English Language Learners Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Russia 'Fired Rockets INTO Ukraine' - BBC A headline from a BBC News app on my mobile reads: Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine' I could not find this on the BBC website, but it shows on my cellphone. Why into? You fire at … prepositions   asked by Maulik V 13 votes answered by Phil Frost 44 votes what is the difference between "yet" and "still"? what is the difference between "yet" and "still"? When we can use "still"? and when we can use "yet"? Are they synonyms or not "The plan could yet succeed." Can I use "still" in that sentence … grammar meaning difference   asked by Ice Girl 9 votes answered by CocoPop 4 votes "Reason to visit" or "Reason for visit" "Reason to visit" or "Reason for visit" ? Which one is correct grammatically? grammar grammaticality   asked by vaibhav 7 votes answered by fluffy 13 votes what is the difference between "walking" and "go walking"? "I need to go walking" Why not, "I need to take a walk."? Are they the same or not? Are they used in the same situations or not? word-usage word-meaning difference   asked by Ice Girl 7 votes answered by choster 6 votes Difference between "where are you from" and "where do you come from" What is the difference between "where are you from" and "where do you come from"? Are they the same? Are they used in the same situations or not? When you see someone for the first time which one … meaning grammaticality difference outdated   asked by Ice Girl 6 votes answered by mc01 4 votes The meaning of "shooting" in this sentence "Here's the HTML we're shooting to generate" I don't know what "shooting" means in this sentence: This is where the rubber meets the road. Let's start by building a page that just spits out our DB entries in a mildly pretty form. Here's the … meaning   asked by Chuck 5 votes answered by brentwpeterson 4 votes The sun is a large object, WHILE having a diameter of nearly a million miles The Sun is a large object, having a diameter of nearly a million miles. [correct] The Sun is a large object, while having a diameter of nearly a million miles. [incorrect] I am wondering the … conjunctions   asked by nima_persian 5 votes answered by CocoPop 23 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Is there a negative counterpart of the phrase "thanks to"? The thing to which the phrase "thanks to" is attributed usually produces positive consequence. I wonder if there is a negative counterpart. EDIT: Many thanks. I have now learned that thanks to can … phrase antonyms   asked by day 9 votes answered by Aesin 7 votes What does "We mortals are but shadows and dust" mean? This is a monologue from the film Gladiator 2000: We mortals are but shadows and dust, shadows and Dust, Maximus. Could someone please explain this sentence? Apparently, the words dust and … meaning-in-context   asked by Juya 3 votes answered by Nico 8 votes

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