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Can "out" be used before a word to give sense of surpass in any situation?

It might be a silly question but not long time ago I realized people use "out" before some words to indicate that something surpasses something else in some aspect.

E.g.: John outsmarted Smith in the test, Senna outrun McLaren in the race. So forth...

Very recently I was listening to a podcast where one of the interviewees used "outmanipulate" to indicate that a person has been more manipulative than another.

My doubt is can we use "out" before anything to state a surpassing status of one thing over another? Can I say for example something pretty random like Ronald outwrote his cousin in that dissertation he was writing or even James outate Adrian in that Food Contest or the weather today outhot yesterday's?

6 ноября 2018 г.

Is a phrase said or written without required preposition at the end understandable for native english speaker?

Is a phrase said or written without required preposition at the end understandable for native english speaker?

I remember when it was weird for me to read phrases with a preposition at the end.

E.g. she is the person I was talk you about. John Doe is a good professional to work with. That teacher is everything they have been asking for.

And so on... Now I'm more used to it.

My motherlanguage is brazilian portuguese so the structure of a phrase is pretty much the same for both - questions and affirmations - and prepositions is always somewhere in the middle. We've got the question mark at the end of a sentence and that's it. Actually, we've got the question mark and an entonation when making a question and that's it. Neither the order changes nor auxiliar verbs is added to it. The spanish got an upside down question mark at the beggining of an interrogative sentence, which it is very smart. Sometimes we're reading something in portuguese when we realize it was actually a question all along so we've got to change the entonation at the end.

My question is.. I believe that it is pretty common not hear a preposition at the end of a sentence. How weird and incomprehensible a phrase/sentence sounds to your native ears when it lacks of the required ending preposition?

Do those phrases I gave of example at the beggining of this already-too-long-discussion would lose their meaning without their prepositions?

E.g. she is the person I was talk you. John Doe is a good professional to work. That teacher is everything they have been asking.

6 октября 2018 г.

What are your thoughts on the meaning of Kiss From a Rose by Seal?

I was watching a movie the other day and this song played a couple of times. You're probably thinking I'm talking about Batman Forever but the film was actually a comedy called Vacation. Btw. Do you guys use film and movie interchangeably or there are right situations to use each? Anyway. After watching it, the song obviously got stuck in my head and I decided to listen it again and especially because of what it's sung in the chorus I solved to pay more attention to the lyrics. I for one think the song is a metaphor for a lonely, sad, depressive person in pain with no perspective whatsoever who find in love a reason to live. I've seen a few interpretations suggesting the song is actually about an addicted to cocaine. I'll paste the lyrics down below so you can come to your own conclusion.

There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.

You became the light on the dark side of me.

Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.

But did you know,

That when it snows,

My eyes become large and,

The light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,

I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.

Ooh, The more I get of you

The stranger it feels, yeah.

And now that your rose is in bloom,

A light hits the gloom on the gray.

There is so much a man can tell you,

So much he can say.

You remain,

My power, my pleasure, my pain.

Baby, to me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny

Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?

But did you know,

That when it snows,

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,

I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.

Ooh, The more I get of you

The stranger it feels, yeah.

And now that your rose is in bloom,

A light hits the gloom on the gray.

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,

I've been kissed by a rose (on the gray)

...And if I should fall, it will all go away

I've been kissed by a rose (on the gray)

There is so much a man can tell you,

So much he can say.

You remain

My power, my pleasure, my pain.

To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny

Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?

But did you know,

That when it snows,

My eyes become large and,

the light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,

I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.

Ooh, The more I get of you

The stranger it feels, yeah.

Now that your rose is in bloom,

A light hits the gloom on the gray.

Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.

Ooh, the more I get of you

The stranger it feels, yeah.

Now that your rose is in bloom.

A light hits the gloom on the gray.

Now that your rose is in bloom.

A light hits the gloom on the gray.

5 октября 2018 г.

Does anyone know what have given the origin to the expression "break a leg"? This is definitely one of a hell of a weird expression. I was watching a TV Show yesterday (This is US) and someone started to make a joke about the expression as it would be in the literal meaning. I knew the expression before but it never occured me what kind of situation could has ever happened that would origins a such peculiar expression. After all, breaking a leg is never a sign of good luck in any given situation.

8 сентября 2018 г.

What the difference between being "up for" or "down for" something ? I've seen the "up for" expression a couple of times already and got used to it. But recently I listened to the "down for" expression. I don't remember if I didn't know it or just didn't pay too much attention but listen it this last time made me realize there are two similar expressions with opposite words (up and down).

3 сентября 2018 г.

Does anyone know where the expression "sitting ducks" came from? Everytime I see someone saying it, I start to ask myself the reason why sitting ducks means a state of vulnerability. My best guess was that the expression is somehow related to duck hunt season.

28 августа 2018 г.

Why do we say "search ON GOOGLE" but we say "...to use find IN Google Chrome"? I came across this doubt when I didn't remember which preposition to use when we're talking about search ON Google. So...I looked it up on ... Google and one of the results was "...use find [built-in tool] in Google Chrome". My question is...is there any rule I'm missing here or it's just one of thoses cases you just have to accept and move on?

25 августа 2018 г.

フィッシュストーリー　（映画）この映画を見た事がありますか。昨日，この映画「フィッシュストーリー」をみました。ブラジルでは有名な映画ではないから知りませんでした。時々クエンティン·タランティーノの映画のよう果て世界の映画です。

24 октября 2012 г.

日本の日本語能力試験　ｘ　ブラジルの日本語能力試験先週図書館から日本の日本語能力試験の本を借りました。その本には漢字の書きテストがあります。でも二年前にも去年にも僕は日本語能力試験に出たけどそんなテストがありませんでした。他に違うことがあるんでしょうか。

24 октября 2012 г.

V の　写真　（日本人の写真）どうして日本人が写真を取ると指がVしますか。　

20 октября 2012 г.

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