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- past tense - Present Perfect with the word ago? - English Language . . .
If you use a when-indication with "ago" you clearly refer to an event in the past and you use the past tense If you want to indicate that the opening of the new restaurant is an up-to-date fact you use the Perfect: "My parents have opened a new restaurant" without indicating a time in the past
- Once upon a time vs. a long time ago - English Language Usage . . .
On the other hand, a long time ago means a long time ago in the past Now, they could be used interchangeably in some cases, but once upon time could refer to something that happened a few days or a month ago, which is not long time ago, while the other couldn't
- present perfect - Have lived vs. Have been living - English Language . . .
What is the difference between the followings? A I have been living here for 5 years B I have lived here for 5 years Am I correct that these two represent the same event, but A emphasizes the
- Why is it three score years and ten almost half the time and not . . .
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal I suspect that it is mostly Americans that use the " three score and ten years " form, subconsciously paralleling Lincoln's " four score and seven years ", while the rest of the world uses the King James translation
- When does the word months get an apostrophe?
Closed 4 years ago Is it '12 month's remuneration', '12 months' remuneration' or '12 months remuneration'? New Oxford Style Manual says it does not get an apostrophe is not used in 'adjectival constructions' e g three months pregnant
- word choice - In the last 3 months vs in the past 3 months . . .
Today is Oct 13, 2010 It can be argued that in the last 3 months would be intuitively understood as the time frame from 8 13 2010 to 10 12 2010, while in the past three months would mean July, August, and September
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I understand the use of circa c as it applies to approximating dates However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts Examples: from circa early 1990s up until circa 8 y
- in ages vs for ages - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I've always thought I should use "for ages" when, for example, I meet a person who I haven't seen for a long time, but recently I came across another expression, "in ages," as in "I haven't seen yo
- word choice - Half an hour versus half hour - English Language . . .
Asked 14 years, 10 months ago Modified 7 years, 9 months ago Viewed 305k times 31 I'll be back in half
- If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four. . year
From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc
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