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“All that is needing” vs. “all that is needed”
I've read the following quote from Game of Thrones:
Opening your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true.
English is not my mother ...
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What is the correct form of “advance” in the sentence: “My advance search”?
Which form is correct?
My advance search.
My advanced search.
I ask this in comparison to "simple" that does not have a 'ed' form.
My simple search.
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Why call them infinite/finite verbs?
The infinite, in my understanding, means huge/countless. So in what sense can we call a verb huge/countless?