Would have preferred to have done - WordReference Forums
Mar 3, 2025 · Here, the double perfect (would have preferred + to have taken) can be seen as redundant in many contexts but may add emphasis. Again, context determines whether this construction is the …
I prefer staying/ I prefer to stay - WordReference Forums
Oct 29, 2007 · I wouldn't say "I preferred to stay at home to watch TV" because I don't like repeating 'to' with different meanings -- the first being the infinitive 'to' and the equivalent to "in order to", …
would prefer and preferred - WordReference Forums
Jun 27, 2010 · Moving your scenario one day earlier, you would get "Tom would have preferred to stay at home last night". "Would prefer" states Tom's preference if he were to get the chance. It can be …
first name, given name, family name and surname - WordReference …
Jun 11, 2007 · Hola, tengo un pequeño problema. Exactamente ¿qué es cada cosa? Por ejemplo, George W. Bush, George es el first name, Bush es el surname, y ¿W?. Lo digo porque tengo que …
south-east, south east, or southeast | WordReference Forums
Mar 19, 2024 · WITH STATES AND CITIES: The preferred form is to lowercase directional or area descriptions when referring to a section of a state or city: western Montana, southern Atlanta.
As I feel - WordReference Forums
Jul 29, 2016 · "As I feel" is slightly different, because it puts more emphasis on the emotional nature of the impulse, and less on the arrogance of doing whatever one pleases without regard to others. In …
Cheers - alternative complimentary closing - WordReference Forums
Mar 4, 2008 · I'm a real hater of the "Cheers" phenomenon: I personally like it only as a clinking-of-glasses thing, but not as an alternative to a spoken "Thank you", or even worse, as a closing to an …
Some Candy vs. Lots of Candies | WordReference Forums
Apr 16, 2005 · Is it correct to use candy as a plural noun? Ex. On Halloween, I received a ton of candy. There are many great kinds of candy. Or should the form candies always be used for plural? Ex. …
I am ageless / I am not old | WordReference Forums
Apr 15, 2017 · The fact is that he decided not to use those expressions (eterno, por siempre, inmortal), but he preferred to express the idea more like a play on words. I think I should discard "I am …
Several different plural forms: which one to use in general?
Jan 4, 2012 · If not, are there particular forms in given patterns which are to be preferred? The two plural forms of the last example seem to follow a pattern which occurs quite often -- does this imply …