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  1. adjectives - "Most simple" or "Simplest" - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 5, 2020 · Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)

  2. What is the difference between adjectives "different" and "differing ...

    Jan 19, 2018 · I think that's the simplest way to describe the difference between these two words that you can possibly come up with.

  3. usage - Who's that book by? vs. Whom's that book by? - English …

    May 11, 2022 · 16 The simplest way to ask that question is: Who wrote that book? The original "Who's that book by?" is a clunky, unnatural construction. You've got the who/whom thing going on as well …

  4. SHALL vs. MUST in technical documents

    Jul 13, 2018 · The simplest way of indicating a requirement, as per the RFC, is the use of the word "must". The alternatives mentioned in the RFC exist to allow for slightly more natural English …

  5. pronouns - Why is the answer "it" --> 'Mr. Akagi was unable to buy ...

    Nov 26, 2022 · How can the answer in the following test question be "it"? Mr. Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because it/they was sold out.

  6. prepositions - "explain this" vs "explain about this" - English ...

    Jan 25, 2023 · Yes, the sentence is much more fluent without the about. The simplest answer is "because that's not how we generally speak in English"; you can see how much more common …

  7. meaning - difference between didn't and doesn't - English Language ...

    Jan 8, 2023 · Present = simplest = best, though, IMHO. But note that syntactically speaking, if doesn't is changed to Past Tense didn't then we should also change Present Perfect has been to Simple Past …

  8. Birthplace vs living place - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 22, 2019 · Simplest way... hometown is where you "grew up" - i.e. where did you and your family spend the majority of your age 5 - 18? If it's more complicated than that... well you explain in …

  9. If “to f---” means to have sex, what does this idiom mean?

    Sep 30, 2015 · In the vast majority of cases it has nothing (or at least very little) to do with sex. Probably the simplest translation is "May you be sodomized by a brutish person using a broomstick."

  10. usage - Why is it "she really done me"? - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 21, 2020 · Besides the already-mentioned "she screwed me skillfully" [either sense of "screwed"] and "she improved my situation," it's also worth mentioning that there is a set phrase "she done me …