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Sep 6, 2006 · Cantonese, Hong Kong. May 17, 2012. #8. Hi, I've seen "getting physical" used to refer to people starting to fight each other. Would it be correct to use "physical" with an object like a car, as in this example: On the way home in the car after shopping, your son started behaving badly because you didn't buy him the toy he wanted.
Jan 21, 2015 · English-US. Jan 21, 2015. #2. he is physically here or at the meeting (concerning his physical presence, not mental presence)" is a bit odd to native speakers. It's not odd to me, Sun. I've heard native speakers use this sentence. When they do, they usually emphasize the word "physically": He is physically here. = He is here physically, but his ...
Jun 15, 2009 · If you mean a certain routine of movements, like jumping jacks, touching your toes, sit-ups and so on, then each of those movements is an exercise and it is countable. It is very idiomatic to say "I do my exercises every morning". "My exercises" means the exercises that I habitually do. This usage is also for non-physical exercises: "Listening ...
Feb 24, 2020 · Hello! I am writing this because I am a bit confused about the expression, "How is he?" I know that "How is he?" is asking about someone's current feeling. But I was wondering if I could use that expression to ask about someone's appearance like "What does he look like?" For example, A: How is...
Jan 29, 2022 · Senior Member. Brittany, NW France. English (Midlands UK) Jan 29, 2022. #2. I think that tangible is better in that it means physical + can be felt. There are many physical things that are not tangible: colours, mirages, distant objects, etc.
Dec 7, 2015 · Dec 7, 2015. #1. Hello, my friends. I have a question about the difference between them in two cases. They are also said by native speaker in conversation: 1) You mean actual book. (Someone said this to refer to the one that is compared with electronic book) 2) You mean physical certificate. (Some Someone said this to refer to the one that is ...
Mar 28, 2020 · Do you mean, "a look" is used with an adjective (but "looks" with an adjective is sometimes also possible); while "ooks" is usually used alone without an adjective. The following are my examples: 1. He has a handsome look/ He has a rugged look. (or "He has handsome looks/ rugged looks" is also acceptable) 2.
Jan 13, 2016 · I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed. ===.
Jul 21, 2010 · USA English. Jul 21, 2010. #3. Condition would be the apt word in your context. When speaking of a person's individual physical and mental states the reference would be conditions; a recitation of all the problems. HOwever, when speaking of the total health of an individual you would speak of the condition of his health.
Sep 1, 2022 · Sep 1, 2022. #2. In an isolated sentence without any context, physical before appearance is probably useful because it helps define what appearance should mean. If there was more context, you wouldn't need the adjective to make it clear that you were referring to physical appearance rather than some other type of appearance: He was always ...
