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?
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 …
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 …
"You are" vs. "you're" — what is the difference between them?
Sep 22, 2017 · If there is a difference (outside of the most formal usage), it is that you are (and other forms that don't use contractions) are more emphatic and separable. You are going to be doing it …
"Such" vs. "Such a" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Aug 22, 2015 · Such and Such: Count nouns vs. non-count nouns Two distinct (and usually non-overlapping) possibilities exist for singular nouns X: such X (for a mass noun) such an X (for a count …
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
You use the term "hindsight" when talking about something that wasn't understood at the time that decisions about it were originally being made and opinions about it were originally being formed. In …
"have read and understand" or "have read and understood"
Oct 12, 2020 · Using the form with understand emphasises that I understand it right now. The form with have understood merely states the fact that two events took place in the past. Of course in the …
phonetics - What kind of "a"-sound does IPA aɪ depict? - English ...
Dec 27, 2023 · 'the "a" sound is fronted since the diphthong ends on the front sound /ɪ/' - Really? Wikipedia says it's actually significantly backed for young speakers, for example, Geoff Lindsey …
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 …
pronunciation - The vowel in the definite article "the" when followed ...
Oct 31, 2021 · More specifically, in such contexts it is generally pronounced as a weak form, as Geoff Lindsey helpfully explains. Weak forms are spoken very rapidly in ways that can make it hard to hear …