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  1. word usage - 'more smooth' or 'more smoother'? Which is right ...

    Apr 18, 2019 · You can say "more smooth", or "smoother". Both are fine and mean exactly the same thing. But beware of trying to combine them, and saying "more smoother"! Many will say …

  2. grammar - Understanding “as is” in Sentence Structure - English ...

    Sep 1, 2024 · As looks adverbial to me, by introducing how "specified" and modifying the way the implementation should be (the verb). The sentence could be smoother.

  3. you cook well; you cook good - English Language Learners Stack …

    (2) You cook good. When an adverb follows after a verb as in (1), it sounds, I guess, smoother than (2). Yet (2) would not be not proper for there are predicative adjuncts in English. Do you …

  4. What is the difference between 'let me know' and 'tell me'

    Jan 17, 2017 · Basically, there is no difference in meaning between 'let me know' and 'tell me'! BUT in polite society there is a whole range of customary phrases and constructions that help …

  5. Is it right to say, "I was on holiday from JKUAT"?

    Jan 14, 2025 · Is it right to say, I was on holiday from JKUAT where I was pursuing an engineering degree. I mean to say that I was at home, not at JKUAT which is a university in …

  6. The difference between visit, tour and travel

    May 27, 2022 · The princess toured a new nursery school. Also see: tour museum and tour the museum Visit ( ): Visit is also correct here, needless to say: A recent trip to London gave me …

  7. How do you use "smooth sailing" idiomatically?

    Aug 14, 2019 · Smooth is an adjective. Smoothly is the adverbial form. This should tell you that sailing is a noun, not a verb. Typically, we would not say, "I am smooth sailing." We might say, …

  8. Questions about 'smoothly' - English Language Learners Stack …

    Jul 24, 2021 · Note that the collocation "smooth English" wouldn't really mean anything to most Anglophones. Also note that speaking smoothly isn't a common collocation - but smooth …

  9. prepositions - BRING someone or BRING TO someone - English …

    Nov 27, 2022 · As a general rule, one should avoid using too many of the same pronouns in a single sentence. Instead, one should specify the noun in question. Also, "The happiness and …

  10. What's "catch on" mean in "to catch on to a fad or scheduled …

    Jan 7, 2025 · Actually, it did read "catch onto" until the most recent edit to the page, by an anonymous user, altered it with the message '"catch on" is the phrasal verb relied upon here. …