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How to differentiate rumor and rumour?

February 26, 2015

They're the same word. RUMOR is American spelling; RUMOUR is British spelling. (They're like COLOR and COLOUR, FAVORITE and FAVOURITE, etc.)

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please gimme some sentences with the word 'despite' thankyou!;)

February 26, 2015

- DESPITE the cold weather, Nan decided to go to the beach.
- DESPITE his loud barking, Chewie is a wonderful dog.
- DESPITE making a few mistakes during the performance, Peter received a loud ovation.

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Is the word 'should' possible as an alternate word for 'if'? Because I'm seeing writers use it like that. Thanks! Example: Should she go out with him, I'll hate her to the core.(?)

February 25, 2015

Yes. In fact, these mean the same thing:

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"Should it rain Saturday ..."
"Were it to rain Saturday ..."
"If it rains Saturday ..."

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What is 'back to square one'? Thank you!

February 25, 2015

It means "starting again from the very beginning because something didn't work":

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- They met for six hours to negotiate a new contract, but they couldn't reach an agreement, so it's back to square one.
- The science experiment failed, so it's back to square one.

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Can i ask what this idiom means 'test the waters' thanks in advance

February 25, 2015

Here you go: http://bit.ly/1DqB6wC (It means "to try something new," especially to get feedback.)

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Which is correct "I graduated from Oxford University" or "I graduated in Oxford University" ?

February 25, 2015

"I graduated FROM Oxford University."

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"Woke up to this." or "Woke up with this." (Like when you woke up one morning, and there's a bouquet of flowers next to you)

February 25, 2015

"Woke up TO this."

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"Woke up WITH this" sounds as if you slept with it and then woke up with it.

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Does unimportant have the same meaning with not important?

February 25, 2015

The meaning is the same, but the usage is not:

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- That is an unimportant document. (RIGHT)
- That is a not important document. (AWKWARD)

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- You forgot to bring the DVD? That's OK. It's not important. (RIGHT)
- You forgot to bring the DVD? That's OK. It's unimportant. (AWKWARD)

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I don't know if you've answered this question before, but can you explain "not only... but also" sentence structure?

February 25, 2015

The main thing is that you have to maintain parallel structure.

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CORRECT:

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- Henry is NOT ONLY handsome (adj.) BUT ALSO intelligent (adj.).
- Chewie is NOT ONLY a dog (noun) BUT ALSO a pet (noun).
- Nan is going to NOT ONLY run (verb) BUT ALSO swim (verb).
- Peter and Henry like NOT ONLY "Attack on Titan" (noun) BUT ALSO "Tokyo Ghoul" (noun).

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WRONG:

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- Henry is planning to NOT ONLY write (base form verb) BUT ALSO to dance (infinitive verb).
- Peter likes NOT ONLY singing (gerund) BUT ALSO to play (infinitive verb) bass guitar.
- Nan ate NOT ONLY vitamins (noun) BUT ALSO she drank (verb) orange juice.

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What is the meaning of "saw me through" ?

February 25, 2015

"See (someone) through" = to have enough of something to be able to get what someone needs:

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- Fortunately, Peter's aunt had enough money to see her through to the end of the month.
- I had enough focus and energy to see me through to the end of the six-hour exam.
- Henry has enough power left on his phone to see him through until he gets home tonight.

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What is possesive pronoun?

February 25, 2015

My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000023.htm

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Basically, they are pronouns that show that something belongs to someone or something.

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What is the difference between capricious and instinctive

February 25, 2015

"Capricious" means that you are impulsive and unpredictable: The capricious student left school one day and went on a three-week vacation to Europe without telling anyone.

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"Instinctive" means that you act on your instincts (i.e., without thinking about it): The instinctive striker knew exactly where to go when the ball came into the six-yard box.

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"Are you a tenor?" what does this mean?

February 25, 2015

It means "Are you a singer with 'the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto'"?

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Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras are three famous tenors.

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its all depend or its all depends ? ^^

February 25, 2015

"It all depends": It all depends on the weather—if it's nice, we'll have your party at the park.

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what is the different between gonna and wanna? explain please

February 25, 2015

"Gonna" is slang for "going to": I'm gonna study now. Bye.

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"Wanna" is slang for "want to": I wanna go to the beach today.

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Ain't

February 25, 2015

We thought you might ask: https://twitter.com/The_YUNiversity/status/570478383471071232

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Can you explain more about double negative, please?

February 24, 2015

Double negatives are two negative words used in the same sentence. In songs and in informal conversations, they are fairly common.

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However, in formal writing and speech, they should be avoided.

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Here are some examples (with the NEGATIVE WORDS in CAPS):

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- That won’t do you no good. (WON'T and NO)
- She never talks to nobody. (NEVER and NOBODY)
- The pilot can’t find no place to land. (CAN'T and NO)
- He didn't say nothing about that to me. (DIDN'T and NOTHING)
- I can’t barely see where I am going in this fog. (CAN'T and BARELY)
- I hardly have no money. (HARDLY and NO)

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To fix the above the examples, change one of the two negative words into a positive one:

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- That won't do you ANY good. That WILL do you no good.

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How to read “and I”? Should it be /endai/ or /en ai/? Much thanks!

February 24, 2015

Both are fine. Some people pronounce the "d"; others don't.

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do you have tips for english for second language people to speak fluently? :'( I also have problem with listening, I have to ask people to repeat what they say about twice or four times, and kinda embarassed.. help me? :(

February 24, 2015

Henry found this article a while back. It's really good. It's called "33 ways to speak better English – without taking classes" bit.ly/1oQa51f

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It's long, but it's extremely helpful.

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Good luck! ^^

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They are my siblings whom i can't live without? Or they are my siblings who i can't live without?

February 24, 2015

WHOM. We would say "I can't live without THEM." And since "them" is an object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them), we use WHOM.

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For more, read this: http://tmblr.co/Z90tLy1YP54U8

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It gets dark and it's getting dark are same ?

February 24, 2015

"It gets dark" means that it happens all the time: It gets dark after 5 pm.

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"It's getting dark" means that it's happening right now: It's getting dark; let's go home.

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what is the different between color and colour?

February 24, 2015

They're the same word. "Color" is American spelling. "Colour" is British spelling.

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There are many words like this, so much so that we even wrote an article about it: http://bit.ly/1mY4Qav

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what is the meaning of damsel in distress?

February 24, 2015

"A damsel in distress" is "a young woman in trouble (with the implication that the woman needs to be rescued, as by a prince in a fairy tale)."

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Thank God that many cartoons, stories, and video games now feature heroic and tough female characters.

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Who usually answer questions on askfm ?

February 24, 2015

Henry and Nan. (Right now, it's Nan.)

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What a different "are for" and "is for" ?

February 24, 2015

"Are for" is plural; "is for" is singular.

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- That's what friends ARE FOR. ("Friends" is plural.)
- That's what a laptop IS FOR. ("Laptop" is singular.)

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