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2008-08-20 English as a Second Language - query: Dear Yuri Very well put. 'Bad' is of course an adjective, so to 'feel bad' describes the 'thing' you are feeling/sensing (the 'quality of badness), rather than the way in which you are feeling it....
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2008-08-19 English as a Second Language - Verb Phrases: Dear Jakob Are you writing a book? I'm afraid there is only space here to give a rough outline, but it should help you develop the ideas you are looking for. 1. The future differs from past and present...
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2008-08-19 English as a Second Language - query: Dear Yuri I agree as to interrogative use. You will find that a lot of English is concerned with the correct or polite way to ask something, which often means using question forms (or indirect question...
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2008-08-17 English as a Second Language - idioms: Dear Yuri What are you doing to my reputation for omnipotence? (ha ha). You keep finding expressions I've never heard before. However, this really just illustrates the dynamic way in which English creates...
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2008-08-17 English as a Second Language - Language: Dear Randa There is only one real piece of advice for this, the old English expression: "Practice makes perfect". Nobody has ever gone out from language lessons and spoken their second language perfectly...
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