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Comment on English Tense Chart by arpita aggarwal

arpita aggarwal — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:32:43 +0000

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Comment on So many nationality suffixes by Iines

Iines — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:55:36 +0000

Hi! That article appears to be quite interesting.
I wonder if there is a chance to apply any rule to the creation of the word Antlantean.
Latin Atlantē-us , < Atlant- , Atlantan n. and -ean suffix.

Comment on So many negative prefixes by Bud Maddock

Bud Maddock — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:08:28 +0000

Anoxic is a severe deficiency of Oxygen. It has no root in either Greek or English.

Comment on So many negative prefixes by Somsanith

Somsanith — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:52:37 +0000

I would like to learn Prefixes of Negation/ opposition
please help me to understand that
please giving example and meaning

Comment on So many negative prefixes by andrea

andrea — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:35:05 +0000

hi ! there

Comment on God Save the Queen by John Romero

John Romero — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:38:25 +0000

I would perhaps say that God save the Queen, should be understood as ‘God, Save the Queen’ indeed as a request to God to save the Queen! in which case it is no longer a third person issue but an imperative structure, and therefore would require no ‘s’

Comment on God Save the Queen by Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:22:41 +0000

Those are not called simple past and past perfect in the subjunctive. Think about it, why would it be past perfect? In fact, it is well-known that to express irrealis aspect the tenses shift. So they should be called subjunctive present (were), and subjunctive past (had been). For a very simple explanation in easy language and plenty of examples, reference Jean Yates’ Master the Basics: English by Barron’s, pp.138-139 sections 16.2 and 16.3. A student recently asked how could “I were” possibly be correct. I gave examples comparing the past and subjunctive present from German, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish and Portuguese (I’m sure Old English too) which all exhibit different verbs in each case, where the English has, for the most part, combined into one form. It’s helpful that students realize that these should be considered separate verbs as they are in their sister languages.

Comment on So many nationality suffixes by benben go

benben go — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:02:53 +0000

We discussed recently about demonym and found your web article. We think you have the most logical explanation to date. Any academic linguists supporting your theory as well? By the way, people from Philippines are usually referred to as Filipinos.

Comment on So many nationality suffixes by Where are you from? | Chestnut ESL HOME

Where are you from? | Chestnut ESL HOME — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:55:27 +0000

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Comment on So many nationality suffixes by البرنسيسة

البرنسيسة — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:21:42 +0000

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