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Difference between “ask” and “enquire” [closed]
Should I use ask or enquire, in the following sentence?
The young man enquired the direction to the hospital.
Is the following sentence better?
The young man asked the way to the hospital.
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On the interpretation of “walked to the station at 9 o'clock” [closed]
I want to confirm what a book says. It says:
I went to the station at 9 o'clock.
I walked to the station at 9 o'clock.
Sentence (1) has the following two meaning:
a. I left for the station at 9 ...
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“Thank you for coming” and “Thank you for your coming”
Consider "Thank you for coming" and "Thank you for your coming".
Would the latter one be grammatical? Why? Is it possible to recognize latter "coming" as noun? Some say you need no pronoun because it ...
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Usage of the expression “go they went”
I noticed the usage of go they went in the TV show How I Met Your Mother:
Marshall: Where are all my underpants?
Lily: Did you check your suitcase?
(Marshall checks his suitcase, gives a ...
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What's the verb for making that “pffft” sound?
I have a dialogue like this:
"All I wanted to do was to keep a low profile"
"Pffft. That worked well, we not only have the entire police force but also the entire mafia chasing us"
I don't ...
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Meaning of “to believe the impossible”
Does to believe the impossible mean
to believe that everything is possible
to believe that something seemingly impossible is actually possible
something else?
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What does “to bleed something” mean?
In Bloomberg magazine, I saw this sentence:
Rust Belt states that have bled manufacturing jobs.
Does it mean they have lost the jobs or gained more jobs?
