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ColleenV
ColleenV
00:44
@Jasper I'm not sure I have the authority to declare a Word of the Day ;)
 
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Feeds
Feeds
02:49
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Q: Want a look vs. want to have a look

JUNCINATOR I want a look (at sth) I want to have a look (at sth) I would think both of the sentences above have negligible nuances. But option 2 seems to be more common (according to google ngram) despite being longer to say. Why is that the case? Also: I want a closer look... I want to have a closer...

difference usage
 
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Anonymous
03:55
@Jasper @CowperKettle We should hold a poll. All in favor of granting ColleenV official Word of the Day rights, say aye!
Anonymous
(Aye!)
Anonymous
@Catija You too, you're in on the poll :-)
Anonymous
Even though it looks like you've never said a word of the day before.
Anonymous
Uh oh, we're gonna have to give Catija Word of the Day rights too!
Catija
Catija
Aye!
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
04:07
Aye
Jasper
Jasper
04:43
Aye!
I have a few words in mind, but I will wait to post them as words of the day, LOL.
Anonymous
05:42
Word of the day: aye
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Anonymous
And the shortest word of the day award goes to . . .
Jasper
Jasper
08:48
@snailplane snailplane!
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
11:57
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
13:35
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Q: Differences between the questions: "he didn't tell you? / he hasn't told you?"

Eliana Grosso A= I'm so sorry Andy is moving away tomorrow. B= really? A= he didn't tell you /he hasn't told you? I have seen them both used in similar contexts but I was wondering is there a difference?

past-vs-present-perfect
There must be no practical difference between the two in this context, I think
 
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V.V.
V.V.
14:59
I have just read "Can you can a can?"
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
> Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
16:01
Cossack Ballad of the Day: Ataman Gamaliya
Наш отаман Гамалія (Ukrainian Cossack song)
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Stanza 1
> Gamaliya was our captain, captain true and tried,
He and, he and Cossacks they betook them over, over waves to ride,
He and, he and Cossacks they betook them over, over waves to ride.
Stanza 2
> Over waves and over billows, there to earn renown,
There to, there to free their fellow Cossacks by the, by the Turks kept down,
There to, there to free their fellow Cossacks by the, by the Turks kept down.
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
16:15
Stanza 3
> What they see in old Skutara, old Skutara town?
Captives, captives waiting for the judgment with their, with their heads bent down.
Captives, captives waiting for the judgment with their, with their heads bent down.
Can I omit do in "What (do) they see"?
"What they saw?" probably won't do either
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
17:10
Stanza 3
> On the streets in old Skutara, old Skutara town
They did, they did see their fellow captives, with their heads bent down.
They did, they did see their fellow captives, with their heads bent down.
Stanza 4
> Fight, my brothers, cried our Captain in a booming voice,
We shall, we shall yet drink wine together, we shall, we shall yet rejoice.
We shall, we shall yet drink wine together, we shall, we shall yet rejoice.
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
18:40
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