Nov 12, 2015 · according to my today's english lesson the second one is the correct way to pronounce "had" as past perfect auxiliary, and then we heard british people talking very fast that the "had" was …

Nov 29, 2025 · Good day! Is it possible to reduce the verb 'had' after 'someone' and to write 'someone'd'? I haven't ever seen such reduction. For example: There was a big tumult in the school …

Mar 21, 2012 · Maybe more context may help (what is he looking at on his screen, what does he say next etc.), but: Ah-ha! Is an exclamation usually used when you suddenly understand something. …

Feb 13, 2014 · Hand in / hand out seem literally to mean opposite things. However, thanks to the rich idiomatic nature of the English language, both these seemingly opposite expressions can mean the …

Aug 24, 2011 · I've seen several use of なんて.But I can't really get it through For example,I saw the movie , The boy was trying to jump off the building,but he didnt really mean to.And then He said ”な …

Jul 17, 2008 · In all the books I've read, "ll" is prounounced like "y" in English but I've been listening to some Spanish CDs and "ll" is being pronounced like "j" in English. Is this a consistent Spain/South …

Jan 5, 2007 · Hi there I got a bill from my water company in France, and they ask for "Informations Complementaires" with 3 options under assainissiement: 1. Raccordé 2. Raccordable 3. non …

Jun 20, 2007 · A service involves a religious rite. The actual funeral service could be held at the graveside. A graveside commital is a few words spoken over the coffin before the coffin is placed in …

May 15, 2015 · I was also looking to see if there was such a "picturesque" English expression for this. The origin of this expression may be that people in funfair attractions are said to fix the rifles so that …

Aug 15, 2018 · Hi all, Please tell me if all these expressions are correct and if yes which one is the most preferred one. 1. I have passed the deadline. 2. I am passed the deadline. 3. The deadline has passed