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- pronouns - Something for anyone vs Something for everyone - English . . .
6 "Something for everyone" is an idiom or fixed phrase meaning something that appeals to all tastes Idioms can bypass strict definitions of words or grammar rules; the meaning comes from the entire expression and it can't be broken into logical parts
- Be the first to do something vs. be the first to have done something
Could you tell what is the difference between be the first to do something and be the first to have done something? For example: The country is the first to use nuclear power The country is the f
- Whats the difference between something and some thing?
It has to be something she would like Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one) To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional
- grammaticality - take time to do something doing something - English . . .
This is an example of the phrase take time to do something from Longman Dictionary My question is, can we also say While in New York he took time visiting some friends?
- The difference in meaning between Have someone do something and Get . . .
To get someone do something suggests that you talked to the person and convinced or persuade them to do something - this structure has a similar meaning to get something done finally I got my dad to change his old car have someone do something, on the other hand, suggests that you arranged for the person to do something or caused them to do something, maybe by asking them, paying them, or
- Provide information on, of or about something?
That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly Still, in a great many cases you can use the two interchangeably There's one more case when you use strictly on: Dirt Tools of blackmail
- difference - Go off of something vs. go from something - English . . .
5 Would you tell me if there is any difference in meaning between go off of something and go from something in the sense of making a decision based on something? For example: I'm not sure if the baggage will fit into the trunk, but you can give me the baggage's measurement and we'll go off of there go from there
- usage of a something in the sentence - English Language Learners . . .
In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’ This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking about itself; but under the circumstances it is entirely proper
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