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Do you use ")))" in Internet space?
In Russian Internet space people often do something like this)))))
They use a few brackets (often after a sentence) to express their emotion. It is kind of smiley. Kind of this :-) The more the merrier. People from English-speaking Internet-space I told with didn't understand me when I used these brackets. Don't you do that?
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Common ways to say: "I see", "I understand".
Which is more common, which is less, which is wrong?
1) I've got it
2) I have got it
3) I get it
4) I got it
Maybe you can say others more common? Thanks!Meaning: like somebody gave some information, and another one answered this phrase.
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Negation of negation in English
In Russian and In Ukrainian, we can use negation of negation. For example, sometimes we can say something like this (trying to translate word for word):
1) I can't don't love her.
2) If you drink this, you will not be able be not sleeping.
I've read there is something like this in English:
1) I can't but I love her. I can't help but loving her.
(For a Russian native speaker the word "help" sounds very strange here).
2) If you drink this you won't but fall asleep.
Is that correct? Are these ways universal or for informal speech only? Is there another way to do a negation of negation in English? Thanks for any advise.
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"Will do" vs "be going to do"
I use to think that "be going to do" express an idea that somebody just intends to do something. But I have heard some phrase in a movie. It was something like a girl smashed up a car of her boyfriend and she said her friend:
- He's gonna kill me.
But her boyfriend did even know at that time.
So I understand "be going to do" is full identical with "will do" and it doesn't matter does subject intend to do it or doesn't?
Is there any difference in British and American English?
Is the turn of speech "be going to do" called Future Simple too in English grammar?
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I want home. I want to home. Is the second phrase correct?
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Is there any difference between these types of sentences?
A) I like this place. / I do like this place.
B) I don't like this place. / I do not like this place.
How big is a difference in case A and B in conversational speech?
Do second sentences sound most sure thanks to additional "do" in case A and to a lack of short form "don't" in case B?
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How common is this error?
There is a joke in movie "12 angry man":
First men says:
- He's a common, ignorant slob.
Second says:
- He don't even speak good English.
Third men sets right:
- He doesn't even speak good English.
How common is this error in USA? Maybe the joke is absurd?
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My parents have owned Nissans since I can't remember.
Ребята, как литературно перевести на русский это предложение?
Мой вариант "У моих родителей были Ниссаны, сколько я себя помню".
У кого есть лучшие варианты?Dark Panther, do you think this sentence sounds bad? Is your variant much better?
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The indications of duration ("non-finished") Present Perfect.
Sorry for my basic English and probably wrong terminology.
So I understand there are some conditions that can make Present Perfect non-finished.
1) Using non-continuous verbs in a sentence like "see", "sound", "love", "own" etc CAN (MUST?) make Perfect formally (grammatically) only. We may understand that as Present Perfect Continuous. Example:
He has owned a cottage out of town. (He continues be owner).
2) Availability of "for" and "since" in the sentence CAN (MUST?) make Perfect non-finished. Example:
You haven't slept for 30 hours. (Probably you continue be not sleeping).
My friend has worked at a factory since 2003. (Probably he continues to work there).
3) Often these 2 conditions are used together.
Question: if these indications are used, how much can that guarantee for us non-finished Perfect? I hope my question is understand for you. Thanks.
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"Everyone knows what is best for them in their lives." Why "for them"?
Is it understand that "them" include "him"?
Can you say: "Everyone knows what is best for him in his life?".
Is there any difference?
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