I’ve known Theo _______ 5 years. Is it for or since? Easy:
I’ve known him for a long time, it seems.
I’ve known him since he showed me his collection of old records and we discovered that we share a hobby.
Incorrect: I know him for a long time -> I’ve known him for a long time.
Compare my [...]
You’re going camping and want to borrow a friend’s tent over the weekend. So you say: “Could I have it ______ Friday afternoon? We’re leaving on Friday after work.”
Until or by?
Until means from now until then.
By, used for deadlines, means not later than then.
By… at the latest!
Imagine: If you said “until Friday”, your friend [...]
“How much do I need to pay?”
I asked her how much…
do I need to pay.
did I need to pay.
I need to pay.
I needed to pay.
This is reported speech and a quoted, or indirect, question. Two rules apply:
Make the verb match the tense of the reporting verb, “asked” (change it into the past tense)
Use sentence [...]
This week’s question is one of business register.
From an order form: “Please note that payment for food platters ___________ be received in advance.”
Must or has got to?
How would you say the same thing to a customer?
You can say “This laptop needs repairs” and, very elegant: “This laptop needs repairing.”
But which of these two is correct:
“This laptop needs to be repaired.”
“This laptop needs being repaired.”
Yes, unfortunately I’ve worked my poor laptop so hard that it’s got several hardware problems now. One key sometimes doesn’t work (the 9), and the right loudspeaker [...]
How do you refer to general knowledge?
“_____________ flights all over Europe are cancelled because of the volcano.”
They say
Something tells me
One says
Related news:
Lufthansa is reportedly going to try to sue the German government for damages.
John Cleese is alleged to have spent thousands to get from Oslo to Brussels… by taxi!
Ok, this guy’s knocked out some teeth here:
Danny Granger, American professional basketball player for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, famously knocked out his two front teeth in a victorious game against the Boston Celtics on 1 November 2008. You can say both of these:
He knocked out two teeth.
He knocked two teeth out.
But you can only say [...]
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