Gavotte has no specific cultural meaning so the meaning has to be inferred. Any dance conveys a style of movement. If waltz had been used you would imagine someone moving quickly round …

Jul 28, 2014 · The double meaning of 's leads to one of the most common mistakes in written English: confusing its, which is the possessive form of it, and it's, which is a contraction of it is.

0 In Russian, there's a phrase meaning 'We will see in what something will end up'. Literally, that is the form of the Russian verb see put in 2Sg. Is there any colloquial phrase which has the …

Three people are sick as it is". You can omit 'it' from none of your examples. "As is" is a casual, informal, idiomatic phrase meaning "without alteration or further work done; in its current …

Oct 15, 2023 · A preposition phrase headed by of is a common way of attributing a quality to a noun, either as a modifier or as a predicate: a man of discretion = a man who ‘possesses’ …

Dec 11, 2015 · Is there any textual usage difference between words like " I've " and " I have ", or is it just an accent thing? e.g. I've finished my homework. I have finished my homework. It's a …

Jul 12, 2019 · @FumbleFingers I must be missing something, because I don't see in your comment any contrast between "materially" and "substantially". In fact, I don't see you saying …

Sep 2, 2020 · I understand how to use "not" the normal way. I meant in the context of my post. Let me rephrase the question. In a sentence with "unless", in what cases would the presence of …

Jan 24, 2020 · @HotLicks I am focussing on learning and blogging about different fields with the project. So the meaning I want to go for is something like - the structures of the fields I am …

Nov 20, 2016 · Here you go! basically have the same meaning that you have given something to someone. The difference is intent. "Here you are" is merely a statement that "here is …