Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "This"

A:

You could say another number and probably be understood, if you absolutely had to be different.

But like I said, eight hours is the standard amount that most people sleep – this is why it is a known and accepted expression.

A: I think you've got it down = I think you understand; I think you know what to do
ex: Writing is difficult, but I think you've got it down. You write well.

though = but
ex: I like red apples, but I don't like green apples = I like red apples. I don't like green apples though.

I'm sure = I know that...
ex: Since you posted a question here, I'm sure you are learning English.

you'll get through to her = you'll communicate better and be more connected with her
ex: I don't know how to get through to my mother. I try to explain, but she doesn't listen!

A: U r welcome 💛

A: I'm guessing you mean:

"How was your week?"
"How has your week been?"
"How have you been this week?"

A: It is US English, and the British English equivalent is "on foot", meaning walking. There is another meaning ("in progress" or "ongoing") but we would not use that in this way.

A:

He was thinking that he would go out for a walk this afternoon.

He was thinking that he was going to see his friend this afternoon, but something came up.

He was thinking that he had too many things to do this afternoon.

A: Hello, this is my cat Josephine. I have had her for a couple of years now.

A: My leg is numb: right now, my leg is numb.
My leg went numb: my leg was not numb originally, but now it is.

A: I would say, personally, that the second sentence starting with "I will..." sounds more affirmative, and more formal as words with apostrophes are considered less formal, especially when writing an essay.

A: I’m trying to help someone stop saying “how is correct “ and they keep asking why it’s wrong but I can’t find an answer for why it’s wrong. But as a native speak it’s just wrong. I say it’s the wrong question word but she keeps asking “why. How is correct ?” And it’s getting frustrating

A: yeah there's no difference, this is just a different way to say the same thing

A: "I'm going to give her this book" means you're going to do it in the future. "I'm giving her this book" means you're doing it now.

A: be of use で役に立つ　という意味です。なのでof は、いります。

このガイドブックはあなたの旅行に役に立つかもしれません。

A: 庄周，我们又叫他周公 = Zhuang Zhou, we call it Zhou Gong.


周公 = Zhou Gong

A: Anti-mathematics person라는 표현이 조금 부자연스러운 것 같은데요

그 대신에 “This experience greatly contributed to my hatred of math” 아니면 “This experience greatly contributed to me becoming a person who hates math” 라는 표현은 쓰시면 됩니당☺️

A: Schaue nach der Frage, um die Antwort zu sehen

A: Parentheses?

A: This movie was based on the riots by the writer/director.
The writer/director based this movie on the riots.

This movie was adapted from the riots by the writer/director.
The writer/director adapted this movie from the riots.

A: Examples:
That's a bunch of sticks.
This is going to be a bunch of fun!

A: es mejor como lo dije.

A: the “some” in your sentence is irrelevant. to make it shorter and simpler, you can just say “someone might’ve put drugs in it” and it sounds more natural ^u^

A: I don’t know what a “self development video” is but this sounds natural👌