Apr 28, 2017 · So sped has been preferred over speeded for as long as the corpus data goes back. Generally speaking, irregular verbs tend to become regular over time, rather than the other way …

Mar 2, 2021 · In English, we tend to relate to the cause of something (cause and effect). Hence your car kicking up clouds of dust. But this is not the only way to describe the scene. We can also use (effect …

Some expressions are idiomatic and some aren't. In American English, at least, half past is the standard idiom and saying half to would mark you as a poor student of English. OTOH, you can always say …

Mar 27, 2012 · Modern cars aren't supposed to make much noise at all. There's the comfort of travellers and the general public near the highway to consider, not to mention the fact that fuel economy …

Nov 15, 2011 · Now that we know how to punctuate the phrase “call a spade a spade” I am curious where it originated and what the original meaning was. Also, the term “spade” can have negative …

Apr 25, 2018 · I will speed past the cop. 'will speed' - is the verb phrase. 'past' - is an adverb meaning - 'to pass from one side to another' How will you speed? quickly? slowly? or past? 'to pass-passed' is …

Mar 28, 2018 · I entrust my responsibility of self-defence to the state. entrust - verb - "If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after …

Nov 28, 2017 · I am sped:——Is he gone and hath nothing?" That first instance ("a plague on both the houses") remained unchanged from the first folio in the 1623 edition, while the two subsequent …

Use of the simple past does not preclude an extended action / state, or there wouldn't be a simple past tense of say 'wait'. He waited while I combed my hair. He stayed there for several months. The past …

Aug 19, 2013 · In the following sentence, should I say spelled or spelt: You spelt/spelled "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" wrong.