What do you say

PetrolDave · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:58 am

Roc wrote:

"Tom, have a shower and go to bed." sounds better to me.

Agreed, much better.

kaliope · **Posted:** Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:32 pm

Which of these work?

A: Did you close the window? I told you to leave it open. It's stuffy in here.
B: But I didn't. It closed itself. I guess it's windy outside.
B: But I didn't. It closed by itself. I guess it's windy outside.
B: But I didn't. It closed itself all by itself. I guess it's windy outside.

PetrolDave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:10 am

kaliope wrote:

Which of these work?

A: Did you close the window? I told you to leave it open. It's stuffy in here.
B: But I didn't. It closed itself. I guess it's windy outside.

B: But I didn't. It closed all by itself. I guess it's windy outside.

First and third (as modified above) work for me.

kaliope · **Posted:** Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:26 am

If someone, say, sings a song and asks me 'How did I do?', do I reply "very good" or "very well"?

And when a teacher praises a student for what they have said or done, does either work?
Very good, Tom.
Very well, Tom.

PetrolDave · **Posted:** Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:15 pm

kaliope wrote:

If someone, say, sings a song and asks me 'How did I do?', do I reply "very good" or "very well"?

And when a teacher praises a student for what they have said or done, does either work?
Very good, Tom.
Very well, Tom.

Here's my take on this: "very well" is less of a compliment than "very good".

kaliope · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:16 pm

Say there are some chickens on the road and I'm telling the driver these:

Watch the chickens!
Watch out for the chickens!
Mind the chickens!

Do all of them work?

brixtonboy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:00 am

Watch out for the chickens

PetrolDave · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:19 am

kaliope wrote:

Say there are some chickens on the road and I'm telling the driver these:

Watch the chickens!
Watch out for the chickens!
Mind the chickens!

Do all of them work?

Second and third, but not the first.

kaliope · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:58 am

Do you use "head" as a verb like they do in the US? Would you use "to" or not?

Where are you going? = Where are you heading (to)? = Where are you headed (to)?

PetrolDave · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:50 pm

kaliope wrote:

Do you use "head" as a verb like they do in the US? Would you use "to" or not?

Where are you going? = Where are you heading (to)? = Where are you headed (to)?

It's an 'age thing' I think people of my generation are more likely to say "Where are you going?" but the younger generation are my influenced by AE usage and would tend to say "Where are you heading to?" - note NOT "headed" AFAIK that's exclusively AE usage.

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