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  1. word usage - 'more smooth' or 'more smoother'? Which is right ...

    Apr 18, 2019 · You can say "more smooth", or "smoother". Both are fine and mean exactly the same thing. But beware of trying to combine them, and saying "more smoother"! Many will say …

  2. word usage - Questions about 'smoothly' - English Language …

    Jul 24, 2021 · Note that the collocation "smooth English" wouldn't really mean anything to most Anglophones. Also note that speaking smoothly isn't a common collocation - but smooth …

  3. How do you use "smooth sailing" idiomatically?

    Aug 14, 2019 · Smooth is an adjective. Smoothly is the adverbial form. This should tell you that sailing is a noun, not a verb. Typically, we would not say, "I am smooth sailing." We might say, …

  4. difference - Smoothing or smoothening (smooth/smoothen)

    Mar 17, 2015 · You make things smooth - you smoothe or smoothen them (and while these were appearing in different proportions in the past, they have nearly evened out nowadays). The …

  5. grammar - Understanding “as is” in Sentence Structure - English ...

    Sep 1, 2024 · As looks adverbial to me, by introducing how "specified" and modifying the way the implementation should be (the verb). The sentence could be smoother.

  6. Is it right to say, "I was on holiday from JKUAT"?

    Jan 14, 2025 · Is it right to say, I was on holiday from JKUAT where I was pursuing an engineering degree. I mean to say that I was at home, not at JKUAT which is a university in …

  7. The difference between visit, tour and travel

    May 27, 2022 · The princess toured a new nursery school. Also see: tour museum and tour the museum Visit ( ): Visit is also correct here, needless to say: A recent trip to London gave me …

  8. prepositions - BRING someone or BRING TO someone - English …

    Nov 27, 2022 · As a general rule, one should avoid using too many of the same pronouns in a single sentence. Instead, one should specify the noun in question. Also, "The happiness and …

  9. grammar - "For one and another" confusion - English Language …

    Feb 26, 2025 · The main things this passage might be testing is whether we know about how the phrase "for one" is used idiomatically, and our understanding of grammatical sentence …

  10. What is the difference between 'let me know' and 'tell me'

    Jan 17, 2017 · Basically, there is no difference in meaning between 'let me know' and 'tell me'! BUT in polite society there is a whole range of customary phrases and constructions that help …