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Grammar 101...
RokofAges75:
Eh, not so daily anymore - sorry! Anyone else, feel free to keep posting homophones, or we can move on to something else LOL. I was gonna do punctuation next.
Carter-Orange:
Have we had were, where and we're yet?
Carter-Orange:
OK, I looked back and we haven't had were, where and we're yet, so I'll do them. Here are some examples although I'm not as good as Julie with the explanations, so I'll leave that part out!
Where are you going?
We were at the Backstreet Boys concert last night and it was fantastic.
We're (we are) going to the cinema to see Toy Story 3 if you want to join us.
mare:
I'll add on a few at some point today as well, but like Steph said, i'm not that great at explaining why the rules are the way they are either. I just kind of know them, if that makes any sense? I'm the music teacher so ask me how to finger an 'f' on the flute and i'm your girl. This stuff, not so much! lol
TheDistantHeart:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 24, 2010, 06:04:34 PM ---That is interesting, Imke. I don't know why there's such a difference. America likes to do its own thing, I guess. We're like the only country that uses Fahrenheit for temperature and the customary system of measurement, instead of Celsius and metric. The only time we ever use Celsius and metric is in school (or if your job involves science, obviously). It would be much easier if we just went along with the rest of the world! LOL
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Heh, I've been taught how much Fahrenheit is how much Celcius at English class too but I keep forgetting so when I see a temperature mentioned in Fahrenheit I automatically think in Celcius and I go like "THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY HOT! HOW CAN YOU SURVIVE? Oh wait... heeeh". I found out not so long ago how many dollars is how many euros. :D And I know the Japanese yen and British pound since last week lmao! The Swedish crown was the first one I knew 'cause my best friend lives in Sweden. :) It's easier than I thought! (And I have eeh... dyscalculia? So it's harder for me to calculate from one currency to another. I have trouble calculating and anything with numbers in general lol) I think dollars are the easiest. I got so confused with Swedish crowns last year even though it was my second time in Sweden. For example, I saw a shirt for 200 crowns, which is 20 euros (which is about 25 dollars) but I kept on thinking in euros so I was like "HOLY CRAP 200 EUROS FOR A SHIRT?! ... oh wait". Similar to Fahrenheit-Celcius. :D
Ok, I'm getting off-topic lol.
Where, were, we're is a really good one. :)
I can't think of any 'complication' atm, but as soon as I stumble upon one I will check this topic and mention it!
Oh wait! I stumbled upon one this afternoon... OH YES!
When I write someone is for example going to bed.. is he/she lying down or laying down? Is it "he lied down" or "he layed down"? And is it "he lies down"? I'm confused 'cause you also got "You lied to me!" "Stop lying (lieying? that looks weird)". It's something I've been wondering for ages but always forgot to ask!
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