Computers: what is the difference between load and loading?
Jul 28, 2015 · The noun version of loading can be the abstract as commented above, but because it tends to refer to a process rather than an event, it is also natural and common to use it in …
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Jul 24, 2024 · What is the meaning of "to coin a phrase"? I saw the meaning in some dictionaries and their examples, but yet I have trouble with it! Cambridge: something you say …
Does English have a third-person imperative?
Apr 10, 2025 · Now, not everything that is before the verb is a subject. English allows "vocative" noun phrases. These are not part of the grammar of a clause, but are used to "call" to get …
"Are you working today" or "Do you work today?"
Oct 22, 2024 · "Are you working today?" is a specific question about this day - not this day of the week, but this exact day. For example, it might be a Wednesday, and you know the other …
Children's English: "If you be..."
6 days ago · Is it normal for a 3-4 year old child to use be in this way: If you be angry again, you won't get no presents from Santa.You need to say it's ok when I be bad...
A: Has she ever been in a coma? B: Yes, she has, for two years
Jun 13, 2025 · She’s been in a coma for three years. The use of the present perfect followed by a duration of time strongly implies that she is still in a coma.
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Is it correct to say "I won't be long. I'm pretty much finished."?
May 29, 2025 · The example I won't be long; I'm pretty much finished is completely idiomatic.. I would quibble with the paraphrase that you describe as a "translation in Persian" (of course …
What does "in the open" mean in "an enclosed area in which …
Mar 20, 2025 · Google dictionary defines the word "run" as a noun in one sense as follows: an enclosed area in which domestic animals or birds can run freely in the open. The …
meaning in context - "That's the Percodan talking ..." - English ...
Jun 3, 2025 · It's more common to hear "the alcohol talking" or other variations. It gets used in two ways. Somebody else tells a drunk person that they're only doing/thinking something because …