
word choice - Proper term for dog waste - English Language …
It would be sufficient just to write dog. Should I say dog's poop, dog shit, or dog's waste? That would depend on circumstances. You could use the word shit in situations when it is …
Why is "won't" used instead of "doesn't" sometimes?
2018年10月31日 · My dog doesn't talk. (implausible) My dog doesn't bite. (undesirable) My dog won't fetch my slippers. (plausible and desirable) My dog doesn't fetch my slippers. (plausible …
What's the meaning of this "updog" joke?
"Dog" or "dawg" is a slang way to talk to a close friend (especially in some American cultural dialects) So "What's up dawg?" means "How are you, mate?" The joke is, Person A says "It …
"Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introduction
2017年12月1日 · Having said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is …
grammar - "it" or "he/she" for animals - English Language Learners ...
If you give a dog a name -- especially a human name like "Don" -- it's a little strange to call the dog it immediately afterward. Calling a household pet by name suggests a human-like …
Why does "Do you think your shit don't stink?" idiom use "don't" …
Ok, shit is an uncountable noun. But in this idiom, people use "don't" for "shit" Ex: Do you think your shit don't stink? Can we say "Do you think your shit doesn't stink?" or we have to say "Do...
"my" vs "mine" (adjectives vs. possessive ) - English Language …
2014年6月6日 · This dog is mine. Mine question is how my and mine are different in usage. It may be easier if you think of mine as my X, where X is something already known to the speaker …
There was a farmer had a dog, but which one was named Bingo?
original origins of the song make it clear tha the dog was caled Bingo and by the way the farmer was a woman The farmer's dog leapt over the stile, his name was little Bingo, the farmer's dog …
"It is" or "it are" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
A verb and its subject generally agree in number: It is the birds he is chasing away. The Great Lakes are the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth.
This or that is/are? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The cat or the dog is under the bed. In this first sentence, "dog" is singular and therefore we use the singular verb form "is." The cats or the dog is under the bed. In this second sentence, you …