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Bookmark or Share- Choices: It's or It's been? When to use which?Technically, "it's" is a contraction of "it is". However, preceding "been" "it's" is used colloquially to mean "it has". "It is three years since I last went to the cinema." No. "It has been three years since I last went to the cinema." Yes. So, "It's been three years ..." is the way to go, assuming your audience will accept "it's been" as "it ...
- What is the difference between "it seems" and "it looks like"?There is a saying: "If it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck, chances are... it's a duck." When we say "it seems like", we are focusing on the impression given by the subject. There is more doubt implied in this phrasing, because it suggests you may be deceived, where "it looks like" suggests you are likely correct.
- grammar - "It works" vs "It is working" - English Language Learners ...The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. a) It is working again. It has been repaired. b) It works again. It has been repaired. What is the difference in meaning between those two ways of saying. I'm interested in all the subtleties.
- vocabulary - How acceptable is it to use "it's like" (or just "like ...I was like , you know like and then like, ya. Sometimes when one is looking for a suitable word or expression you just keep seeing these like coming like, like , like. I counted once while on a local bus 7 time like in once sentence in a matter of seconds.
- How to choose a proper contraction "it's not" versus "it isn't"?It's NOT my fault!...and other than that it's just a matter of style, not grammar. Recently, I was watching Monty Python's "Argument Clinic": M: An argument isn't just contradiction. A: It can be. M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition. A: No it isn't. M: Yes it is! It's not just ...
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