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| bio | website | your-translations.com |
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| age | 37 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 4 months |
| seen | Mar 3 at 9:49 | |
| stats | profile views | 23 |
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Jan 30 |
answered | What is it called when I see another person in the mirror when there is only me |
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Jan 30 |
answered | When 'willing' is added, does this intensify or weaken the meaning of “I bet”? |
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Jan 30 |
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“Optional machines to work with” Can you give more detail about the type of machines? My gut feeling would be to go along with something shorter like: "Other tools", but it depends on the context. |
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Jan 30 |
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“has”+perfect in reported speech of the future The answer does explain why. The problem is that for some reason, you still don't get it, even though all the answers on the board say the same thing (can't use the future perfect because the action in the past compared to the moment of the retelling). |
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Jan 30 |
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“has”+perfect in reported speech of the future Upvote or downvote means that you KNOW the answer. Not a matter of "convincing" - if you don't KNOW, you have no business upvoting or downvoting. As for the action being in the future, nope. Look at the sequence: 1. You pronounce him dead, THEN 2. You tell him. What do you tell him? You tell him about the action in 1. 1 happens before 2, therefore 1 is in the past compared to 2. In your example, he has already been pronounced dead = future perfect is wrong. Future perfect describes an action that will be completed later: "By the time you get back home, you will have been pronounced dead". |
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Jan 29 |
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“has”+perfect in reported speech of the future @msh210 What's the point of asking a question if you are sure that your answer is correct? (and in this case, no, it isn't) The action in the reported speech is in the past compared to the time it is told. "I will tell him that he has been..." By the time you "tell him", the action of pronouncing him dead is in the past. You can specify that it is over (past perfect) or simply that it has happened between a point of time in the past and now (present perfect). In no case can you use the future perfect as it would imply the action isn't complete. |
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Jan 29 |
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Why is “I refuse running” wrong? @terdon dancing is not different from running... but go is a verb of movement, which is a special case: you can use the present participle with verbs which indicate movement. "I'll go running is ok" but "I decline running is not". Check the link in the answer. |
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Jan 29 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Jan 29 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jan 29 |
answered | “has”+perfect in reported speech of the future |
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Jan 29 |
answered | Why is “I refuse running” wrong? |
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Jan 29 |
answered | What is it called when people wrongly anticipate something and their actions eventually make it happen? |
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Jan 21 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jan 21 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? @ruakh "informal: characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary, casual, or familiar use". It does not require the use of slang. There are varying degrees of everything, but whenever you address the reader with the second person, you are well within the informal territory. |
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Jan 21 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? @ruakh "Informal online business" doesn't mean that every word used in the copy has to be informal. A friendly and informal tone is not achieved just through the use of of buzzwords and slang, it is achieved through clear, easy to read copy, directly addressing the reader, jokes and personal references, non-politically correct statements, etc. "Are you new to..." is already informal. Compare with "information for new users" or "Introduction to...". |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Is there a specific reason why using "newbie" would be better than "new" in that case? "Are you new to XYZ.com?" convey the same meaning and does not have the negative connotations that the word newbie may have for some people. |
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Jan 20 |
answered | How to analyze lightly varying senses of adjective *very* |
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Jan 20 |
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Word for person willing to argue contradictory things depending on what suits him A "caprice" is characterized by being seemingly unmotivated. If a person changes his tune to suit his interest, it is motivated and therefore not capricious. |
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Jan 20 |
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Word for person willing to argue contradictory things depending on what suits him +1 for hypocrite, -1 for contrarian. |
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Jun 8 |
awarded | Caucus |
