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Jan 21, 2015 · I was wondering if we say "he is physically here or at the meeting (concerning his physical presence, not mental presence)" is a bit odd to native speakers. I didn't come up with an alternative until today I saw a people say "At is the preposition that denotes location in the most "physical" sense." Thus, is it a better way to say :
Jan 29, 2022 · Neither. An atmosphere of neglect and abandonment is not a physical or tangible thing. It exists in the mind of the observer. We say we "feel" it only because the word feel has two distinct meanings - emotion and touch. (I'm setting aside the physical feelings of damp and cold which might also be present where there is neglect and abandonment.)
Sep 6, 2006 · Hi, I've seen "getting physical" used to refer to people starting to fight each other. Would it be correct to use "physical" with an object like a car, as in this example: On the way home in the car after shopping, your son started behaving badly because you didn't buy him the toy he wanted. He kept kicking the seats, slamming the doors and ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Condition would be the apt word in your context. When speaking of a person's individual physical and mental states the reference would be conditions; a recitation of all the problems. HOwever, when speaking of the total health of an individual you would speak of the condition of his health.
Jun 15, 2009 · This usage is also for non-physical exercises: "Listening to the old man tell the same jokes over and over is an exercise in patience" or "Do you know the answer to exercise number 3 in our English book?" If you are talking more generally, without referring to specific exercises, then you use other verb forms. "I enjoy exercising" and "I like ...
Dec 7, 2015 · Hello, my friends. I have a question about the difference between them in two cases. They are also said by native speaker in conversation: 1) You mean actual book. (Someone said this to refer to the one that is compared with electronic book) 2) You mean physical certificate. (Some Someone...
Feb 24, 2020 · Hello! I am writing this because I am a bit confused about the expression, "How is he?" I know that "How is he?" is asking about someone's current feeling. But I was wondering if I could use that expression to ask about someone's appearance like "What does he look like?" For example, A: How is...
Sep 1, 2022 · In an isolated sentence without any context, physical before appearance is probably useful because it helps define what appearance should mean. If there was more context, you wouldn't need the adjective to make it clear that you were referring to physical appearance rather than some other type of appearance: He was always pleased when he looked at himself in the mirror because he was very ...
Oct 20, 2014 · We used the term PE at primary school: there was no gym (gymnasium); it took place in the playground. It consisted of various forms of organised physical exercise that could be done with only the simplest of equipment: balls of various kinds, ropes, mats, bars and frames, and a vaulting horse. I suppose, in general, PE activities were ...
Jan 13, 2016 · I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed. ===
