Hi all, this community has been extremely helpful to me. Today I am here again with another question. I ll be grateful if someone could help me with my question. They quickly began preparing breakfast. Could someone please tell me what parts of speech “began & preparing” are in this sentence. Please I need clarification and reasoning, so a through explanation will be much appreciated. Thanks

So you like where you live? Where do you want to stay?

Which sentence correct? ‘This order counts to your 10% off’ or ‘this order counts towards your 10% discount’? It’s about a marketing campaign. Customers can get 10% off their next order after they’ve made 10 purchases.

What's the difference between medicine and medication? -> Take your medicine -> Take your medication

When you go to a store like a bakery, how would one refer to the person selling the bread, clerk?

Are pencils dull or blunt when you need to sharpen them, or can you use both terms? For knives: - Are dull knives the ones that need sharpening and - Blunt knives would be knives like butter knives not intended to be sharp in the first place?

Does "fortnight" always carry the strict meaning of two weeks? I have encountered this word frequently in reading the classics; sometimes, the timelines are more of an approximation. What about all underlined terms? Are they still commonly used in the same way nowadays? Thanks.

We share many everyday experiences throughout history as a human race. In the process, we have also ingrained many things in our words through common sense and the natural course of evolution of the language. Though, this is not an argument for the universality of the languages in the world. Do you have any surprising discoveries in learning a new language compared to your native tongue? Thanks. flagrant 明火执杖 haggle 砍价 Ese es el primer fantasma que he visto a plena luz del día. That's the first ghost I've ever seen in broad daylight. 这是我第一个曾经在光天白日之下看到的鬼魂。 Las paredes oyen. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

How do I deal with unknown words in a book's glossary if unfamiliar with the subject? Thanks. Garner's Art Through the Ages

Hi can we sometimes use false and wrong as the same words? they are different bellow: What is the difference between False and Wrong? False: is the absence of truth, we use it to describe something as untrue and factually incorrect. Example: He is a liar, the information he gave us is false. Wrong: is the state of not being correct, we can use it to describe something as immoral. Example: Cheating is wrong. But what about " 5+5 =9 no it is wrong or it is false . l can't see any difference here.