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Bookmark or Share- I 'was' or I 'were'? - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeIf I were you, I wouldn't say that. This sentence also suggests a hypothetical and impossible scenario because I can never be you. In the old days, "I wish I was young" to express an impossible scenario was considered ungrammatical, colloquial and some people even said it sounds uneducated, but it has changed and I hear many people use "was" in ...
- "Can you please" vs. "Could you please" [duplicate]To make the distinction you are attributing to "Could", I'd use the word "Would", or perhaps/sometimes "Will". I was going to say that generally, the more difficult or involved or complicated a task is, the more skill or physical strength is required for a task, the more "Can" and "Could" might diverge.
- word choice - I am cumming or I am coming - English Language Learners ...Some people say they are vulgar or slang, or both. People say I'm coming or I'm cumming just before orgasm to mean "I am going to (or starting to) have an orgasm," and people can say it seriously, with humor, with passion, as a joke, or in all kinds of ways, just as with most phrases or words. But no, it's not "just a joke."
- phrase usage - When to use "put it" and when to use "say it"? - English ...To say something means you are using words to express a thought; it could be anything, including an explanation. You can use say it for put it , but not usually the other way around. - Say it more slowly, please.
- When should I use "didn't" instead of "haven't"?For example, if it is 7 PM, you could say "I didn't eat dinner at 6" or "I haven't eaten dinner yet today". In both instances, you can still eat dinner. In both instances, you can still eat dinner. Plus, it is possible for you to have eaten dinner at a different time if you use didn't , but not with haven't , since you specified today.
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