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20 votes

2 answers

2k views

in/at one fell swoop(=at one time) What's fell here?

asked Apr 2, 2021 at 7:07

14 votes

9 answers

7k views

She got an A for effort. (meaning of the sentence)

asked May 21, 2021 at 6:13

13 votes

4 answers

4k views

Sitting on a desk or at a desk? What's the difference?

asked Jul 1 at 3:57

10 votes

6 answers

4k views

Do native English speakers regard ‘bawl’ as an easy word?

asked Jun 29, 2023 at 19:28

10 votes

2 answers

1k views

That puts us almost at the same age, actually. (Meaning in context)

asked Jan 28, 2021 at 21:50

10 votes

3 answers

2k views

'Fail to take' interpretation

asked Nov 15, 2021 at 10:23

9 votes

5 answers

3k views

Who's that book by? vs. Whom's that book by?

asked May 11, 2022 at 5:25

8 votes

4 answers

4k views

He didn’t get married until he was well into his forties. (What's the implication of marriage status?)

asked Oct 18, 2022 at 12:16

8 votes

4 answers

3k views

He missed the car in front by that much

asked Jan 19, 2021 at 15:46

7 votes

3 answers

3k views

What does "troop" mean in "[...] 300 glider troops had drowned at sea"?

asked May 1, 2023 at 17:18

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

In the phrase "there's a good film on late", does "on" mean "on TV"?

asked May 30, 2023 at 20:33

6 votes

2 answers

766 views

I must go now. vs. I must be off now

asked Dec 17, 2023 at 5:41

5 votes

1 answer

450 views

They would/will have been married forty years come this June

asked May 31 at 19:51

5 votes

3 answers

1k views

I’d rather come or go with you

asked May 29, 2023 at 13:00

5 votes

6 answers

3k views

I will grab a taxi back. vs. I will grab back a taxi

asked May 24, 2023 at 7:14

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is there any difference in pronunciation of 'wore' and 'were'?

asked Feb 13, 2021 at 7:10

5 votes

2 answers

880 views

"I'll call round and see you on my way home." Can we replace 'round' with 'around'?

asked Apr 9, 2021 at 11:26

4 votes

1 answer

334 views

The lion of a man is okay?

asked Feb 2, 2021 at 8:29

4 votes

2 answers

84 views

As you will see, the use of color, different perspectives, and engaging plots can have an uplifting effect on your mind, body, and soul

asked Jun 20, 2023 at 7:02

4 votes

2 answers

1k views

He is ill/well/highly reputed of

asked Jul 16 at 7:40

3 votes

1 answer

254 views

In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed

asked May 5 at 21:34

3 votes

1 answer

69 views

pronoun "it" question in context

asked Mar 21 at 11:28

3 votes

2 answers

61 views

a sound like rats scrabbling on the other side of the wall

asked Jun 9, 2023 at 16:27

3 votes

1 answer

46 views

Bill thought of the problem. vs. Bill thought about the problem [duplicate]

asked Feb 10, 2021 at 10:43

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

Thrive-throve-thriven vs thrive-thrived-thrived

asked Feb 17, 2021 at 6:42

3 votes

2 answers

374 views

One likes to do it oneself. (Who is one?)

asked Jan 11, 2021 at 12:30

3 votes

1 answer

331 views

by a quarter to ten [closed]

asked Jul 24, 2022 at 7:53

3 votes

2 answers

579 views

He has arranged to go there on Monday for you. (Is this sentence correct?)

asked Dec 3, 2022 at 11:31

3 votes

1 answer

132 views

Bobby should be good for a few drinks

asked Sep 26, 2021 at 11:12

3 votes

1 answer

287 views

She’d come off her new bike and hurt her knee. (she'd) [closed]

asked Oct 23, 2021 at 10:51

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404 Questions

in/at one fell swoop(=at one time) What's fell here?

She got an A for effort. (meaning of the sentence)

Sitting on a desk or at a desk? What's the difference?

Do native English speakers regard ‘bawl’ as an easy word?

That puts us almost at the same age, actually. (Meaning in context)

'Fail to take' interpretation

Who's that book by? vs. Whom's that book by?

He didn’t get married until he was well into his forties. (What's the implication of marriage status?)

He missed the car in front by that much

What does "troop" mean in "[...] 300 glider troops had drowned at sea"?

In the phrase "there's a good film on late", does "on" mean "on TV"?

I must go now. vs. I must be off now

They would/will have been married forty years come this June

I’d rather come or go with you

I will grab a taxi back. vs. I will grab back a taxi

Is there any difference in pronunciation of 'wore' and 'were'?

"I'll call round and see you on my way home." Can we replace 'round' with 'around'?

The lion of a man is okay?

As you will see, the use of color, different perspectives, and engaging plots can have an uplifting effect on your mind, body, and soul

He is ill/well/highly reputed of

In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed

pronoun "it" question in context

a sound like rats scrabbling on the other side of the wall

Bill thought of the problem. vs. Bill thought about the problem [duplicate]

Thrive-throve-thriven vs thrive-thrived-thrived

One likes to do it oneself. (Who is one?)

by a quarter to ten [closed]

He has arranged to go there on Monday for you. (Is this sentence correct?)

Bobby should be good for a few drinks

She’d come off her new bike and hurt her knee. (she'd) [closed]