As i was speaking i got terribly uncomfortable thinking i was offending someone, (there also is a person of cherokee heritage behind me) There is no logic reason for the gerund construction, it is just a convention and must be learnt (grammar point Is there any chance that me calling the weather an indian summer would offend anyone?
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If someone said one of those phrases in conversation i'd probably get the meaning by contextual clues and body language or by additional questions
Otherwise, i'd probably think i work during the summer means i only work in summers, not other seasons and that i work during summer means i don't take off work in summers. i usually wouldn't pin a statement to the current summer unless.
I wish i were going myself, said charles darnay, somewhat restlessly, and like one thinking aloud Sirrah, if thy captain knew i were here he would use me with estimation I wish i were like you. emily dickinson I wish i were the hay
I wish i were in a quiet island with only you bram stoker The italian etymology of india fails to mention anything about people in/of god Italian wikipedia says gli antichi greci si riferivano agli indiani con il termine indoi (ινδοί), il popolo dell'indo Indo people/population indo is derived from sindhu meaning large body of water
No trace of god there whatsoever.
In british english, the floor of a building which is level with the ground is called the ground floor The floor above it is called the first floor, the floor above. What is the difference between pt (pacific time), pdt (pacific daylight time), and pst (pacific standard time) Also, is the time format "2:00pm pt"
I was wondering whether 'updation' is correct english or not I was involved in the updation of the website. However people who come from countries neighboring india such as sri lanka or fijian indians do not like to be classified as indian because this would be similar to calling a japanese person chinese I understand why this would be offensive
Is there a word to describe this type of group of people that doesn't assume their country of origin?
But to suggest is one of the few verbs that need a gerund, just as to avoid
