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Sep 27, 2014 · If at this very moment, I want to find out whether someone can come to my party tomorrow, should I ask: "I am wondering if you can come tomorrow?" Or: "I was wondering if you could come tomorrow?" I think the first one should be used (am wondering) but I have come across numerous similar...
Jan 10, 2013 · hi, I have doubt about one sentence I hope someone could help me with this I don't have any context because I took them from a exam and that's the way they were. No surprise Hannah is happy when you think how many prizes she has won recently. No wonder Hannah is happy when you think how many...
Aug 17, 2020 · I've checked the past discussion on the issue of the degree of politeness in different request forms, e.g., "I wonder if ..." vs. "I was wondering if / "I wondered if...". I hope to understand the issue a bit better, so I came up with a list of 8 different request forms on Google Form: Politeness (directness) in request forms,
Jun 3, 2016 · Hi. Self-made. 1) I was wondering if you had a chance to go over the report I had submitted. 2) I was wondering if you have had a chance to go over the report I had submitted. 3) I was wondering if you had had a chance to go over the report I had submitted. Could you tell me which one is...
Jun 20, 2012 · The original expression "I can't help but.." is "I can't help myself but I have to wonder ~."? 1. I couldn't help but (to) laugh => I couldn't help myself but I had to laugh. 2. I can't help but (to) wait => I can't help myself but I have to wait. 3. I can't help but (to) feel jealous. -> I can't help myself but I have to feel jealous. 4.
May 10, 2010 · However, it does make me wonder what I would say if, for example, I didn't know quite what time something wound up starting or was supposed to start originally, or if I cared more to express the amount of postponement instead of the actual start time. I think that both "by" and "for" sound decent, as does nothing at all! In order of preference:
Jan 2, 2011 · I wonder why different prepositions are used in the following sentences, which are from my textbook. In other words, when should I use "for" and when should I use "of" with the noun "order"? Thank you for your order for 200 copies of the book. Thank you for shipping the above order of...
Jun 26, 2009 · Both work, in the first you are asking for help, in the second you are asking whether help is possible. "could you possibly" is an polite idiom in UK English but the "possibly" doesn't refer to any actual question of possibility, you might just as well say "could you please" or just "could you".
Oct 31, 2016 · Hi all, I just wonder which of the following three is better a. People show great interests in this new product. b. People show a great interest in this new product. c. People show great interest in this new product. I feel (a) is better. After all, the subject is "people", which means "many...
Jul 5, 2020 · [ wonder] a feeling of surprise and admiration that you have when you see or experience something beautiful, unusual or unexpected. He retained a childlike sense of wonder. She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her. 牛津词典的解释和例句，in wonder有直接搭配。
