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Should and must (expectation and strong certainty)
What is the difference between these 2 sentences
He should be at home now
He must be at home now
I don't really understand the difference between expectation and a high degree of confidence.
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What does "deadly" mean in "deadly whisper"?
"Have you any idea how worried I have been?" Said Mrs Weasley in a deadly whisper.
I looked up the dictionary for the word deadly but it has a dozen meanings and I can't seem to fit the ...
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Ambiguity of Infinitive
I read the following sentence in a TOEIC book:
Receive a customized learning plan to set goals and overcome the challenges that cause many players to get discouraged.
Which one is the correct ...
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How to say A is sitting to the left left of C, if the position is "A B C", without mentioning B?
Something like "A is to the second left of C" ?
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What sound would an English speaker produce when the reduced vowel in ‘want𝑒d’ or ‘𝑒xist’ is under secondary stress (e.g. long note in a song)?
Technically it’s a reduced /ɪ/ phoneme, but when it falls under secondary
stress it changes its phonetic value (exist /ᵻɡˈzɪst/ > existential
/ˌɛɡzˈstɛnʃl/; necessary /ˈnɛsᵻsəri/ > necessity /...
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Usage of 'Not to mention'
In the sentence below, I used 'not to mention' to emphasize that swimming across the Korea Strait is much more difficult than swimming across the Han River. Does it make sense?
He succeeded in ...
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Can "however" void what has been said beforehand? [closed]
Google’s English dictionary, powered by Oxford Languages, says that "however" introduces a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously.
Then ...
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Difference between "human male" and "male human"
Could you please help me settle an argument? It's regarding the semantic difference between "human male" and "male human". Despite the different ordering of adjective and noun, I ...
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Why is “raining cats and dogs” used to describe heavy rain? [duplicate]
What do animals have to do with storms? The phrase “raining cats and dogs” is widely understood to mean that it’s raining very heavily, but I’ve always found it puzzling. What do cats and dogs have to ...
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Europe-bound vs. European-bound
First sentence of this article: https://apnews.com/article/libya-europe-migrants-shipwreck-7bb9e036d9c9997f524db134aba8b00f
Libya’s coast guard intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants on a boat ...
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Which is correct for “___ has arrived early”: “Nobody,” “None,” or both?
I have a question about subject-verb agreement with indefinite pronouns. Which of the following would be the most grammatically accurate choice?
_____ has arrived early.
a) Nobody
b) None
c) Both a &...
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Using “As soon as” as a conjunction
Please,what is the correct option in the following example;
As soon as I arrived at school, the lesson…….I missed the beginning.
a) began
b) had begun
I think “ began” is ok in this context.
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When is it OK to have FULL CAPS WRITING? [closed]
I'm having a debate with some friends about the use of writing in all capital letters. Is it considered proper English to do so? I believe it can create confusion, as it might be mistaken for an ...
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What is the adjective for a person that doesn't have any vices or sin
I always forget this word even though I use it often and when I do try to recall it, for some reason I always think of the word "bipartisan".
I would describe it somebody's lifestyle, an ...
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Where did the usage of "cast" as in "to cast a flag [on a post]" come from?
The usage of "cast" as in "casting a flag [on a post, to be reviewed by moderation]" seems much less common than "to flag [a post, etc.]", but it is used extensively on ...
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