
pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English …
2014年12月27日 · Irish is a much more phonetically consistent language than English, and so it's pronounced like Shawn because that's exactly how you'd expect those letters to be pronounced, an S followed by an i or e is pronounced /ʃ/ while eá is pronounced /ɔː/ and the n is pronounced /nˠ/ or generally /n/ by English speakers and indeed the /n/ sounds ...
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2020年10月5日 · "The first thousand people to sign up using the link in the description will get their first two months free." This is a sentence from a sponsored Youtube video.
What is the meaning of an expression "Tufted titmouse"?
2019年8月30日 · Shaun is able to tell Nicole that he won’t hate her, he will just be scared. Melendez feels she will find the strength to keep going.... Nicole explains to Max what is going to happen, as Melendez and Alex find it difficult to watch. Shaun remembers moving out of his foster home, admitting he is scared to leave and she tells him, “tough ...
pejorative language - What is a word for someone who …
2013年9月9日 · Shaun, my apologies. Let me clarify a bit. You've ignored a couple suggestions to provide details. But that doesn't mean you deserve you to be labeled; you have that personal freedom. I thought you'd get better answers by adding details. I felt I was free to say that; though unfortunately I didn't do it very well. –
"It is that ..." sentences in a non-linguistic context
2020年4月10日 · "It's not that I'm sick. It's just that the water went down the wrong pipe." The phrase "It's not that..." is the subject of the sentence and is a substitute for a repetition of the phrase or subject that has already been mentioned.
What is the difference between "certain" and "sure"?
Shaun isn't sure whether/if he'll be able to come to the party or not. Is there anything you're not sure of/about? In colloquial English, especially in AmE, "sure" acts as an adverb meaning "certainly", "indeed", etc. It can also be used as an interjection, as another way of saying "yes". "Do you want to come swimming with us?" "Sure."
"I would like to ask you a favour" vs. "I would like to ask you for a ...
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Apostrophe s' or s's - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2019年11月28日 · On the use of so-called 'zero genitive', marked by a simple apostrophe in spelling ('), as opposed to the 's genitive, Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik specify in A Comprehensive grammar of the English Language (pp. 320 & 321) that:
"Haven't" vs. "hadn't" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
In context, haven't is the grammatically correct sentence. Hadn't would not make sense as the order of events ought to be preserved. Nevertheless, hadn't would make sense if something happened between the two events and the point at which they had yet to leave were mentioned by the other individual(s) in the conversation. For example:
A saying for something that's good but also has a downside
2011年7月16日 · In addition to Shaun's excellent suggestions, I like to turn the old adage on its head and say "every silver lining has a cloud." You might also say "There is no light without darkness"; of course you could substitute two other related polar opposites that might be more appropriate for your subject matter. (warmth/cold, love/hate, etc.)
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