
contractions - Does "he's" mean both "he is" and "he has"?
2012年2月23日 · Yes and no. You do use "he's" for "he is" and "he has". You do use "he's got something" for "he has got something."
"Here's looking at you, kid" meaning?
2015年1月27日 · The toast goes back more than half a century before the scriptwriters of Casablanca used it in 1942.. From Anonymous, A Holiday Skip to the Far West (1884), we have this scene set in the Southern Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri:
meaning - Did not get William Shakespeare's quote - "A fool …
2015年10月27日 · A very well known quote by William Shakespeare A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. The first half is okay - a fool thinks himself to be wise (he's in t...
grammar - "It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage ...
Which of these sentences is correct? It is he I relate to most of all. Or, It is him I relate to most of all. I believe that in neither of the two sentences do the words "him" or "he" act a...
Usage of "he himself" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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Word that describes someone that causes his own misfortune
2013年9月4日 · In The Netherlands there is a writer, poet and performer known as Johnny the Selfkicker. Paraphrasing Wikipedia, the Selfkicker "has proven to be worthy of his name because of wild, often haphazard performances, during which he never fails to work himself into a frenzy, which often results in him collapsing right in front of an astonished audience."
Difference between "was already" and "has already been"
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meaning - What does "a bit of a tartar" mean? - English Language ...
2016年3月29日 · Recently, a woman I know who lives in England (OK, she's my fiancee, if you want to know), wrote to me and described someone she knows as "a bit of a tartar".
"request" or "request for" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English …
It seems that I'm late to the party, but can you elaborate on how to distinguish between the two meanings. Here's an excerpt from the NYT: "In September, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States, leaving the island devastated and all but destroying its power g