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- Correct pronunciation of the name Geoff - English Language Learners . . .
It is however the Person named Geoff tells you how to pronounce it People can spell their names different ways and pronounce them in all kinds of different ways, that even do not look like their spelling People might not be able to get away with this except that Engish already has almost no spelling rules
- fronting - Starting sentences with Adjectives - English Language . . .
Disconsolate Heartbroken, Geoff sat staring into space Note that participle adjectives are often used in such structures, but not short 'unpadded' adjectives:??Sad, Geoff just sat there listlessly Very sad at this turn of events, Geoff just sat there listlessly
- What did you learn today? Vs what have you learned today?
@Lambie The Geoff Lindsey video I linked in the comments on the OP does a good job of explaining the situation In cases like this one, AmE allows either; neither choice is nonstandard BrE used to prefer the perfect but the simple past has now gained more acceptance due to AmE influence –
- Difference in meaning between good of and good for and good to?
It was good of you to take Geoff home last night: he was so drunk that I was worried about him! good for you to Your actions are will be beneficial to you It's good for you to get some healthy exercise every day It is often used in a conditional form: It would be good for you to get some healthy exercise every day good to you to
- co-worker vs. colleague - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Colleague implies same level or type of job In contrast to other answers that describe colleague as more general (because it applies also to similar positions in other companies), I perceive that there's a different aspect where co-worker is more general
- not to know A from B VS not to know a B from a bulls foot?
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- subject verb agreement - A group of boys is are - English Language . . .
As an antidote do all the people saying 'group is singular, therefore you should use is', here's a Language Log post by Geoff Pullum arguing against plural agreement for quantificational uses of mass nouns As a L1 (British) English speaker, I would definite use are over is
- How to distinguish between American Indians and Indian Indians in . . .
I don't know that "Native Americans" is the preferred term I live in "Indian country" in the Western U S , and the natives I know seem to use that term only when talking to whites
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