“To his great astonishment and mortification, Sticky saw his parents begin trying less and less to find him, instead devoting their time and energy toward the proper disposal of their newfound riches” So I stumbled upon this sentence and the part which usually confuses is keeping the consistency of the tenses and my english teacher … Read more
For example, if someone says “this tastes purple” instead of saying it tastes like grape, or if asked what flavor of Gatorade you prefer you answer with, “blue”. It also seems common with candy and artificial flavors (or flavors perceived as artificial), and I’m wondering if there’s specifically a name or term for this type … Read more
I understand it’s not the present tense, else it would be “goes”. Is the sentence grammatically correct? If so, does it mean “you are seeing that it is going away”? Answer Verbs of perception (see, hear, notice, etc.) are followed by an unmarked infinitive — technically a present infinitive, but the past infinitive can’t be … Read more
I think it doesn’t make sense to go over to the bar and ask for a burger, and then when the bartender replies "How would you like your burger", to answer "bloody" (I saw this in a movie but also heard someone use the word to describe their food). I know that "bloody" is sometimes … Read more
Watching a game review, I’ve noticed a phrase whose meaning confused me. The reason why I got confused is that the author used a base form of the verb "to explore" in pair with the singular subject "friend". The question is, is it correct to do this? I will write below two more options as … Read more
I saw a quote that read as “understanding you is like smelling the colour 9” what does it mean? As it suggests it may mean finding something or someone hard to understand but why it’s called smelling the colour 9? What’s the origin of this saying? A descriptive information will be highly appreciated. Answer Since … Read more
I often hear the term to look for it: “I have studied symbolism in fine arts for years, and now I see symbolism in everything. I just can’t stop myself after I learned how to look for it.” Feel for it is also frequently used: “Jimmy was a great guitar player. He didn’t even think … Read more
In the song “Me Neither” Brad Paisley sings: “…would you like to dance Me neither I was just bein’ polite Thank goodness my feet are much too tired I’m sure you’re tired too, I can see an empty booth Would you like to maybe sit and talk a while Me neither” Would I see an … Read more
She is usually tired after coming back from school. She usually tired after coming back from school. She usually feels tired after coming back from school. Which one is correct? Also, are usually, often, and seldom nouns, adjectives, adverbs or other? Answer All are grammatical, and whilst the first and the last mean almost exactly … Read more
While creating this proposal I was struggling to find the right words for olfactory impressions. Is there a neutral word for an olfactory impression? smell seems to have a negative connotation aroma sounds more like having to do with dishes or spices olfactory impression well, … that’s not a word, it’s two. And two that … Read more
