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Mar 24, 2015 · 596 4 17. According to Google Trends, "like likes" is by far more popular than "likes like". – mic. Mar 24, 2015 at 21:46. "like" in the first version could also be a filler word, similar to "er", "uh". In that case I would write it as "The sun, like, likes the moon". For the term discussing romantic attraction version I recommend the ...
Feb 13, 2015 · 1. I'd like means I would like, and is one way to request something. I like is a statement of the speaker's preference. So I like pasta means I am fond of it at any time, whereas I'd like pasta means I am requesting some pasta right now (perhaps ordering at a restaurant). – John Lawler.
Just like the French response is never je and always moi. Since grammar is always in a state of change, it is rarely the case that a language has, or lacks, a certain feature 100 %. But a good case can be made that English largely has emphatic pronouns analogous to those of French.
113116. "Would" in a phrase like "I would like" is used to soften the expression, as a matter of politeness. This has recently been discussed elsewhere on this site. In the case of what the witches will look like, if the question is posed using "will," properly the response will use "will" as well. "Would" might sound better to you because, in ...
Dec 7, 2014 · The like is a different construction in American English, including AAVE. BTW, "Native American" doesn't mean "Native English speaker", except accidentally; it's a group identification for groups Canadians call "First Nations". And "AAVE" means "African-American Vernacular English". Be like = are always sayin'.
Jan 30, 2015 · well, as you can see we use ¨WOULD¨ to be polite, meanwhile, on the other hand, we use WILL for a spontaneous decision for example: your dad is going to put the trash in the container and you as a polite person say ¨i will do it¨. it happens the same thing in your examples:
Jan 9, 2015 · 6. In the Longman Dictionary of Common Errors you read "When you ask for or give a description of someone or something, use what ... like (NOT how): 'What's your new teacher like?'. But I sometimes hear people say things like " How is your new teacher?" as a way of asking someone to describe someone or something.
Eg : Women are like a magnet, always attractive! (Just an example) Women - Plural A magnet - Singular. is wrong according to my friend. Whereas, I think the above is right. The only thing that should matter grammatically is, using "is like" or "are like" based on which is used first, Singular or Plural.
Grammatically, once upon a time, will meant want and shall meant something like will. To be a little clearer saying you "shall" something meant both that you "owed" doing it (or "should" do it in the current sense), and that you were going to do it ("will" in the current sense.)
I like to be married is indeed odd; perhaps I like to be on time makes a better example: this would mean (roughly) I enjoy being, and aim to be, a punctual person in general; I like being on time, though the basic meaning is the same, has the emphasis slightly more towards I enjoy turning up on time, each time it happens. –
