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Dear Yang Sir,
We all know we should say " work experience " but not
working experience.
However, how about "waiting list" or "wait list"
which we can see peopleusing now & then? Are there any other
words with similar conditions which weneed to take note?
Thanx.
Gigi
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Dear
Gigi,
The best answer i can give is: it is a matter of English usage.
E.g. eating habits, looking glass, swimming suit, working tools,
writing skills, flying saucer.
YTL
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Dear Mr. Yang,
I have some confuse in English grammar and would you mind answering
my questions?
What is the difference between see and look? And how about the difference
between hear and listen?
Look forward to your reply.
Thank you very much
Jason Ho
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Dear
Jason,
"To see"is just seeing without
really or intentionally looking.
E.g. you see a car, a cat, a tree, a cloud--- without paying attention
to it.
"To look"is to pay attention and
first see , and then look carefully or
intentionally.
E.g. I saw the lady. She was so pretty that i look at her again.
I saw the car there . I went over to look
at : the cause it is the latest model
YTL
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Mr Yang,
Why can't I use "to" in the following way?
"Answers in textbooks need not to be correct."
I was told that the correct one should not include "to".
But in many similarstructures, "to" is used.
Is the word 'need' an exception? If it does, is there any other
example?
Thanks a lot~
Simon
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Dear
Simon,
E.g.
- need to be correct
-no need to be correct
- the teacher requires you to work hard.
- the wheel need to be strong
i think it is usage again.
If there are rules which are applicable.I do not know them!
YTL
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Dear
Mr. Yang,
Hi,
Sir Yang, I came across this word in the sign board of an organization.
The word is "cum" which I think means "and". I tried to look it
up in the dictionary to further understand it better but I failed
to locate the word. So could you kindly enlighten me the actual
meaning of this word and where it derives from? Thank you very much,
and please do correct me if there is any mistakes what so ever in
this mail.
Best
regards,
Stephen
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Dear
Stephen,
See Oxford Carried Dictionary "Cum" is a preposition, meaning "with",
"combined with". Eg. A bedroom-cum-study.
YTL
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