May 24, 2015 · What's the correct pronunciation of the name Geoff? Is it like "Jeff" or more like "GEE-off" or something else?

Apr 3, 2023 · "What did you do...?" sounds more natural than "What have you done...?" But with "learned" there is more of a sense that it is still relevant, making perfect aspect more acceptable. You …

Aug 22, 2015 · Such and Such: Count nouns vs. non-count nouns Two distinct (and usually non-overlapping) possibilities exist for singular nouns X: such X (for a mass noun) such an X (for a count …

Sep 21, 2022 · Desmond is (or was) much more common than Damien/Geoff or Attila. I don't think I have heard either of those. UK University honours degrees go First, Two-one, Two-two, Third. An …

If the subjects of the main clause and the subordinate clause are the same, we could simplify "such that" to "such as to", for example 1a Her voice was such that it made everyone

Nov 4, 2022 · The truth is that all options are syntactically valid - it's just that as @Geoff points out below, it's not easy to come up with a context where having worked would work (in a way that makes …

Jun 29, 2025 · As concerns your first question, my intuition tells me I linger the tiniest moment longer on the d sound of I’d just. But one’s impression of one’s own diction—and of others’—can be …

Dec 19, 2016 · I was reading an article on modifiers [citation needed], but some of the sentences confused me. 1) Slender and graceful, her eyes filling with tears, Brenda completed her skating …

Sep 22, 2017 · If there is a difference (outside of the most formal usage), it is that you are (and other forms that don't use contractions) are more emphatic and separable. You are going to be doing it …

I got how to inverte sentences with so but I ask this question in order to make it conformed that inverting sentences with such does not work in the same way exactly. For example: They were...