
Huge, huger, hugest - WordReference Forums
2009年11月5日 · I think huge is already a kind of superlative as it is, so that huger and hugest are not likely to be used. There is one example of each in the OED, under huge. The frequency results from BNC anc COCA also suggest that huger and hugest are unusual. BNC / COCA huge - 7,649 / 42,572 huger - 5 / 26 hugest - 2 / 43 Contrast with the results for big.
A/an: huge (and other words beginning with h)
2009年7月6日 · As a native - and very competent; I have an A* English language GCSE - English speaker, I am a little ashamed to be asking this question. I've always though that the general rule for using "a/an" is to use "a" before a word beginning with a consonant, and "an" before a word beginning with a...
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2012年5月6日 · Hello everybody! I'm teaching this week the comparative to my students and I came across the adjective HUGE and using it in a comparative way , what's correct "huger" or "more huge". Both solutions are quite weird for me althoug if I had to choose ,I'd say the second one. Can anybody help me ...
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2018年8月25日 · I've been told by a Canadian that I can say 'a large number of', never 'a big number of', however with uncountables I can use either, ie, 'a large/big...
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Build a snowman or make a snowman? - WordReference Forums
2016年12月20日 · We build with ready-shaped materials, for the most part: stone, bricks, timber, blocks of ice. One factor we didn't consider is that "building" often produces a geometrical structure.
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2025年1月31日 · Preguntas sobre conjugaciones verbales, tiempos gramaticales, adverbios, preposiciones y más. Questions regarding verb tenses, conjugation, adverbs, prepositions and ...
for the rest of the time vs. the rest of the time - WordReference …
2015年7月1日 · "It" is the way you approach customers. And I'm talking about the process of customer adoption so "the rest of the time" works for me here I think.
I Remember Vs I Just Remembered Vs I've just remembered
2017年12月10日 · As I write, nobody seems to have mentioned the huge differences between use of present perfect and the simple past. Yes, there are huge differences! We need very clear context to help you. Your question seems to be about the usage of past simpleand present perfect forms. Without detailed context I am unable to comment.
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2013年10月2日 · [The illustration shows a huge carrot that fills a wheelbarrow.] In this context I take "had known" to mean "knew before all the work and before all the pessimism. "Knew" in the same context would make the little boy much less prophetic.