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sorry if I'm annoying but the thing is I'm programming an application which has a function that returns the abbreviated quantity, for example with "1.200.000" the function returns "1,2 M", so I need to know how would be a "quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion and a septillion" abbreviated (using letters) for this problem. so I prefer to know the opinion of a U.S. person, rather than invent me ...
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From an English learner perspective, this is an interesting question for several reasons, including (a) the use of being vs having been; (b) the use of present vs. perfect tenses; (c) the word be, which reflects a state of being; (d) the word be, used as a participle; (e) the use of be with like, and how one might be a reason for the other; (f) how being or having been doesn't imply the ...
"has been" or "have been" is the right grammar
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"Such" vs. "Such a" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2015年8月22日 · Such and Such: Count nouns vs. non-count nouns. Two distinct (and usually non-overlapping) possibilities exist for singular nouns X:
pronunciation - Why is a 'ph' or 'gh' used instead of an 'f' in ...
2015年12月3日 · Aspirated P or voiceless bilabial fricative (/ɸ/, like the "F" in Fuji)? It's entirely likely that what we're seeing is the remnant of a transitional form between the ancient ancient Greek /pʰ/ and the modern /f/, and since the voiceless bilabial fricative doesn't exist in Latin (or French or English, old or modern) it would likely be heard and rendered as an F.
"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 annoying or wrong english.
What is the difference between “I got stuck” , “I was stuck”, “I'm …
2020年6月12日 · I'm not sure what you're asking, but I think you're having some confusion between 'am' used as an auxiliary verb to indicate a tense change in another verb -- for example, "I am sticking", where 'sticking' is the verb and 'am' indicates it's an ongoing action (the present continuous tense) -- and 'am' used as a simple verb.
How to use "hr./hrs" when describing time in the 24-hour clock?
2015年10月19日 · For military time the 24 hour clock would use hrs for written communications as in, "The operation will begin at 1500 hrs."
sentence meaning - "just receive" Vs "just received"? - English ...
2021年4月22日 · Which is the correct English usage and why? "I just receive my package" I just received my package"?