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You Asked Me This Question / Re: What’s the crucial difference between “nude” and “naked”?

« on: January 03, 2016, 09:38:15 PM »

I thought it's like in Tagalog wherein we have hubo and hubad. The former means walang saplot mula baywang pababa while the latter means walang damit mula baywang pataas. Those definitions are from UP Diksyonaryong Filipino.

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: Which is correct: “We attend a (five-days, five-day) seminar”?

« on: June 02, 2015, 09:12:12 PM »

Sir, are we going to apply that rule when we use ''two-year'' or ''four-year'' as in He's studying a four-years course?

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: Two simple sentences that create semantic conundrums

« on: May 01, 2015, 09:41:31 PM »

Sir, if we'll going to consider the two participial phrases only, what are their particular use or implication on a sentence?

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Use and Misuse / Re: Questionable usage of the word “boring” in a K-12 English module

« on: March 09, 2015, 02:04:23 PM »

Thank you very much Sir for making things clearer, if only those people behind that module visit your forum, it's such a great help for them.

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: The usage of "can" and "could" and "will" and "would"

« on: December 15, 2014, 08:38:24 PM »

Then, which is correct Sir, will or would you marry me?

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: How does an absolute phrase using a passive perfect participle work?

« on: December 05, 2014, 09:36:28 AM »

Sir, is it possible to construct an absolute phrase in which it is in active voice, using your examples above?

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: How does an absolute phrase using a passive perfect participle work?

« on: November 23, 2014, 07:28:50 PM »

Does the name ''passive'' on passive perfect participle pertains the same sense as in ''passive voice'' wherein it's use when the focus is on the action?

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: How the present perfect differs from the present perfect progressive

« on: November 20, 2014, 01:26:00 PM »

Thank you very much Sir. Perhaps I could use perfect tenses by now. ^^

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You Asked Me This Question / Re: How the present perfect differs from the present perfect progressive

« on: November 18, 2014, 12:47:17 PM »

Good Afternoon Sir Joe,
    Upon reading your book English Plain & Simple, it is stated there that one function of present perfect tense is ''express a state or condition that began in the past and leads up to and including the present.'' Monique has stayed here for months, serves as your example there. Is it correct to use present perfect tense to the given example there to denote that the condition/state of Monique extends up to the present or we've to use the present perfect progressive? Please do shed light upon this one Sir! Thank you.

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Students’ Sounding Board / Re: When to use the peculiar verb forms “have had” and “had had”

« on: October 29, 2014, 10:40:24 AM »

Thank you for enlighting my mind regarding that matter, but I'm still a little bit confused. The link of the previous posting doesn't work. Thanks anyway Sir Joe.

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Notable Works by Our Very Own / Re: Overlooked for months, "Connecting Flights" finally connects with me

« on: September 07, 2014, 02:12:04 PM »

I got a copy of this for just only Php.50.00!