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Bookmark or Share- "Could you please help me" vs "Could you help me please"There are a lot of subtleties hidden in the different words and word orders mentioned here. Changing the place in the sentence of the word please changes its emphasis; roughly, the earlier the word comes in the sentence, the stronger the request for help.
- What is the difference between a 'pram', a 'pushchair', and a 'buggy'?Warning: I am not a native speaker of British English. This may be wrong. I am under the impression that: a pram is a type of baby-conveying cart in which the baby is laid down, such that it is facing up and backward from the direction it is pushed; in this way the person pushing the pram can see into it and look the baby in it in the face.
- Is the response "It's 10 minutes walking" correct and natural?Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- prepositions - Which is correct: "on foot" or "by foot"? - English ...Why you should say on foot; We usually use on for movements or actions that involve using body parts. You can rest on your elbows, you can pray on your knees, and you can lie on your back. Walking is no different – the action takes place on foot. Why you could say by foot; We use by to describe a tool used for movements or actions.
- singular vs plural - "Five foot ten" or "five feet ten"? - English ...1) A 6-foot tall man. 2) A 100-meter tall building. 3) A 300-foot long submarine. vs. 1) The man is 6 feet tall. 2) The building is 100 meters tall. 3) The submarine is 300 feet long. The singular form of foot is used more colloquially when talking about people's heights. "He's 6 foot 3." Slangy, but very common. "He's 6 feet 3 inches tall."
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