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  1. adjectives - "Most simple" or "Simplest" - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 5, 2020 · Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)

  2. distinguish between a determiner and an adverb

    Oct 21, 2021 · This is the simplest way to think of it! Determiners must modify nouns or noun phrases, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or phrases. (However, there is some difference of opinion as to …

  3. usage - Who's that book by? vs. Whom's that book by? - English …

    May 11, 2022 · 16 The simplest way to ask that question is: Who wrote that book? The original "Who's that book by?" is a clunky, unnatural construction. You've got the who/whom thing going on as well …

  4. What is the difference between adjectives "different" and "differing ...

    Jan 19, 2018 · I think that's the simplest way to describe the difference between these two words that you can possibly come up with.

  5. prepositions - "explain this" vs "explain about this" - English ...

    Jan 25, 2023 · Yes, the sentence is much more fluent without the about. The simplest answer is "because that's not how we generally speak in English"; you can see how much more common …

  6. SHALL vs. MUST in technical documents

    Jul 13, 2018 · The simplest way of indicating a requirement, as per the RFC, is the use of the word "must". The alternatives mentioned in the RFC exist to allow for slightly more natural English …

  7. Birthplace vs living place - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 22, 2019 · Simplest way... hometown is where you "grew up" - i.e. where did you and your family spend the majority of your age 5 - 18? If it's more complicated than that... well you explain in …

  8. If “to f---” means to have sex, what does this idiom mean?

    Sep 30, 2015 · In the vast majority of cases it has nothing (or at least very little) to do with sex. Probably the simplest translation is "May you be sodomized by a brutish person using a broomstick."

  9. What is the exact meaning of 'shout over' in a sentence?

    Jun 28, 2019 · They simplest sentence for that meaning would be "They shouted over the radio", which means that the two people had to shout to be louder than the sound of the radio. In your context that …

  10. usage - Why is it "she really done me"? - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 21, 2020 · Besides the already-mentioned "she screwed me skillfully" [either sense of "screwed"] and "she improved my situation," it's also worth mentioning that there is a set phrase "she done me …