tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.comments2023-05-26T01:48:45.970-07:00Say It Out Loud!Sujeewa de Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-65774088328912767282015-11-11T07:57:00.833-08:002015-11-11T07:57:00.833-08:00i got a lot through your lessons . thank youi got a lot through your lessons . thank youMy English ටීචර්https://www.blogger.com/profile/09110268079604595398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-20146429897629587272015-10-07T10:27:59.696-07:002015-10-07T10:27:59.696-07:00There's no other helping verb in patterns like...There's no other helping verb in patterns like 'You need not be worried' as 'need' itself is the modal (helping verb) here. The question form will be 'Need you be worried?' But keep in mind that this is no longer used so often.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-84210362257577849402015-09-21T23:34:48.153-07:002015-09-21T23:34:48.153-07:00You're welcome.You're welcome.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-42050309122244950482015-09-21T23:19:21.954-07:002015-09-21T23:19:21.954-07:00thanks for your ideasthanks for your ideasnetworkdisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305337475482361321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-81947899026660945022012-07-31T06:59:33.558-07:002012-07-31T06:59:33.558-07:00Yes, misunderstandings can usually be avoided thro...Yes, misunderstandings can usually be avoided through stress and intonation in speech.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-41760615200425555142012-07-31T06:47:27.377-07:002012-07-31T06:47:27.377-07:00These variety of effects only happen on written te...These variety of effects only happen on written text aren't they? When speaking, we can always adjust the word where we put additional weight and point the exact meaning.hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-55371123663128559132012-07-13T09:50:05.845-07:002012-07-13T09:50:05.845-07:00Various publications also follow their in-house st...Various publications also follow their in-house styles. Most base theirs on well-known style guides like the Chicago Manual of Style, AP Stylebook, Economist Style Guide etc.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-61887917217254619652012-07-13T07:14:13.404-07:002012-07-13T07:14:13.404-07:00When I was working as a graphic artist, I used two...When I was working as a graphic artist, I used two or three methods based on the heading itself. Most of the times, I made the entire heading in uppercase. And it varied on the customers desire.hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-42463097240261086842012-06-30T05:47:56.082-07:002012-06-30T05:47:56.082-07:00Familiarity with usage always helps.Familiarity with usage always helps.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-49904565118002869492012-06-30T05:01:46.352-07:002012-06-30T05:01:46.352-07:00I get it to the point. Lack of usage always makes ...I get it to the point. Lack of usage always makes me dumb when needed :-!hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-63947921837899249042012-06-08T05:52:22.596-07:002012-06-08T05:52:22.596-07:00Yes that's right :-)Yes that's right :-)hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-48664809960826361612012-06-07T08:29:24.858-07:002012-06-07T08:29:24.858-07:00The old printing machines are to blame.The old printing machines are to blame.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-49844262115471219332012-06-07T08:27:47.590-07:002012-06-07T08:27:47.590-07:00The period doesn't always come outside the quo...The period doesn't always come outside the quotation marks in BrE. It's placed inside if the quotation itself is a full statement; and outside if the quotation is just a part of a statement. <br /><br />Compare the following two sentences:<br /><br />My brother said, "I want something to eat."<br /><br />My friend says that his new car is "really fast".Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-85106481560666995392012-06-07T07:52:38.505-07:002012-06-07T07:52:38.505-07:00I thought the Americans used it like "this&qu...I thought the Americans used it like "this", but checked some blogs after reading this post and they actually do it the other way! It doesn't seem natural though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-22946314129003482622012-06-07T06:21:51.837-07:002012-06-07T06:21:51.837-07:00This was a problem bothered me sometime ago. Then ...This was a problem bothered me sometime ago. Then without knowing, I made a standard of my own to place the periods out of the quotation marks. Seems I'm right regarding the British! :-)hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-48650021737120385152011-07-18T05:03:59.575-07:002011-07-18T05:03:59.575-07:00I listened everything yours expert audioI listened everything yours expert audiostudentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-53675567190760222012011-06-06T06:02:01.716-07:002011-06-06T06:02:01.716-07:00Thank you sir!Thank you sir!hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-72344477523650909542011-06-05T10:22:29.883-07:002011-06-05T10:22:29.883-07:00You're right. Green has mainly become represen...You're right. Green has mainly become representative of environmental protection today. <br /><br />එහෙම නේද කියලා අහන හැටි දැන ගන්න "ඉංගිරිසි" බ්ලොග් අඩවියේ "අපේ කඩිඩේ වගතුග - You Know, No?" ලිපිය බලන්න (http://ingirisi.blogspot.com/2010/01/you-know-no.html).Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-10164406048298794302011-06-05T10:07:29.869-07:002011-06-05T10:07:29.869-07:00I've met the gone-green phrase in movies when ...I've met the gone-green phrase in movies when a person is being uncomfortable. But in most cases, the word green is just emerging the environmental idea. (එහෙම නේද කියල අහන්නෙ කොහොමෙයි?)hare :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399089484128969072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-30474598649823218492010-11-27T22:17:26.841-08:002010-11-27T22:17:26.841-08:00@Anonymous
මම හිතන්නේ 'ඉංගිරිසි' බ්ලොග් අඩ...@Anonymous<br />මම හිතන්නේ 'ඉංගිරිසි' බ්ලොග් අඩවියේ 'Put a Comma Here, Period! කොමාවට තිත තියමුද?'(http://ingirisi.blogspot.com/2010/08/put-comma-here-period.html) ලිපිය බැලුවොත් ඔය ප්රශ්න සෑහෙන දුරට විසඳෙයි.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-9913525989558788052010-11-22T22:33:46.860-08:002010-11-22T22:33:46.860-08:00මේ ඉංග්රීසි වල නැවතීම් තිත නැතිව දිගටම වාක්ය සම්...මේ ඉංග්රීසි වල නැවතීම් තිත නැතිව දිගටම වාක්ය සම්බන්ධ කරන විදිය තමයි තේරුම් ගන්න අමාරු. කියවද්දි යන්තම් අදහස තේරුම් ගන්න පුඵවන්. ඒත් ලියන්න ගියොත් හිතාගන්න අමාරුයි.<br />දුප්පත් කඩ්ඩන්ට මේ සම්බන්ධ කිරීම් ගැන ලිපි කිහිපයකින් විස්තර කරනවනම් ඉතාම වටිනව.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-35221217723787384922010-11-12T19:37:47.821-08:002010-11-12T19:37:47.821-08:00@Siribiris
You're welcome.@Siribiris<br />You're welcome.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-18953122850399964862010-11-12T15:58:53.419-08:002010-11-12T15:58:53.419-08:00Nice and very useful. ThanksNice and very useful. ThanksSiribirishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768444121733949114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-68541582397359743632010-11-12T11:39:59.810-08:002010-11-12T11:39:59.810-08:00@Anonymous
For more examples of this type of mixed...@Anonymous<br />For more examples of this type of mixed conditionals, see the first two sections of the following web page: <br /><br />'http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html'<br /><br />If you need even more evidence, refer to the following as well:<br /><br />'http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/mixed_conditionals.htm'<br /><br />'http://Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896471292299419623.post-29874511441162890672010-11-12T11:03:07.406-08:002010-11-12T11:03:07.406-08:00@Anonymous
I was referring to a situation where th...@Anonymous<br />I was referring to a situation where the speaker is talking during the daytime about a party to be held later in the day (tonight), but the time for inviting is already over. Anyway, I'll change it to a form that is less confusing.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.com