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Kinzle B
Mar 4, 2017 13:14
@Araucaria Are you available now?
Kinzle B
Mar 4, 2017 12:52
Hi, @snailplane long time no talk :)
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 14:06
Out and up here **are** prepositions! @Hanaa
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 14:02
One of the best books on English grammar.
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 14:02
@Hanaa I recommend you read Bas Aarts: books.google.com/books?isbn=0191650471
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:58
@Hanaa ell.stackexchange.com/questions/10725/… This is the best answer on phrasal verbs.
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:56
@Hanaa http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/102888/
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:53
Try to think of 'there' as an intransitive preposition. @Hanaa
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:52
@DamkerngT. Not that I know of. Maybe the moon in the next two decades, I guess. We are not as ambitious as Elon Musk. :)
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:48
spacenews.com/…
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:46
How's Thailand recently? My guru went there last month to have our satellite contract signed. @DamkerngT.
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:43
I guess you have never been a good cleaner. :)
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:42
what went wrong? @DamkerngT.
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:40
TGI Friday!
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:39
@DamkerngT. Hi, evening!
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:38
:( Every time I got something to ask, you are about to go.
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:37
You still busy with your work? :) @Araucaria
Kinzle B
Nov 18, 2016 13:36
Hi, fellas!
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 20:23
@DamkerngT. Because they are not married.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 20:20
@snailplane I see. But I think the perfect infinitive form would indicate counterfactuality here. Is "might be married" not counterfactual here? It seems not to be in accordance with the context.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:58
@snailplane Since by this time has past time reference, I think the quoted sentence should be "they might have been married by this time" rather than "they might be married by this time". Why did the writer use the bare infinitive form over the perfect infinitive form?
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:57
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Q: "Bare infinitive" vs. "perfect infinitive" in past time narration

Kinzle B They emerged from the tunnel and were on the airport highway, with its lights on both sides attached to tall standards. Witty had watched Hardy operating the automobile at first, and had not spoken. He began to play with Yolanda, who was on her mother's lap, before they reached the air...

tense infinitive backshifting indirect-speech
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:56
@snailplane Ma'am, could you help me with one of my previous questions? I have been thinking about it for quite a long time.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:53
I suspect you never sleep. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:52
I just woke up.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 19:52
Hi, morning! It's nearly 4 a.m. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:35
For us non-native speakers, we wouldn't frown at it. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:31
Ah, I see. It is, but you made it sound like it wasn't. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:30
I think it means "There are some people who are upset when they start being polite.", so it's resumptive?
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:23
I think you mean "so you would read they as a resumptive pronoun". Isn't "they" a resumptive pronoun here? @snailplane
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:13
@DamkerngT. more polite, I think! The speaker is not sure his hearer really need his/her help.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:11
@DamkerngT. No, that is quite common, even in informal register, I suppose.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:09
The tricky thing is the context cannot tell you whether it should be ing or to-inf.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:06
Her parents were happy to know she’d got a good job. From: macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/happy_1 :)
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:05
The bad thing is dictionaries don't have collocations like this. :( They have
"comfortable with/about", but never gerunds/to-infinitive.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:01
So many fake ones in Gsearch.
Kinzle B
Sep 25, 2016 00:00
Ah, I see. I think I'll have to rely on Gbooks. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:58
I searched "I am comfortable to speak". Google generates numerous examples. I got haunted.
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:56
The example sentence with "I am comfortable to speak" is not correct. But I got lots of attested examples on the web.
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:55
I happened to read this: forum.wordreference.com/threads/… That's a very interesting post. I'd like to hear what other native speakers would think of it.
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:51
@snailplane Congrats on your new status! @snailplane I noticed you have joined the chat more than before. :)
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:47
You are all early birds! :)
Kinzle B
Sep 24, 2016 23:46
Hello, fellas!
Kinzle B
Aug 20, 2016 05:28
@snailplane I see. I think it would be good if you chose to be a mod! :)
Kinzle B
Aug 20, 2016 05:17
@snailplane Yeah! Are you a fan of movie, by any chance?
Kinzle B
Aug 20, 2016 04:59
@snailplane I presume you r in US. It should be midnight.
Kinzle B
Aug 20, 2016 04:53
it means hello! :)
Kinzle B
Aug 20, 2016 04:45
Haha, I stole your compliment!!
 

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Kinzle B
Feb 26, 2017 18:17
I think you guys are probably off-topic! This is not a technical question. Both senses make sense, and context would dictate which is appropriate.
Kinzle B
Feb 26, 2017 18:17
In your case, the 'size' refers to the lens, not to how much lens zoom. @BillJ