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Bookmark or Share- punctuation - When do we need to put a comma after "so" at the ...@krubo, "So let it be" means "Amen"- they mean the same thing. (That's why the final Beatles album is so-called.) I don't think it means much to try to ferret out the exact grammar, since, the phrase is only used in one mechanical way, "to close a reading". –
- Why is “bloody” considered offensive in the UK but not in the US?So they had no predisposition to rail against it when the younger generation started using it more. The etymology of the word ( which has been addressed repeatedly on ELU ) is at best uncertain, but most likely few Americans automatically perceive it as blasphemous/profane.
- Idiom/phrase which means "to pretend not to understand or know"Sometimes (well, often) people pretend not to understand what's going on (or pretend not to understand what the other person means, etc.) when in fact they do perfectly well. For example, Person A is hoping that his friend Person B would let him crash at his place for a couple of days, but, so as not to appear too intrusive, he wants Person B ...
- Is there a word for "a person who hardly understands things"?A Literal thinking person understands words in specific terms. Vague descriptions confuse the person to the point that they do not know which answer is correct, so they will state they do not understand. If the author of the question stated "what someone said" vs "what someone tried to say" the person in question would have understood.
- backshifting - So that I can vs So that I may - English Language ...In the cases below, do I always have to use 'may' instead of 'can'? Both sound correct to me however, I had read explanations that said that 'may' should be used after 'so that'. I came earlier so that I may help them. I came earlier so that I can help them. Please be on time so that we may leave before 5. Please be on time so that we can leave ...
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