Michelle Finlay

Everyday English for Grown-ups

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    Here are some examples (well there’s one already):
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    Stationery/Stationary Paper and envelopes/Remain still

    Канцеларијски материјал / стационарни папир и коверте / остају непомични

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    This usage can add colour or humour to what a person is saying – but it has to be deliberate and discerning
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    A two-tier language developed, with Norman French words being used by the ruling class, while their Anglo-Saxon equivalents were used by the natives
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    Civilization is based on communication; faulty communication leads to misunderstanding and can impede progress. As the world has developed, so has language, and quite rightly
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    The tense tells us about the time of the action (now, in the past, in the future). The person refers to who is carrying out the action:
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    Most infinitives in other languages are one word, but English infinitives take a to before the verb – to be, to go. This is why it’s the only language that can split its infinitives – by inserting an adverb between to and the verb as in ‘to boldly go’– much to the dismay of some purists, who point out that although the infinitive is made up of two words, those two words represent a single idea
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    give an indication as to who performed the action.
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    Verbs are the most complex parts of speech. This is because, as well as describing an action, they tell us when the action took place, and give
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    Workers today are tasked to do something instead of being given a task (or even asked to do it). We now chair (or table something at) a meeting, torch a building or plate a meal. This usage can add colour or humour to what a person is saying – but it has to be deliberate and discerning. Indiscriminate use smacks of idleness
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