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Hello,

There is a stingy and jealous boy in our city. He uses an special Apps while filming in his cell phone which is really odd. He never tells us what Apps he is using. He is so jealous. Look at his videos in these links:

1. http://www.pikore.com/m/1068208728271433905_180181...

2. http://www.pikore.com/m/1065299421099930261_180181...

3. http://www.pikore.com/m/1060941594885567480_180181...

4. http://www.pikore.com/m/1061741826196058717_180181...

Do you know how he does these? He is jealous. He doesn't tell us how he does that.

Thank you.

Hello,

Most of the dictionaries say: [idea about] = belief or opinion

Then, what's the difference between [idea about] and [opinion on/of/about]? ARen't they the same thing?

Idea about = someone's opinion or belief about something. ==> Longman Dictionary

Idea about = a belief or opinion. ==> Cambridge Dictionary

I will be glad if you give me some guidance on the usage of [idea about] and its difference from [opinion on/of/about].

Thank you.

Hello,

I'm not good at English punctuation. I mean, when I write something, I don't know how to punctuate it correctly. Would you please be kind enough to introduce me a good punctuation book?

Thank you

Hello,

1. If I weren't late, I wouldn't be fired. (second conditional)

2. If I hadn't been late, I wouldn't have been fired. (third conditional)

3. If I weren't late, I wouldn't have been fired. (Mixed time)

4. If I hadn't been late, I wouldn't be fired. (Mixed time)

This is my question: Why 4 is impossible and incorrect?

4. If I hadn't been late, I wouldn't be fired. (Mixed time)

My analysis: I was late so I am fired now. (I think 4 is possible. Suppose that on Saturday, I come to office a little bit late and on Thursday you (boss) decide to make me fired)

Would you please explain number 4 simply that why 4 is unlikely to happen?

Hello,

Would you please have look at these relative clauses nd tell me which ones are correct and which ones are incorrect?

a) The leather (that/which) we make the jackets with is expensive.

1. The leather with which we make the jackets is expensive.

2. The leather, with which we make the jackets, is expensive.

3. The leather that we make the jackets with is expensive.

4. The leather, that we make the jackets with, is expensive.

b) The leather is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with.

5. The leather is the material with which we made the jackets.

6. The leather is the material that we made the jackets with.

7. The material that we made the jackets with is leather.

c) The leather that is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with is expensive.

8. The leather, that is the material with which we made the jackets, is expensive.

9. The leather that is the material with which we made the jackets is expensive.

10. The leather, which is the material we made the jackets with, is expensive.

11. The leather which is the material we made the jackets with is expensive.

12. The leather, that is the material that we made the jackets with, is expensive.

13. The leather that is the material that we made the jackets with is expensive.

Thank you

Hello,

Would you please have look at these relative clauses nd tell me which ones are correct and which ones are incorrect?

a) The leather (that/which) we make the jackets with is expensive.

1. The leather with which we make the jackets is expensive.

2. The leather, with which we make the jackets, is expensive.

3. The leather that we make the jackets with is expensive.

4. The leather, that we make the jackets with, is expensive.

b) The leather is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with.

5. The leather is the material with which we made the jackets.

6. The leather is the material that we made the jackets with.

7. The material that we made the jackets with is leather.

c) The leather that is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with is expensive.

8. The leather, that is the material with which we made the jackets, is expensive.

9. The leather that is the material with which we made the jackets is expensive.

10. The leather, which is the material we made the jackets with, is expensive.

11. The leather which is the material we made the jackets with is expensive.

12. The leather, that is the material that we made the jackets with, is expensive.

13. The leather that is the material that we made the jackets with is expensive.

Thank you

Hello,

I want to adjust my Facebook Id so that anyone who is not in my add list to be able to comment

on my pictures I post. For example, suppose that I post a picture and you are not my friend and not

in my add list but you come and comment on the picture I have posted. Is it possible?

I wonder if you could do me a favor by helping or answering to my above questions.

Many thanks.

Hello my friends,

I want to tell a sentence to mean "cutting off your phone so that the other person cannot answer."

or "dialing the number, let it ring a couple of times, and then hang up"

As an "alert"

Would you please be nice enough to tell me which one is the most used one among you native English speakers?

1. Mom, please missed call me when you arrive home.

2. Mom, please give me a buzz when you arrive home.

3. Mom, please buzz me when you arrive home.

4. Mom, please ding me when you arrive home.

5. Mom, please drop call me when you arrive home.

6. Mom, please give me two rings when you arrive home.

Thank you.

Hello again,

Would you please be nice enough to check the parenthesis' written by me and let me know if they work or not?

Just please tell me which ones are incorrect. (I mean the parenthesis')

Thank you.

