Possessive: Beginning, beginner's, beginners' beginners class?
Feb 12, 2008 · A Beginners Guide is a guide for beginners, and it could also be called a a Beginners' Guide, if you like apostrophes. Call it a Beginner's Guide and it's a guide for one beginner: if there …
Possessive - Woman’s college - Baby oil - Beginners class - singular ...
Jun 3, 2005 · Or for lots of beginners - hence a beginners' class? Or is "beginners" an attribute of the class - hence a beginners class? The question was discussed at length in an other thread about a …
Negative short answer [Is she? No.] | WordReference Forums
Dec 19, 2025 · In a Beginners English language class, the long answer would be "No, she isn't/she's not/she is not talking on the phone". This is useful if you want the students to practise the whole …
Romance languages: order of difficulty - WordReference Forums
Aug 23, 2006 · Hi all, I was wondering how everyone would rank the Romance languages in order of difficulty (out of the ones they know). Based on my experience and what I find difficult, I'd rank them …
You are welcomed/welcome to join us. | WordReference Forums
Aug 23, 2020 · Which is the correct way to say it? You are welcomed to join us whenever you want. You are welcome to join us whenever you want. Or as in This is an optional class and everyone from both …
at/in/with different level - WordReference Forums
Dec 26, 2015 · Informally: "John is better at English than Robert". Formally: "John is in grade B, while Robert is in grade C". I think that normally a class should consist of students with the same or similar …
Bosnian (BCS): perfective/imperfective verbs - WordReference Forums
Jun 9, 2008 · Hi, I’m trying to learn the different verb tenses, and I keep coming across stuff about “perfective” and “imperfective” verbs. It seems that perfective verbs denote a finished action, while …
كان-sentences - WordReference Forums
Nov 6, 2005 · Of course, that's always my preference - but not for beginners. Unfortunately, there are advanced learners who continue to use the English terms. That, I feel, is counterproductive and …
Pose VS Posture - WordReference Forums
Apr 11, 2024 · I looked up some dictionaries and they say "pose" means a particular body position for photographing purposes, whereas "posture" is not limited to photographing things. Does that mean, …
Do you "put up" or "open" an umbrella? - WordReference Forums
Apr 19, 2010 · While open an umbrella seems to be more usual, the correct collocation associated with opening an umbrella would be the phrase put up an umbrella as in: It started to rain, and she …