“He said that she killed people” vs. “He said that she kills people.
“That she kills people” was true when he (=the speaker reported, not the reporter) said it.
The truth of the report, “He said th…
Just a quick supplementary note: "The moment you do it, you make me smile" is better than "The moment that you do it, you make me smile." Omit that here. It’s one of those situatio…
1. I will come when you watch a movie
2. I will come if you watch a movie
1 mówi że przyjde w trakcie oglądania filmu.
Czy 2 też znaczy to samo czyli przyjdę w trakcie oglądania i jedyna różnica to ż…
"The moment when you do it, you make me smile."
“When you do it” modifies “moment.” Approx.paraphrase: When you do it, you (perhaps immediately) make me smile.
"The moment that you d…
2. W mojej książce grammar lab jest np napisane że provided that nie mogę użyć w 3 trybie a z resztą jest ok.
"Provided that" is very formal. “If” can be substituted for any “provided that”…
Cytat: chippy
Must= rules
Have to = choice
The speaker who uses “must” articulates the obligation or necessity that comes from him. When the speaker relates someone else’s orders or regulations, he…
(We, the administrators of this facility say that) you must shower before entering the pool.
(They say that, to obey their rules,) I have to shower before entering the pool. That’s their rule; we rec…
You should see the difference:
I’ll come soon ( [better: as soon as I can or leave soon out] to propose) when you (solemnly swear that you can and are willing to) cook.
I’ll come soon (soon would b…
“I will come now since you are cooking” is possible. “Now” can also mean immediately, without delay, at once.
Re I will leave now if you sleep: I will leave now (OK)… if you (still OK)…sleep (nonsen…
A: I’m not happy these days, you know; I feel dejected, spiritless. What do you do when you feel like that?
B: Well. I’ve tried traveling. I have been to Warsaw twice when I felt that way (“sad”would …
Czy może być "not only was the bathroom flooded, but also the rest of the house." ?
No.
With no inversion: The bathroom was not only flooded, but also the rest of the house???…
(1) Not only the bathroom was flooded, but also the rest of the house (was flooded).
In the first clause, “only the bathroom” is within the scope of “not”; in other words, “not” negates “only the bat…
There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between doing homework and cooking dinner, which isn’t meant to say that there isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between skipping homework and dinner.…
(Any and all) adverbs go
1. for emphasis, before the subject (e.g. so-called sentence adverbs: unfortunately, etc.); use sparingly
2. after the subject of a simple verb
3. after the first (or only) a…
He (routinely) runs the 100-meter dash in (or in under or under) 10 seconds.
He ran the 100-meter dash in 10 seconds (yesterday, or routinely).
When he ran the 100-meter dash in 10 seconds for the fir…
Yes, you can (and should) say (and write) “It feels that you are an optimist.” (Or “I feel that you are an optimist.”)
“(It) feels like you/it/any subject+ verb” is not literate but, pitifully, well e…
In school I was taught that we use past continuous to show a long event and past simple to show a shorter one for instance.
A) "I was sleeping when a phone rang"
To me it is clear that that …
People look for a best place to grow old.
People look for a best place to get old? Odd or impossible.
“When we get old, we'll remember today's event” means “When we are old…”
When we grow …
I’m willing to bet the quip was flopped by a half-wit. Half-wits (=nit-wits) do such things when they strenuously exert themselves to come up with a zinger that can be used in everyday life while avoi…
1. I wish I did it when she arrives. (no good)
2. I wish I did it when she arrived.
3. I wish I did it when she had arrived.
4. I wish I did it when she would arrive.
5. I wish I did it when she woul…
You’re an inquiring mind, and I’m not concerned about you. But if you stopped asking questions, I’d be concerned for you. I’d be concerned at the very thought you might stop asking questions.
What do…
Wydaje mi się że można powiedzieć at least one car a day is being serviced at that dealer. (?)
obecnie, przez krotki okres
Perhaps unexpectedly, perhaps because two good mechanics were hired , …; in…
You could say “You'll be working in sun or rain.” “In sun and rain” implies rain on a sunny day, which, however poetic, is not a common phenomenon and perhaps contrary to the metaphor planned.
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