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Bhushan Ramesh Ingle @inglebhushan555 (200) • Amravati, India 2 Jul 20

Hi friends, I am thinking about to start the youtube channel which will be educational channel. I'm a teacher. I teach English Grammar. Please give me some tips if you have any experience about educational channel's...

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I still get confused between "then" and "than"!!!

amirev777 @amirev777 (4117) • India 4 Jan 19

When I was a school going kid, I used to get confused between "b" and "d", which I was later able to get over, with some practice. But nowadays I find that I still get confused between "than" and "then". As you know "then" is...

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A note for English learners (6): That, Which, Who/Whom

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 26 Nov 18

The use of the correct relative pronoun is one that used to be extremely important – if you wanted to speak and write correct English – but it has tended to excite less wrath from the pedants, if used incorrectly, in recent...

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A note for English learners (5): lie and lay

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 9 Nov 18

How often have you heard someone say “I’m going to lay down for a rest”, when they should really have said “lie down”? The confusion arises because lay can mean either the past tense of lie, or be the transitive verb equivalent...

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A note for English learners (4): led, lead

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 5 Nov 18

A lot of people seem to be getting this wrong these days, usually by writing “lead” when it should be “led” – as in “the path lead me in the wrong direction”. The confusion comes because “lead” can be pronounced either as “ledd”...

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A note for English learners (2): Can, May and Might

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 2 Nov 18

The words can, may and might all have to do with the possibility of something happening in the future, and the first two can also be used to indicate that permission is being granted for something to happen. But what determines...

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A note for English learners (1). Flammable and inflammable

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 1 Nov 18

I intend to present a series of posts that might help learners of English to improve their vocabulary by pointing out some of the oddities of the language that offer traps for the unwary. If you have any suggestions for topics...

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Find the Error

Govind Dasila @gdasila (33) • New Delhi, India 18 Oct 13

All groups, regardless (1) / with their immediate differences (2) / , have an equal stake in (3) / bringing about prosperity (4) /. No error (5).

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Grammar.future perfect continous form of this sentence

CrimsonSpork @Manasha (2933) • Pondicherry, India 12 Oct 12

I will eat. the above words are simple future example. I will be eating at 9 a.m. is FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE I will have eaten before 10 a.m.is FUTURE PERFECT TENSE my question is how shall we write in Future...

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English Proficiency

gracielou85 @gracielou85 (140) 29 May 12

Hi everyone! I'd like to improve my English writing skill. Does anybody know any respected site for English Grammar Tutorials, Writing Skills Exams?

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Proof-reading sites

oindy54 @oindy54 (3445) • India 18 Aug 11

Do you know any site that pays for correcting English grammatical and spelling errors? I am from India so please recommend a site (if there is any) that accepts international members and pays through Paypal or check. Also if you...

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Gerund or noun? Please help me

evergreentree @evergreentree (51) • Vietnam 15 Aug 11

First, I would like to ask you a question concerning the gerund? Does all verb-ing form the gerund? Serve is the verb but serving in the longman dictionary is not the process/action of serve. Serving (according to dictionary:...

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Please help me with ADJECTIVES problem?

evergreentree @evergreentree (51) • Vietnam 10 Aug 11

I read many grammatical books which mention the way how to form compound adjective but I have many confusing things. Please help me and thank in advance Is compound adjective called two-word adjective? I read some ways to...

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Please help me with this confusing grammar?

evergreentree @evergreentree (51) • Vietnam 9 Jul 11

I read two sentences from grammar book and I cannot why they choose the answers like that. Can anyone who excels in English explain for me? 1/ Many professional ( I thought that we should use professionally) agricultural...

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Can anyone help me distinguish between "as" and "like"?

evergreentree @evergreentree (51) • Vietnam 6 Jul 11

English grammar really makes me headache. One of the issue I got confused even I read some of grammar book is to distinguish between "as" and "like". Can anyone help me how to distinguish when we use "as" and when we use "like" in...

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Can anyone good at English grammar help me in that issue?

evergreentree @evergreentree (51) • Vietnam 5 Jul 11

I got confused when reading the material of using "restrictive clause" and "non-restrictive clause". The usage is stated below: Non-restrictive clause: An adjectives clause that can be omitted from the sentence without...

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If you were in a dating site, are you easilly turn-off with wrong grammar?

maria1081 @maria1081 (1251) • Philippines 17 Dec 09

I must admit, I'am guilty for being a wrong grammar finder. But only when I read profiles in a dating site. I dont dislike people who are trying hard to write english but I admire people who write simply and language that can be...

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English grammar:Present continuous or Progressive with Future Going to

phon4u @phon4u (2215) • Laos 18 Aug 09

Which one do you like to use?Why? Eg. What are you going to do today? What are you doing today?

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Are you good in English Grammar?

Wismay @Wismay (2037) • India 10 Aug 09

We all know how English plays a very crucial role these days, no matter what the field we are in. Even to work online, or for that matter, interacting in mylot discussions English is necessary. At times just OK in English is...

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Help needed with English grammar ... gad but my mother tongue is confusing!

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 21 May 09

Writing I can do. Obeying the rules of English grammar I can't do. Right now, it's this thing about plurals. I'm writing a review on T Rex helis, and have got to: "But advanced technology has seen a new generation of RC...

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