The word "ert" doesn't really exist, but is used as a pun. It has a more common use (still very uncommon) and a less common use; this is the less common use. The more common use: …

Dec 8, 2014 · In Michael Swan's Practical English Usage I come across the sentences: We can use the future perfect to say that something will be completed, finished or achieved by a …

May 21, 2014 · Was brought up, because at age 30 the speaker is (presumably) no longer being taken care of (provided with food, shelter, instruction, etc.) by their parents, meaning the action …

Feb 24, 2025 · You’ve been on my mind lately is a perfectly common and normal thing to say in English. It means I’ve been thinking about you recently – whether because I miss you, …

Haven't and didn't are different time-wise, as you have guessed correctly.Haven't refers to the past up until now.

The reference you provided contradicts your answer. The answer provided at "Ask an Editor" from the M-WD said no real difference. The distinctions you answer suggests were effectively some …

Oct 15, 2023 · A preposition phrase headed by of is a common way of attributing a quality to a noun, either as a modifier or as a predicate:

Jul 2, 2016 · Giambattista, isn't it true the simple past tense talks about a completed action at a particular time, and by 6 Pm is an interval (from some time before 6Pm up to and including 6 …

Jun 26, 2016 · In order to compare them, I wrote below sentences: Reading books is the solution not watching TV [a moral advice]. Reading books is the solution no watching TV [a moral …

Sep 5, 2014 · You are correct. It just means to finish the assignment before that time. A classic example of this is how their are two types of students: those who procrastinate and those who …