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Resources Section – Grammar explained
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Alle=every
The trains to Ulm go every 20 minutes. The train to Timbuktu goes every three days. Every entspricht “alle” in Häufigkeitsangaben.
What about …?
We really don't say, "What's about ...?".We ask, "What about ...?" What about us meeting tomorrow at 5 pm?What about that new job of yours.
They’re, their and there
They're is short for they are. They are going to the cinema tonight. / They're going to the cinema tonight.Their shows possession. It means it belongs to them. They wanted to give me their books.There refers to a place. I'm going to sit over there now.
Fewer versus less
We usually use less for singular nouns/things you can't count (like work, money, time). They gave us less time to get organised. We use fewer for plural nouns/things you can count. We all want to make fewer mistakes.
Bad, worse, the worst
Bad translates as schlimm / schlecht. Worse translates as schlimmer / schlechter. The worst, translates as der/die/das/ schlimmste / schlechteste oder am schlimmsten / am schlechtesten.
I’m looking forward …
Ich freue mich auf ... I'm looking forward to seeing you. I'm looking forward to see you.
See you later
We don't say, "We see us next week" or "We see us later". We say, "See you later" or "See you next week". Or even, "We'll see each other next week".
These or those?
Do you remember those / these wonderful nights in Paris? Generally speaking, we use this/these to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are close to the speaker or very close in time. We use that/those to refer to people and...
The tricky apostrophe
The children's toys were under the sofa. The childrens' toys were under the sofa.
Between you and me
It's grammatically correct to say "between you and me" and incorrect to say "between you and I", in standard English!