I got confused

1. On July 15=

(On July the fifteenth)

(On July fifteenth)

(On the July fifteenth)

2. On 15th July=

(On the fifteenth of July)

(On fifteenth of July)

(On fifteenth of the July)

3. On July 15th=

(On July fifteenth)

(On the July fifteenth)

(On July the fifteenth)

4. On 15 July=

(On fifteenth of July)

(On the fifteenth of July)

(On fifteenth of the July)

Hi,

I need some forums about computer software errors.

For example sometimes I encounter softare errors in my pc and can not overcome the problem and need to ask it of people who are good at solcing these errors.

Would you please suggest me some useful computer forums?

Thank you.

If I weren’t Japanese, I might have needed a visa to enter the country.

If I weren’t Japanese, I might need a visa to enter the country.

Hi,

Are both correct?

Thank you.

Situation: Your friend is having trouble fitting some gifts in her luggage.

1. If you .......... (check) the size of your suitcase, you wouldn't have this problem now.

a. had checked

b. checked

c. both a and b are correct

Hello friends. Which one is the answer?

1. Direct = Alex said, “Don’t lose hope when a doctor says survival is impossible.”

2. Indirect = Alex said not to lose hope when a doctor says survival is impossible.

3. Indirect = Alex said not to lose hope when a doctor said survival was impossible.

Hello teachers,

I remember that once I asked you whether 2 is correct or 3.

Most said that 2 is correct.

But I think both 2 and 3 can be correct.

I found a note in my book with some examples, I think according to that note, using (said-was) in sentence #3 can be correct.

This is the note:

When a reporting verb is in the simple past tense, backshifting is optional when:

The direct speech refers to something that’s still true or the direct speech refers to a scientific or general truth.

Look at the examples which look like to my sentence #3

Direct = He found, “the Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.”

Indirect = He noted that the Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.

Indirect = He noted that the Earth was the fifth largest planet in the solar system.

So according to this, in sentence #3, using both (said-was) or (says-is) is correct.

I also took a picture of my book page. If you click here you can see it.

http://www.8pic.ir/images/94884409300628794956.jpg

Aren't I right?

1. Direct = Alex said, “Don’t lose hope when a doctor says survival is impossible.”

2. Indirect = Alex said not to lose hope when a doctor says survival is impossible.

3. Indirect = Alex said not to lose hope when a doctor said survival was impossible.

Hello teachers,

I remember that once I asked you whether 2 is correct or 3.

Most said that 2 is correct.

But I think both 2 and 3 can be correct.

I found a note in my book with some examples, I think according to that note, using (said-was) in sentence #3 can be correct.

This is the note:

When a reporting verb is in the simple past tense, backshifting is optional when:

The direct speech refers to something that’s still true or the direct speech refers to a scientific or general truth.

Look at the examples which look like to my sentence #3

Direct = He found, “the Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.”

Indirect = He noted that the Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.

Indirect = He noted that the Earth was the fifth largest planet in the solar system.

So according to this, in sentence #3, using both (said-was) or (says-is) is correct.

I also took a picture of my book page. If you click here you can see it.

http://www.8pic.ir/images/94884409300628794956.jpg

Aren't I right?

Direct = "Call me when you get home."

Indirect = She said to call her when we .... home.

a. get

b. got

Hello teachers, Which one is correct? I got more confused. Some say a is correct and some say b is correct.

Hello teachers,

In this forum I have asked a question but haven't received a logical answer.

this is the link:

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/1966...

It's urgent please help me.

What's your opinion about my question asked in the forum?

Thank you.

10. Direct = "Where were you born?" he asked me.

Indirect = He wanted to know where I was born.

As you know we change the tense while converting a direct speech into an indirect speech.

I think "I was born" should have been "I had been born"

Because the first sentence or the direct sentence has used

simple past. So for indirect speech we should go one step further back which is

past perfect (had been).

Aren't I right?

This is the source:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gramm...

10. Direct = "Where were you born?" he asked me.

Indirect = He wanted to know where I was born.

As you know we change the tense while converting a direct speech into an indirect speech.

I think "I was born" should have been "I had been born"

Because the first sentence or the direct sentence has used

simple past. So for indirect speech we should go one step further back which is

past perfect (had been).

Aren't I right?

This is the source:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gramm...

10. Direct = "Where were you born?" he asked me.

Indirect = He wanted to know where I was born.

Source: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_p...ted-speech....

As you know we change the tense while converting a direct speech into an indirect speech.

I think the blue part should have been "had been". Because the first sentence or the direct sentence has used

simple past. So for indirect speech we should go one step further back which is past perfect (had been).

Aren't I right?

1. Direct = The nurses told me, “We weren’t surprised by Cousin’s book.”

2. Indirect = The nurses told me that they hadn’t been surprised by Cousin’s book.

Hi, can sentence number 3 bereplaced by number 1?

3. Direct = The nurses told me, “We haven't been surprised by Cousin’s book.”