BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the …

Aug 31, 2015 · This is about something as in " something something " and what I perceive to be variations thereof : (1) [word] something something [word] (2) [word] somethin' somethin' …

It has to be something she would like. Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one). To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner …

Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made …

The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".

You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due to empathy. If you do something for "person", you are serving the …

I am always confused with the form of “to doing something”, e.g.: I admitted to doing something. vs.: I admitted to do something.

May 20, 2024 · If I heard “I (’ve) got something for you”, I would automatically assume got referred to possession here. It can refer to the process of obtaining as well, but it would be vastly more …

In the first, she emphasized the fact that she was going to the store. In the 2nd, she emphasized something else by going to the store. What that something else was isn't stated. Confusing, I …