May 23, 2021
Sentences 117: Off One's Rocker, Grovel, Disgruntled
He's really off his rocker; he just bought a castle in the end of nowhere for two million pounds sterling.
I forget her birthday and will need to grovel before she will talk to me again.
Many people are disgruntled because the minister was telling lies and got debunked by the media.
He's really off his rocker; he's just bought a castle inat the end of nowhere for two million pounds sterling.
Using simple past (he just bought) wasn't wrong, but perfect sound a bit better here.
The expression is usually 'at the end of nowhere' not 'in the end of nowhere' .....
I forgeot her birthday and will need to grovel before she wi'll talk to me again.
Simple past tense of forget = forgot... present perfect is '(to) have forgotten'. Both would work here.
In most cases, it's better to abbreviate and use the apostrophe (as in, she'll = she will) unless you want to add emphasis, or it's very formal.
Many people are disgruntled because the minister was telling lies and gotwhich have been debunked by the media.
I'm not sure if it's completely wrong to say a person has been 'debunked', but I've never heard that... You are much more likely to hear of something (a fact, a news report...) being debunked.
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Interesting, good use of everyday speech (Umgangsprache...) sounds very close to what the natives might say.
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Sentences 117: Off One's Rocker, Grovel, Disgruntled |
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He's really off his rocker; he just bought a castle in the end of nowhere for two million pounds sterling. He's really off his rocker; he's just bought a castle Using simple past (he just bought) wasn't wrong, but perfect sound a bit better here. The expression is usually 'at the end of nowhere' not 'in the end of nowhere' ..... |
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I forget her birthday and will need to grovel before she will talk to me again. I forg Simple past tense of forget = forgot... present perfect is '(to) have forgotten'. Both would work here. In most cases, it's better to abbreviate and use the apostrophe (as in, she'll = she will) unless you want to add emphasis, or it's very formal. |
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Many people are disgruntled because the minister was telling lies and got debunked by the media. Many people are disgruntled because the minister was telling lies I'm not sure if it's completely wrong to say a person has been 'debunked', but I've never heard that... You are much more likely to hear of something (a fact, a news report...) being debunked. |
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