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- someone’s vs. someone else’s-- any difference?
I am going through the meaning of quot;errand quot;: The Oxford Languages defines it as: a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else’s behalf I
- whats the difference between somones and someones
I think someones is like peoples or persons different groups of someone, therefore someones >_> example: there was a person at the party -regular there were several persons at the party -somewhat poetic but it may be used for persons of importance, to show that each is an individual same with someones I assume
- Shes someones sister vs. Shes someones sister
Someone's sister is correct 'Someone' is singular, as it refers to a singular (unknown) person "She's Sarah's sister" and "she's someone's sister" are similar things e g you don't know who it is so "someone" has a sister
- Someone elses, Someones else, and Someone elses one
For example: -- You should move your car out of the way -- This is not my car but someone else's car I want to get rid of the redundancy in the sentence which is presented by the second "c
- prepositions - To be on, at or by someones side - English Language . . .
Being at someones side usually refers to a physical location, e g standing besides someone Standing by someone means to render (emotional) support You can stand by someone and support him her even if you don't share his her views Being on someone side means that you share his views and have the same opinion on that matter
- word request - When someone, instead of listening, makes assumptions . . .
Is there a word or expression for when somebody assumes you hold a certain view or opinion - and then starts to argue against this opinion that you didn't even express? Thank you; Update: Example
- Word for searching through someones possessions without permission
What word can we use if someone checks, searches or looks through somebody else's possessions without the owner's consent or knowledge? People who do this may not be looking for a specific thing, j
- Being someones pet - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
@Ali: Offhand I can only think of teacher's pet and pet project for "natural, idiomatic" metaphoric usages As Andrew says, if you wanted to extend the usage beyond the literal in any other context you'd probably either explicitly make it a simile (using, for example, like a pet), or provide plenty of "spoonfeeding" additional context (whistle over, brush away) to ensure the intended sense was
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