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  1. What's the correct usage of "something of something" and …

    BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

  2. pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …

    Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a …

  3. prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...

    Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made …

  4. verbs - help you do (or) to do something - difference - English ...

    I know that generally native speakers say it usually like this (without the to): These exercises will help you get better at math. Can you help me move these boxes outside? But sometimes, …

  5. infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...

    The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".

  6. What is difference between have/get/make someone do something?

    To get someone do something means to persuade someone or trick someone to do something. This is what the dictionary says but I saw they're sometimes interchangeably used, so …

  7. Differences between "mandatory" and "compulsory"

    What is the difference between mandatory and compulsory? Are they synonyms? Can they be used interchangeably especially with regard to something you must do? Writing the essay is a …

  8. What to say when I want to ensure something is right?

    2 First of all, it's ensure something is right (not assure). To assure means "to dispel doubts", while "ensure" means "to make certain". Since it's not entirely clear what you are trying to say, here …

  9. Is there an idiom that means "it was something inevitable"?

    Is there an idiom that means "it was something inevitable"? I am not sure if it's the case, but there's this idiom, it was something like "this was ought to happen", but it was an actual idiom …

  10. prepositions - What's the point <in/of> doing something - English ...

    On the other hand, "She made a point of going to the store" and "She made a point in going to the store" both work but mean different things to me. In the first, she emphasized the fact that she …