
I was googling for mop and squeegee and got confused since based on the pictures in google images the most mops and squeegees look different. Then what is the accurate name for that?
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Why can't we say snakes crawl?
Snakes crawl.
According to Longman and Collins dictionary crawl means:
to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees
so in my point of view it's OK to say snakes crawl, but in one of the previous…
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Which one is correct, "in the USA" or "in USA"?
I want to know, what are the differences between "in the USA" and "in USA"? When to use "the" before a nation's name?
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