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- Dictionaryken/kɛn/
noun
- 1. one's range of knowledge or understanding: "politics are beyond my ken"
verb
- 1. know: Scottish, Northern English "d'ye ken anyone who can boast of that?"
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Sep 26, 2016 · "Ken" derives from Middle English but, as far as I know, is chiefly a word used colloquially by the Scottish, which is probably why Google translate doesn't handle it correctly. As a (more or less) regional colloquialism you probably shouldn't use it unless you're deliberately trying to imitate people from that region, otherwise it'll feel forced and unnatural.
Nov 3, 2020 · For instance: The bus is still. The bus is stationary. When do we use each of them? Also, why in the idiom "sit still", still looks like an adverb? Is there an adverb that has the same
"I" is correct. The speaker is the subject of the sentence, the one performing the action, and so you use the subject version of the pronoun.
No. There is no rule - as "th" can become either /θ/ or /ð/ depending on the word: thin /θɪn/. this /ðɪs/. mother /mʌðər/. think /θɪŋk/. On the plus side, the audible difference between /θ/ and /ð/ is so small that normally when speaking getting them mixed up will go unnoticed. Share.
1 Having been disturbed, he left the house. OR. Being disturbed, he left the house . 2 Being disturbed by the children, the old man left the park. OR. Having been disturbed by the children, the old man left the park. Having been deprived of their homes in the recent earthquake they had no other option but to take shelter in a school.
To native speakers this is also awkward. Using just 'friend' brings up the possibility, if knowing they are of opposite sex, that they are a romantic involvement, but to be truthful you want to deny that, but you don't want to seem like totally denying that you're denying even the possibility but they -are- attractive and if it were a different world but you can't say that because on an ...
Nov 6, 2015 · That pencil is its. That pencil is ours. That pencil is theirs. The words mine, yours, his, hers, its ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. "Grow" is a verb! "Grow up" is a phrasal verb! "Grow" and "grow up" have different meanings! We use "grow" to talk about something getting physically bigger or longer.
Jan 7, 2014 · 7. "That of" is mostly used to compare two things (that is used as a pronoun). Example: The population of New York is greater than the population of San Diego. Can be transformed to: The population of New York is greater than that of San Diego. Share. Improve this answer. edited Jan 7, 2014 at 13:29.
A coffeehouse, coffee shop or café (sometimes spelled cafe) is an establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee beverages (e.g., café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea and other hot beverages. Some coffeehouses also serve cold beverages such as iced coffee and iced tea. Many cafés also serve some type of food, such as light ...
May 19, 2016 · 1. @MaulikV - That should be for or at. As per the example in my answer I work for an accounting company. You can say more generally I work in IT. (IT is the field/profession in which you work, but "an IT company" refers to a specific entity, even though you haven't named it.) – nnnnnn. CommentedMay 19, 2016 at 8:17.
