Why is "Jingle Bell Rock" but not "Jingle Bell Rocks"?
2020年12月19日 · Jingle-bell is a compound noun, it can be plural or singular. In the first phrase you have a noun "rock" being modified by an adjunct noun "jingle-bell". "Jingle-bell rock" isn't a sentence, nor is it a clause, as there is no verb. It is a headline meaning "This …
verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2016年6月13日 · 3. The simple rule is that "is" is present tense and "was" is past tense. If it's happening now, you use "is". If it happened in the past, you use "was". But yes, you quickly run into problems like the example you cite. If you are describing someone's status in relation to a specific past event, that status will presumably exist forever.
Differences in Usage: 'Cellphone' vs. 'Mobile Phone' in English
2024年1月16日 · It likely originated to specifically differentiate from pre-cellular systems which are also demonstrably ‘mobile’ phones but are not cellular phones and were established technology in some parts of the US prior to the introduction of cellular phone services (the original MTS system pioneered by Motorola and Bell predates cellular systems by ...
slang - The usage of “toodle pip” - English Language Learners …
2020年8月14日 · 1. 'Toodle pip' was an old-fashioned slang expression for 'goodbye'. I've never heard it used as a verb to toodle-pip someone. – Kate Bunting. Aug 14, 2020 at 14:54. 1. The etymology is fun. Toodle from "toodle-oo" probalby from a "tout a l'heure" (see you soon, in French) and "pip" probably from the sound of a bicycle bell. "Toodle pip" was ...
Graham vs. Graeme - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Graham is the spelling of a surname which originated in England and moved to Scotland in the 12th century here. "Graham" as a given name is mainly used in English (as opposed to Scottish) e.g. Graham Norton the talk show host. In AmE it can also be used as a given name, a good American friend of mine is named "Graham".
How are the word piece, song and work used to describe music?
2020年8月17日 · Calling a composition "a work" suggests a fair amount of gravitas. We would probably not refer to a television jingle "a work" and we're more likely to write of "the works of Mozart" than "the works of Madonna."
Should I use "did you" or "didn't you" in the following?
2022年2月3日 · For questions where you expect a particular response, you use the positive or negative version of the tag question depending on the main verb and use the opposite form to express the alternative possibility.
“No sooner had I...” vs. “No sooner did I..."
2018年3月23日 · The word sooner is a comparative adverb, so it should be followed by "than". There's no difference in meening; you can use either the auxiliary had or did after the phrase "no sooner". However, the use of the had is far more common and idiomatic. Moreover, you can also use the phrase after the subject + auxiliary (had/did) as follows:
"Could you please help me" vs "Could you help me please"
2014年2月27日 · There are a lot of subtleties hidden in the different words and word orders mentioned here. Changing the place in the sentence of the word please changes its emphasis; roughly, the earlier the word comes in the sentence, the stronger the request for help.
politeness - "Please, tell me" vs. "Could you tell me" - English ...
2019年8月19日 · There is no pretense of it being polite; it's an instruction. Please tell me the meeting date. Tell me the meeting date, please. Slightly more polite, but still not generally polite. It's still obviously a directive, an instruction, and since your boss objected to it, they probably found it impolite, but given what you've written, they probably ...