Computers: what is the difference between load and loading?
Jul 28, 2015 · The noun version of loading can be the abstract as commented above, but because it tends to refer to a process rather than an event, it is also natural and common to use it in …
Is (being) loaded - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 24, 2020 · "Being loaded" is the form for present progressive, so it is more correct. The word "as" tells us that the action of loading begins before the man started to speak, and will …
Is there a difference between "load" and "upload"?
Load ing is the process the application performs when it opens a file. Depending on the application and the file, aspects of the loading process could include: Rendering appropriate …
Does English have a third-person imperative?
Apr 10, 2025 · Commands in English use the imperative, the bare form of the verb. To tell someone to do something, you say: Go get it. [to another person]. The imperative does not …
"Are you working today" or "Do you work today?"
Oct 22, 2024 · " Are you working today? " is a specific question about this day - not this day of the week, but this exact day. For example, it might be a Wednesday, and you know the other …
idioms - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 24, 2024 · What is the meaning of "to coin a phrase"? I saw the meaning in some dictionaries and their examples, but yet I have trouble with it! Cambridge: something you say …
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jun 12, 2025 · In the co-location the poster has listed in (1), study is closely related to academic or school activities and takes sense A1 of Cambridge Dictionary: to learn about a subject, …
A: Has she ever been in a coma? B: Yes, she has, for two years
Jun 13, 2025 · OP, when you ask Shouldn’t it work the same way in this case — “She’s been in a coma for three years”? are you still intending that revised form of the utterance to be a …
Is it correct to say "I won't be long. I'm pretty much finished."?
May 29, 2025 · The example I won't be long; I'm pretty much finished is completely idiomatic. I would quibble with the paraphrase that you describe as a "translation in Persian" (of course …
What does “-ass” mean as a suffix? - English Language Learners ...
Mar 25, 2025 · I can understand phrases like “bitch-ass punk”. I’m just not completely sure what exactly “-ass” means as a suffix. I’m watching Anora now and I just heard this: The boss is old …