
etymology - What is the meaning of "roe" in "roe deer"? - English ...
2020年8月25日 · On roe itself, Online Etymological Dictionary says: "Old English ra, from raha, from Proto-Germanic *raikhaz, of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE root *rei-"streaked, spotted, striped in various colors." The other species being "red deer" and "fallow deer," it does seem like "roe deer" refers to coloration.
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countability - Fish - countable or uncountable - English Language ...
2022年4月24日 · You would say 'I see two fish' if you saw two trout swimming in a lake, (i.e. two fish of the same species) but if you saw two trout and one salmon. it would be correct to say either "I see two fish" or "I see two fishes".
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"in order not to" or "in order to not"? - English Language Learners ...
2017年12月17日 · Which one(s) is/are correct? a. You need to practise speaking English in order not to be rusty. b. You need to practise speaking English in order to not be rusty. c. You need to practise speaking E...
Where should I put "indeed" in this sentence?
Both sentences are grammatical, but they have different meanings. To understand them, let's look at the first two definitions of the word indeed, according to the Oxford English Dictionary:
grammar - Like best/the best like most/the most - English …
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Can you reply "you too" to wishes such as "Good luck"?
Suppose someone is saying to you: I wish you Merry Christmas! or Good luck! Is it meaningful to reply "You too"? Or should you respond "Same to you"?
grammar - I see someone verb+s/es or without s/es? - English …
2021年7月18日 · The "meat" of your sentence, the subject/verb pair, is I see.The verb to see is conjugated to agree with the subject I.
"So am I" or "So do I"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2021年5月3日 · You use "so am I" when you are responding to some form of the verb be:. I'm hungry. So am I. I'm eating ice cream.