What is the syllable stress in the word 'sometimes'? I hear it in different ways. Sometimes SOMEtimes, other times - someTIMES. Macmillan dictionary gives [ˈsʌmtaɪmz]. Is someTIMES wrong? Or is it acceptable? UPDATE: Of course, I'm talking about songs. I didn't want to give this information from the very beginning to avoid comments like 'they do what they want in their songs' which is not true. The words in the songs are rarely misstressed while 'sometimes' is often misstressed.

What is the natural word stress in 'no time'? What is the natural word stress in the phrases below? I hear it differently, so I can't understand which of the options is correct. It's no TIME for JOY (or sorrow). OR It's NO time for JOY (or sorrow).

What is the word stress in compound nouns such as red giant, white dwarf, yellow dwarf, etc.? These are astronomical terms.

The meaning of 'no way from here/there' Sometimes I feel that this phrase doesn't always have a direct meaning, i.e. "no path/road from here or there", but "no way of the situation" or just "no method". Am I correct? Example 1. [...] and there may just be no way from here to what you want with that unit. -- Seems more like "no method" Example 2. I was hoping to see the locked check box here (as it is now in control of the client) - but I poked around and found no way from here to do it. I suppose if I manually changed the registry it would work -- Seems more like "no method" Example 3. Since there's no way from here over the mountains to Nant Gefalion we have to go up the track from Derwen. -- Seems more like "no road from here"

Is there any subtle difference between 'close' and 'near' when talking about distance? Are the phrases below equal or there is a subtle difference? Example 1. Mars is close now and looks bigger. -- Can I say "Mars is near now"? Example 2. The enemy is near now. -- Can I say "The enemy is close now"?

Wolves are fed and sheep are safe Does such an expression exist in English? Word for word, not equivalents. The fact is that I meet this expression in English texts sometimes. But as far as I know, this is a Russian proverb. And the English equivalents sound like "hold with the hare and run with the hounds" or "have one's cake and eat it too" or "you can't have it both ways".

Dry or dry up People use both versions, so I'm confused. Are these words interchangeable? If not, please indicate mistakes below. 1. All is well for now until the sun has dried the river Cry me one and that'll be the love I had to give her -- ""Aquarium" by Stepa 2. A drought that has dried the river and the stream running through ThunderClan territory. 3. As we are also standing on the threshold, God has dried the river for us to be able to go across. 4. This process has dried up the river even during the ongoing monsoon season. 5. Increasing water demand has dried up the river for most of the year.

Way from/out of here Can you explain the difference? Are these words interchangeable? 1. Is there no way from here? Some say that the night will clear And we'll be gone, all from here And we'll never once look back -- "Bulletproof Heart" by Jim Kerr 2. We have all failed! You have accomplished nothing! And there is no way from here. No one will come for you. Myst Island is your end. -- Myst V: End of Ages 3. There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief -- "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan 4. There's no way out of here When you come in You're in for good There was no promise made The part you played The chance you took -- "There's No Way Out Of Here" by David Gilmour

Go/run from here vs go/run out of here What's the difference? UPD: Okay, let's simplify. What's the difference between "from" and "out of" using the same verb before?