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- How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails . . .
I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting I can not figure out the most appropriate and fo
- prepositions - Difference between with and to - English Language . . .
"With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos
- grammaticality - Is it did you used to or did you use to? - English . . .
[1] * What games or activities did you used to play during recess or after school? [2] What games or activities did you use to play during recess or after school? Only [2] is correct The uncertainty about which form to use probably arises because the "used to" in [1] is pronounced with a single t and hence is homophonous with the "use to" in [2] The aspectual verb "use" has no present
- Is it idiomatic to say I just played or I was just playing in . . .
Specifically in the context of answering that question, the bare verb played carries a connotation of childishness, for example: the first definition from the Oxford Learners Dictionary to do things for pleasure, as children do; to enjoy yourself, rather than work So it would be perfectly natural for a child to respond with "I just played" If an adult gave that response, it would probably
- reading aloud - What is the correct way to write 1. 5 hours? - English . . .
In general, for some number of hours, plus some fraction of an hour, you'd use the number, plus the fraction, plus "hours", plural "Four and a half hours ", "Three and three-quarters hours," etc However, for the specific case of 1 5 hours, the usual expression is "an hour and a half" This usage is so common that "One and a half hours" actually sounds strange
- Difference between I like swimming and I like to swim?
I recall once reading in a grammar book years ago that 'I like swimming' is a liking lasting for at least some period, while 'I like to swim' is more about the current mood
- prepositions - Whats the difference between in to? - English Language . . .
@User26328 Coucou Actually that's such a tricky point of the English Language that it's difficult to make an answer both up to the point and simple enough to a learner of the language Deserves an academic paper
- What is the difference between look at and look to?
For the bounty, I am interested at difference between look at look to a physical object, if that exists, not the idiomatic aspect
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