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- "I will EXchange my car with a new one as soon as I get some money." "Change" is used when there is no replacement mentioned in the sentence. i.e. "I changed the lightbulb." "Exchange" is used when the replacement is mentioned. i.e. "I exchanged the blue dress for a red one." I think "with" and "for" can be used interchangeably, ("I exchanged my car with/for a new one"), but I think I hear "for" more often.0 votedFebruary 16, 20170
- To my (American) ears, "shall" doesn't come up much in conversation at all. Usually it's used if someone wants to be deliberately old-fashioned or very very formal, usually in a joking way. Common alternatives: "When SHOULD we start?" – implies there's a specific timeframe you want to know about "When DO we start?" – probably the most standard and polite "When CAN we start?" – more informal, might imply impatience, i.e. you really want to get started soon! "When MAY we start?" – probably the most polite of all, but it's also not very common to hear outside of very formal situations (like job interviews or business meetings) This might be different in British English, however. I think "shall" may be in more common usage there, but I'd have a person from the UK confirm that. :) Hope this helps!0 votedFebruary 16, 20173
- Как перечислять книга название и автор по-русски? How to list book titles and authors in Russian? Hi! I'm working on Russian homework and I'm struggling to list book titles and authors correctly in Russian, especially in a sentence. For example, in English, you would say: "My favorite book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald" In Russian, I wrote: Мои любимые книги Рассказ служанки по Маргарет Этвуд и Дома листья по Марк З. Даниелевский. Is this correct? Or is there a more accepted way to do it? Спасибо за помощь!February 6, 201760
- In this context, you would say "going back" instead of "backing." It's another way of saying "returning." Both could work there, but not "backing." To my knowledge, when you use "back" as a verb, it means you are supporting something. This usually happens politically, i.e. "He is backing the candidate" or "She has backed the bill addressing climate change." Something to that effect. Hope this helps!0 votedOctober 11, 20161
- Correct translation of "conviction" (as in a court of law) in Russian?
Hi,
I'm working on a translation and I've become confused about how to correctly translate "conviction" (being found guilty in a court of law) into Russian. I have come across признание виновным, судимость and осуждение. Can someone tell me what would be best to use?
Thank you!
October 7, 201660 "Bids the rash gazer wipe his eyes:" is an oddly phrased line even for a native English speaker, but here are my thoughts on it:
The line is implying the person gazing at the rose is crying (often in English talking about wiping your eyes is implying you are crying without saying it outright), maybe because he is a romantic of some kind and the fleeting beauty of the rose has moved him to tears? "Rash" could mean "impulsive" or "idealistic" which is closely related to romanticism. I'm not sure exactly whether he's crying because he knows the rose will soon die, or he thinks beauty will last forever but will be sorely hurt to learn the truth of the world later on. That might be up to individual interpretation.
That's just my thoughts on it, though... it is a pretty cryptic line!
0 votedApril 5, 20160Everyone Should Have a Dream -- (every word in the title should be capitalized except "a," unless it starts the title)
I think (no comma) that everyone should have a dream, because it (lowercase) inspires us to live.... A dream ("dream" needs article "a") is the most secret desire in man (mankind? Humankind? Just "man" in this context sounds old-fashioned) ... If you reach your goal, you will know what happiness is!✨ (I have a hard time explaining the change here. I don't think the sentence was really wrong grammatically, but the syntax just sounds more natural in English this way.)
But a dream must not (? unsure of meaning) only be useful for you, but for others .... a dream should only be kind and do not bring harm to anyone! You can not cannot (all one word) lie on the couch and just dreaming ...The A ("The" is a specific dream, "a" means any dream, which fits this context better) dream is not achieved simply. You need to be persistent!
Good luck to all:-)(Very good! I hope my corrections helped.)
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