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make him relax/relaxed | WordReference Forums
"Make me relax" has the same structure as"Make me wonder"."Make me relaxed" has the same structure as"Make me happy". But I have to say, the first one is much more common. (at least to me) And yes, the two sentences are both good.
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Once is [a] chance, twice is [a] coincidence, three times is [a ...
Hello, I wonder why the article a is used with the word pattern only. Why are not all the bold words used either with the article or none? Once is chance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern Even when I came across a different wording of the quote the article issue is still there...
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Mr vs Mr. - WordReference Forums
From today's Mail Online (with apologies ): A new gender neutral title 'Mx' is to join the honorifics 'Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms' on driving licences and other official documents, the first change to officially recognised titles in decades.
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are wondering/were wondering/wonder.. - WordReference Forums
Hi all, Which one should I use for the sentence below? * We wonder/ We are wondering/We were wondering if you have any availability for the next week. I think all of them are possible. I just wanted to hear from native speakers though. Thanks in advance.
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more details on/about | WordReference Forums
Hello everyone, I wonder what the difference is, if any, between these two expressions : a) more details on something b) more details about something This may be of no importance but I'm curious !
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Reason for vs Reason of | WordReference Forums
I wonder if 'cause for' is correct in any context. PaulQ Senior Member. UK. English - England Mar 4, 2021 ...
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focusing or focussing? | WordReference Forums
Hi everyone, there is a rule about stressed syllables, but it doesn't apply in this case. That is the rule that makes us write opening with one 'n' (because stress is on the 'oh' part at the beginning), but beginning with double 'n' (begause stress is on the 'gin' part (second syllable))
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very wonderful - WordReference Forums
Hello. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary says:"Very" is not used with adjectives and adverbs that already have an extreme meaning. You are more likely to used an adverb such as"absolutely,""completely," etc.: - She was absolutely furious. - I'm completely exhausted. - You played...
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Dear or Dears [letter] - WordReference Forums
Thanks a lot for your explanation. I understood your point. I wonder why this adjective (dear) is qualifying both nouns (John and Guttier). Let's see and example, following the same example I could say something like blue car and house (adjective + two nouns). This sentence is of course clumsy but it follows the same structure.
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