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Man goes with Woman to ensure she is safe on her way to home
There is a stereotype: The man (just one of... not a husband or boy-friend) goes with girl or woman (usually by walk) to "guard" her on her way to home.
The question is how he/she says/call this:
A man: I will ____ you...
and/or Woman: Could you…
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Which is correct: "on foot" or "by foot"?
He went there on foot.
Or
He went there by foot.
Which one is correct, and on what basis?
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How to pronounce "friends"?
So I can pronounce friend just fine. But when you add an s to it how do you transition from the d sound to the s (/z/) sound? Do you just ignore the d altogether?
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"I work {on/with/in} a team"?
I am wondering which of the following sentences is more used or even correct? What is this called? Word-choice, collocation or something else?
I work on a team.
I work with a team.
I work in a team.
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Is learning English with the Bible a good idea for ESL people?
I have a KJV Bible and considering to use it to improve my English vocabulary, reading and writing skills. But, I'm not a Christian and also not so familiar with Western culture. I'm afraid that there may be some issues during learning, such as the…
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Why does the spellchecker think this sentence is wrong?
Microsoft Word's spell (and grammar) checker makes the italic part of the following sentence sentence light up in green:
Considering how both of the rotation vector sensors seem to have trouble handling vehicular motion, be it from static magnetic…
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Can "either" be used for more than two items?
The Judiciary also uses a special type of monitoring through the General Inspection Office and Bureaucratic Justice Court. Additionally, either of the three powers have internal supervision mechanisms.
"Either" in the above paragraph is used for…
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What does 'just so you know' mean?
“just so you know” (Urban Dictionary)
What does this mean? And what grammatical role does “so” have?
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What do you call this thing that comes with any Apple product
I bought a MacBook Pro, and it came with this thing:
I don't know how to use it or where should I stick it, that is why I need to ask about it in any Apple forum. Unfortunately, I don't even know the name of it. What is this called?
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"How is this called" vs "What is this called"?
Which of the following is more suitable as a title for a picture with an arrow toward a part of the body's anatomy?
How is this called?
What is this called?
I need this for a picture of a part of the body, that appears without information about…
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Why is it necessary to add the "of" in "approved of "?
They surely wouldn't have approved my decision.
This sounds like perfect English to me.
But after searching on Google, I realized I was wrong, that I had to write instead:
They surely wouldn't have approved of my decision.
Why?
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These look like fragments. Help me to understand why they are okay to use
“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure. ”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
I recently found out that when writing lists, items in a list don't have to be complete sentences, like "You might…
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Exercises for pronouncing 'I'
Speakers of languages such as Italian and Spanish tend to have difficulty pronouncing the 'I' in words such as it and is correctly. For example, they might pronounce "it is" as "eat ease."
Are there any good exercises that can help them pronounce…
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When is using the past perfect tense not necessary?
Is it more natural to speak in simple past or past perfect when explaining past events to a friend? It seems like Americans use more simple past in everyday life than past perfect. I found this example online:
I had almost completed my essay when…
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How is “any more than” used to compare two different situations?
In the following quote by Billy Sunday
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.
Can anyone please explain/elaborate the usage and meaning of "any more than"?
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