List of expertise levels from beginner to expert
I would like to create a list of terms, from beginner to expert, using as many terms as possible which represent different levels of expertise. I have constructed by myself: Newbie Novice …
"Be like" usage - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年12月7日 · The be sounds like the Habitual Be Construction in AAVE. The like is a different construction in American English, including AAVE. BTW, "Native American" doesn't mean …
phrase requests - "I like to" vs. "I'd like to" - English Language ...
2015年2月13日 · I'd like means I would like, and is one way to request something. I like is a statement of the speaker's preference. So I like pasta means I am fond of it at any time, …
synonyms - Formal alternative for "like" and "such as"? - English ...
2011年4月4日 · You can use "like" in formal writing as well. "Painters like Monet, who were concerned with capturing the evanescent impressions of light, were dubbed Impressionists." …
What makes "like" and "so" popular? - English Language & Usage …
2011年5月20日 · So, I was like, why does everyone say like and so in every sentence? Where did this trend come from, like, what started it, and is it actually grammatically correct to like, insert …
Meaning and interpretation of Bilbo's "half as well" quote
2016年2月29日 · and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. This means that, for less than half of the people, he likes them half as well as they deserve, so there's not much …
slang - What is it called when someone types a random string of ...
2019年8月30日 · We can often see in online group conversations messages composed of random letters like " fjqofudnelfi " as a response to something surprising or unexpected. Is there a …
“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”
I like to be married is indeed odd; perhaps I like to be on time makes a better example: this would mean (roughly) I enjoy being, and aim to be, a punctual person in general; I like being on time, …
pronunciation - What's the rule for pronouncing “’s” as /z/ or /s ...
2016年2月18日 · The word ending spelled apostrophe "s" is a phonemic /z/ in all the instances I can think of. (But English spelling is not very regular, so there could be exceptions.) However, …
Expression for when something "hits you", but in a positive way?
2016年10月21日 · Something like " and that is when realisation struck" "everything fell into place" "crystal clear". Please provide the sentence you are using it in, context helps us help you