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How much is he keen not to do something when he’s saying “I do never – if I can help it”?
I guess ‘if I can help it’ is a kind of ‘if possible’. It seems help means to prevent or avoid.
By the way, how much are the speakers keen not to do something in the following sentences? I can’t ...
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’He was off’ vs. ‘He started’ (in terms of their effect in story telling)
I’m feeling something more energetic from ‘off’ than from ‘start’ because of its shortness and pronunciation, but I don’t know for sure what effect ‘be off’ has in story telling. Is it exactly same as ...
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Is “very less” correct English?
Is using very less correct English? My friend suggests it should be very little. Are they both correct, or is there a difference?
