Still lifes versus still lives? - WordReference Forums
Apr 16, 2011 · In the noun "still life" life is not use in the sense that has a plural (as in "people's lives") but means "something that has life" or "a form of life" (e.g. "bacteria are a lower form of …
Immagini ambientate - WordReference Forums
Jan 27, 2010 · Buongiorno, come posso tradurre in inglese l'espressione "immagini ambientate" (in contrapposizione a immagini still life)? Grazie per l'aiuto.
still life - WordReference Forums
Nov 30, 2012 · If STILL LIFE is used as an adjective - for example "a still life image reproduced in oil paint" - should a hyphen be used as it sometimes is to form a compund adjective? Thanks …
I've still got / I still have [position 'still'] - WordReference Forums
Jun 27, 2011 · Saying "I still have something better to do than to think of your stupid problems" I want to say that my life is still full of important things (work, study..), my life is not reduced so …
have never seen vs never saw - WordReference Forums
Feb 4, 2024 · Good day! Imagine having such a situation. You are staying in front of a UFO. What would you say: 1) I have never seen a UFO before. 2) I never saw a UFO before. Does the …
It has become part of my life since then. - WordReference Forums
Jun 14, 2021 · It has become part of my life since then is correct. Then is a point in the past like last Christmas and the thing is now part of your life. You can use the continuous form with for. …
The term for an item that is not expired (so it still can be sold)?
Jan 31, 2022 · I just asked my husband yesterday, " Are these eggs still good? " This was my thought. "Still good" can be something that is past its sell-by date but remains usable. A loaf of …
How wrong was I - WordReference Forums
Oct 26, 2016 · How wrong was I… And how wrong are thousands of other foreign English speakers! Yes, I’ve met quite fluent English speakers in my life who still kept on making the …
someone's <life is forfeit> | WordReference Forums
Dec 7, 2012 · The use of "forfeit" struck me as oddbecause it means his own life had already been forfeit/ given up, which of course isn't true because he was still there talking to his …
yesterday is or yesterday was? - WordReference Forums
Mar 26, 2017 · Which of the following is correct if yesterday *is still the best day I have ever had in my life? 1. Yesterday/It was the best day of my life. 2. Yesterday/It is the best day of my life. …