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- 3. This is my educated (?) guess. ":To come through / thru" here probably means that the people of the state of Massachusetts voted for Ms. Clinton. The people in New York state also voted for Ms. Clinton. The speaker is NOT happy that Mr. Trump won, but she or he is happy that the people in Massachusetts "came through," so she or he would be happy to visit Massachusetts. Compare: Mona: I asked Tony whether or not I could borrow $500. Raul: Did he come through? Mona: Yes, he did! Here is the $500!0 votedDecember 24, 20160
- Michael Swan's popular PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE gives this sentence: "The builders say they WILL HAVE FINISHED the roof by Tuesday." Here in the (United) States, the future perfect is NOT used very often. Probably many Americans would say something like: "Today is Friday. The contractor tells me that the roof WILL BE FINISHED by Tuesday." / "They will have the roof finished by Tuesday." A scholar named George Oliver Curme gives this sentence: "I shall (or "will") have finished this work before you return." Dr. Curme says that many people would simply say: "I will be through with this work before you return" or "I will have this work finished before you return."0 votedDecember 22, 20160
- Society X leaves the cost of caring for the elderly up to their families. But since the number of the elderly is growing so fast, it is necessary for the government to take a role in providing for the elderly. The final cost to society will be larger IF the government does NOT play a role. How? Well, adult children will have to take time from their jobs to help their elderly parents. This will not be good for society, for those adult children are needed at work. Well, adult children will have to spend their own money to pay for their parents' care. This will not be good for society, for then those adult children will not have money to spend to buy TVs, cars, etc. for their own families. When you buy things, you help the economy. If the government plays a role in caring for the elderly, then the cost to society will be SMALLER. That is to say, those adult children will be able to help the economy by working at their jobs (without taking off time to care for their parents) and by having the money to buy things. Also, if the government takes a role, It will have to build facilities for the elderly to live in. This will help the economy by creating jobs (workers have to build those facilities; workers have to cook the food; workers have to offer medical services, etc.).0 votedDecember 21, 20163
- 1. The most famous example is: "IF I WERE you, I would fly to the moon." Of course, I am NOT you. So I use the subjunctive "were." Many native speakers do not use the subjunctive, so they just use "was." ***** In the United States, many people still use the subjunctive. For example: "I demand / request / order that you BE here on time tomorrow!" We use the subjunctive there because it is ONLY my demand or request or order. (Some English speakers do not use the subjunctive. They might say: "I demand you ARE here on time tomorrow.") "I request that Mona WEAR (not: "wearS") a blue dress tomorrow." ("Wear" is the subjunctive. "WearS" would be used in a sentence such as "Mona wearS a blue dress every day." That's a fact. The subjunctive is NOT fact.)0 votedDecember 18, 20161
- 1. Do you read books? (Standard English.) 2. In friendly and fast conversation, you could also say: "You read books? I thought that you hated books!" ***** Someone speaks to you in Russian. You are surprised. You say, "Wow! You speak Russian? I didn't know that!" ***** NO, you may NOT say "Read you books?" in modern English. Many hundreds of years ago, people did, indeed, ask questions without "do." For example: "See you this?" is now "Do you see this?"0 votedDecember 18, 20161
Mona: I speak 10 languages.
Raul: No way!
Mona: I am NOT lying. I DO speak 10 languages!
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George: I met the president yesterday.
Betty: No way!
George: I am NOT lying. I DID meet the president yesterday!
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If the verb is ""to be," do NOT use "do." Just STRONGLY pronounce the verb.
Maria: I am 25 years old.
Joe: I don't want to be unkind, but you look much older.
Maria: Believe me. I AM 25 years old!
0 votedDecember 17, 20160- Mona: I am so happy that you could visit me. Raul: Me, too. ( = I am happy that I could visit you.) Mona: I want you to make the most out of your stay. Raul: What do you mean? Mona: I will not let you just sit around in my house and watch TV. We will go places during the five days that you are here. Today, I am taking you to a museum; Tuesday will be a trip to the nearby mountains; Wednesday, we will spend it at the beach; Thursday, we will take a bus tour to show you the beautiful houses where the rich people live; and on Friday, before I drive you to the airport, we will spend the morning at an amusement park. Oh, yes, we will also take a short train ride to visit some famous vineyards. I will get you to the airport in time to catch your 9:30 p.m. flight home. Raul: Wow! What a busy schedule. I really will make the most out of my stay, won't I!0 votedDecember 15, 20160
- I really, really, really, really liked him when I was a kid. Mona: I met your friend Tony yesterday. Betty: Oh, how is he? I haven't seen him for years. Mona: He thinks the world of you. He asked me a million questions about how you were doing. Betty: Really? It's nice to know that he still remembers me.0 votedDecember 15, 20160

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