2015年12月18日 · I wrote the following question in another StackExchange website: If I want to save and retrieve an object, should I create another class to handle it, or it would be better to do that in the class

You are just missing that in rapid speech, auxiliary verbs become reduced and so "how did" can become pronounced as "how'd", and this is a casual, but acceptable, representation of the spoken language. I would put it on roughly the same level of informality as writing "gonna" instead of "going to". These contractions are common in casual or colloquial speech, and in written …

2017年10月26日 · Should I use "I'ld" and the like in official documents like motivation letters or is "I would" better?

2016年1月2日 · What does "I'd" mean? If it is "I would," the part following "of all people" should be "you would be the last to say the name, for you lost your parents because of him."

2023年10月8日 · The simple answer is yes, "A is to B what C is to D" is a common and natural structure. It means A's relationship to B is the same as C's relationship to D. So, for example, if you know that A is B's daughter, then you also know that C is D's daughter.

2017年12月1日 · This depends on the context. In person in a small group, you'd say "Hi! I'm James!" and probably extend your hand to shake. If you are in front a of a room of strangers introducing yourself, you might be more formal, with "My name is James". However, if you're joining a conference call, you'd say "Hi! This is James." That's because you expect that the …

In the song "You're so vain" Carly Simons says: You walked into the party Like you were walking on a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf, it was apricot You had one eye on the mirror And watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner What does the phrase "And watched yourself gavotte" mean?

2018年7月4日 · The expression "I'm in" or "count me in" mean that you wish to be included in a proposed activity. For example: "I'm going to the bar. Anyone else coming?" "Count me in!" I believe the expression may originate from gambling, possibly poker, or some other card game where players are dealt a hand and then decide whether they are playing on by saying that …

2014年2月21日 · I'd say that there is a clear difference for stand, at least: "I saw him stand" = he changed from not-upright to upright while I watched, while "I saw him standing" = he was upright for the entire time that i watched him.

2021年5月3日 · What would be the correct way to reply to a statement such as: "I belong to this group" Would it be "So do I" or "So am I"?