The English Language

[IM Jack Rudd]

What "by" here means is that it will start at some point before the age of 30; "from" would instead mean that it starts at the age of 30.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thanks.
What's the meaning of: "it's that do it all"?

[IM Jack Rudd]

At first glance, nothing. Where did you come across that?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Here:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CiIwZX9Dxe ... _copy_link
And while we are at that, I should ask what does but mean in the next sentence:
You don't have to do everything at once, but washing your hands, disinfecting your hands, wearing a mask, informing your kids.
And what about " it's that do it all" which is said previously?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Hi. Is once used correctly in:

Is there any chance that once the lives of Iranians matter to international community

?Thanks in advance

[Tim Spanton]

Hi. Is once used correctly in:

Is there any chance that once the lives of Iranians matter to international community

?Thanks in advance

No, on more than one count

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Hi. Is once used correctly in:

Is there any chance that once the lives of Iranians matter to international community

?Thanks in advance

No, on more than one count

And what does "on more than one count" mean?

[Chris Goodall]

Hi. Is once used correctly in:

Is there any chance that once the lives of Iranians matter to international community

?Thanks in advance

No, on more than one count

And what does "on more than one count" mean?

It means that if you were a magistrate and the writer of that sentence stood before you charged with misuse of a word, there would be more than one count to that charge. The word has been misused in more than one way.

[Chris Goodall]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62991628

"Elsewhere, defending champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo because illness."

Probably a typo, but an easy typo for someone used to "because [noun]"?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/367 ... e-internet

Along with dropping the preposition, "because [noun]" seems to allow a wider range of nouns than "because of [noun]" and leaves the connection as an exercise for the reader. "I didn't want to allow Black to transpose to the Berlin here, because Berlin."

Where does it end? "I don't think we should go back to five-player teams this year, because reasons."

[MJMcCready]

But that's just poor English. Because is a conjunction and so when used in an adverb clause its use is broader than is commonly perceived but the bottom line is it requires a clause in order to be used effectively.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thank you

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Which one is right and why?
her brother is debilitated and his mother is old
Or
her brother is debilitated and her mother is old?

[Chris Goodall]

Which one is right and why?
her brother is debilitated and his mother is old
Or
her brother is debilitated and her mother is old?

It depends whose mother is old.

[IM Jack Rudd]

If they're full siblings, or half-siblings with the same mother, both: her mother and his mother are the same person.

If they're half-siblings with different mothers: whoever's mother you're actually talking about.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thanks