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  1. Correct pronunciation of the name Geoff - English Language Learners ...

    May 24, 2015 · What's the correct pronunciation of the name Geoff? Is it like "Jeff" or more like "GEE-off" or something else?

  2. What did you learn today? Vs what have you learned today?

    Apr 3, 2023 · "What did you do...?" sounds more natural than "What have you done...?" But with "learned" there is more of a sense that it is still relevant, making perfect aspect more acceptable. You …

  3. fronting - "Starting sentences with Adjectives " - English Language ...

    Dec 19, 2016 · I was reading an article on modifiers [citation needed], but some of the sentences confused me. 1) Slender and graceful, her eyes filling with tears, Brenda completed her skating …

  4. What does it mean to "end up with a Desmond"?

    Sep 21, 2022 · Desmond is (or was) much more common than Damien/Geoff or Attila. I don't think I have heard either of those. UK University honours degrees go First, Two-one, Two-two, Third. An …

  5. grammaticality - Is it 'did you used to' or 'did you use to'? - English ...

    Feb 11, 2024 · What question do you consider: Grammatically incorrect but common 100% grammatically correct Wrong and not common? What games or activities did you used to play during …

  6. Pronunciation of "I'd just like" and "I just like"

    Jun 29, 2025 · As concerns your first question, my intuition tells me I linger the tiniest moment longer on the d sound of I’d just. But one’s impression of one’s own diction—and of others’—can be …

  7. Grammar with gerund or Infinitive - English Language Learners Stack ...

    Nov 4, 2022 · The truth is that all options are syntactically valid - it's just that as @Geoff points out below, it's not easy to come up with a context where having worked would work (in a way that makes …

  8. Difference in meaning between "good of" and "good for" and "good to"?

    Apr 1, 2018 · good of you to... Your actions in a particular situation were appropriate, and maybe exceeded what could reasonably be expected of you. It was good of you to take Geoff home last …

  9. adjective (happy) or adverb (happily) - English Language Learners Stack ...

    Aug 4, 2023 · You should use "happily". This adverb modifies the adjective "married". Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other structures. So you need an adverb here. There is …

  10. Meaning difference between "somebody be seen to do" and its active ...

    Nov 15, 2024 · Geoff Pullum is British–American, and Rodney Huddleston is British. But I don’t find ‘has been seen to do’ idiomatic in BrE either. Perfectly understandable, but not idiomatic.