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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Usage between to and and - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead", but it would be self-contradictory to say "I went to the mall to buy some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead "
- I am happy I could was able to help you. - which one?
'Could' is used to indicate possibility 'Able' is related to ability Arguably " I'm glad I could help you " could refer to things that made it possible for you to help - the circumstances, timing etc - while " I'm glad I was able to help you " focuses on your ability, means, authority etc However, there is also an overlap in the meaning of these two words as well as in some of the other
- word usage - When to use run vs when to use ran - English Language . . .
My friend is writing some documentation and asked me an English question I don't know the answer to In this case which would it be? CCleaner has been run or CCleaner has been ran
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