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- When is the suffix -tor and -ter used? - English Language Learners . . .
0 There is also a usage trend to use - tor when the intent is to emphasize that the agent is a person, while - ter is used when the agent is not necessarily a person For example, ‘compu tor ’ the original term meaning a person performing computation later becoming ‘compu ter ’ when calculations were performed by either people or machines
- modal verbs - What are the uncontracted forms? - English Language . . .
I should be chucked out an’ made ter live as a Muggle!” “Hagrid!” said Harry, shocked to see Hagrid shaking with grief and remorse, great tears leaking down into his beard
- pronunciation - You cant spell Slaughter without Laughter . . .
ˈslɔtər vs ˈlɑːftə (r) For those who don't read 'pronunciation': Slaw-ter vs Laff-ter Similarly: Homographs (words spelled identically but pronounced differently) run into the same issue for an English language learner Examples: After weeks in the desert the troops began to desert their fellows
- What is the difference between there is no and there is not?
What is the difference between "there is no " and "there is not " (the same question for "there are no " and "there are not "? For example: There is no an apple on the table versus There is not an apple on the table
- Is there an idiom for when two things dont interact with each other . . .
Is there an idiom for when two things don't interact with each other? For example, two bacteria next to each other don't interact with each other and behaves like they are not near each other It d
- Why do people use Ive been + name instead of I am + name?
I have watched many interviews and talk shows in English and in many of them, when the host is saying goodbye, they say "I've been Xxxx Xxxxxx and this is The Talk Show X!" Why do they say "I've
- Which is correct in spoken language, not exist or not exists?
"<something> don't exist" is not Standard English As TRIG pointed out, this should be "<something> doesn't exist", because <something> is singular "something exists" is correct "Ain't no such thing" is common in spoken English, but "Ain't" is not in Standard English (Also, this use of a double negative is incorrect per Standard English ) "That exists" and "That does not exist" are Standard
- What else can we say instead of I see or I understand?
I am not sure but I find "I see" or "I understand" is little bit formal I am not sure close friends say each other "I see" a lot I could be wrong, though It sounds more like a doctor can say it
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