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Come near / come near it

Do we say,

(a) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. Harry's body has white fur and black spots. It barks when it sees strangers.

(b) Peter has a lovely dog. He named it Harry. It has white fur and black spots on its body. It …

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How many times a day?

Am I correct in the short passage?

Peter has a pet dog. He calls it Harry / He calls it "Harry". He feeds the dog third a day .

P/s: What do we say for "three times, four times, five times ,six times" a day?

Tha…

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The usage and meaning of “otherwise”

Hi. Please consider the following sentence. Sentence 1 "Special characters enable you to add things to your strings that could not be added otherwise." As far as I know, the meaning of otherwise is "or" as in the following sentenc…

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Managing Projects with a GPS

Managing Projects with a GPS
By Thomas Cutting
Having a GPS in the car drives me crazy. I do not operate well with directions that come one step at a time. It may be the Project Manager in me, but I want to see the big picture and know where I’m head…

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When I finally walked into the huge building with a humongous…

Hi

Do you find the following lines natural, especially the yellow parts? Any suggestions are welcome.

When I finally walked into the huge building with a humongous hoarding "United International Hotel" on it , it was just like enter…

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Bonnie magic brush will take a stare / stair / dare

Hi teachers,

Which is it "take a stare" or "take a stair" or "take a dare" in this song or anything else? I have a link below from Babyfirst TV. It's the second verse. Thank you.

Listen to the sounds as they …

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Suggest + subjunctive or not

Hi! Which form is for you more usual?: A) He suggested that I bought a car. B) He suggested that I buy a car. (subjunctive) And the other question: How do we say when somebody suggested that we shouldn't do something without using the word &…

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Introducing ‘whissper’.

I'm an English student with passion towards languages, art & travelling; speaking a bit in other languages as well. Would love to meet nice people from all over the world to talk to and make friends :)

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Flinching, sync sound

Continues the source, "Vidya actually walked out not once but twice. After hearing the lurid content and the way she said those words on screen, Vidya simply sighed and said she couldn't say those lines again. The panicky dubbing-in-charge caj…

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In “The Post” with Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (Real Life)

When you watch basketball, you probably pay attention to the ball most of the time. But there are always nine players on the court without the ball, and they are always fighting for the best positioning. Being in the right place at the right time is a …

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