Possessive: Beginning, beginner's, beginners' beginners class?
2008年2月12日 · A Beginners Guide is a guide for beginners, and it could also be called a a Beginners' Guide, if you like apostrophes. Call it a Beginner's Guide and it's a guide for one beginner: if there were several beginners then they would each need one of such a guide. Now this class is for beginners.
You are welcomed/welcome to join us. | WordReference Forums
2020年8月23日 · Which is the correct way to say it? You are welcomed to join us whenever you want. You are welcome to join us whenever you want. Or as in This is an optional class and everyone from both shifts are welcome. This is an optional class and everyone from both shifts are welcomed. Thanks!
Most fresh / Freshest - WordReference Forums
2009年9月21日 · Comparative and Superlatives for Beginners Beginning Grammar It contains good advice for beginners, not absolute rules. Beginners should follow the good advice, but should be aware that they will come across exceptions. Without knowing what REOM is going to do with whatever we say about freshest/ more fresh, I am reluctant to say "freshest is ...
She cooks well vs She is a good cook | WordReference Forums
2015年12月5日 · In over 25 years of studying English, I've noticed that sentences like "She cooks very well" or "He drives badly" are mostly found in books for beginners or children's books (especially ones written by non-native speakers) while in everyday speech or in books meant for advanced learners I see something like "She is a good cook" and "He is a ...
I'm or my name is? - WordReference Forums
2008年11月22日 · When teaching beginners how to introduce themselves, which is best? Teaching them to say "I am John" or "My name is John"? Is the first more suitable for informal introduction and the second one better for introducing ourselves by saying our name and surname? And is the second one the only one correct on the phone?
affiliated - to or with? | WordReference Forums
2005年4月26日 · context is a company that is a member of a pension plan and has signed the corresponding "affiliation agreement" Is the company affiliated to or with the pension plan? I suspect both are OK, but is there a diiference in meaning? or is one British usage and the other American? thxs
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2008年10月8日 · Italian or English words, phrases, expressions. English and Italian language allowed. Parole, frasi, espressioni in italiano e inglese. Lingue ammesse: italiano e inglese.
Comparative, superlative: clever - WordReference Forums
2006年4月16日 · One Syllable Adjectives add '-er' to end of the adjective (Note: double the final consonant if preceded by a vowel) remove the 'y' from the adjective and add 'ier'
Winner's, winners' or winners podium. | WordReference Forums
2010年11月17日 · With the expression "winner's podium", is winner 'singular' or plurial? In other words, would you say winner's podium or winners' podium (as there are more than one winner!) Many thanks,
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2007年3月14日 · It is not incorrect to use "welcomed", but it does not mean the same thing as saying "welcome". This use of "welcomed" is a passive voice verb rather than an adjective, and it suggests that someone actively extends a welcome to English teachers (perhaps by shaking their hands, giving them a cup of tea, introducing them to the other members of the group, etc.) …