Re: It's time we went home? or,It's time we should go home?
How does one pack so much Fe inside such a short sentence?
Argue your case, please.
How does one pack so much Fe inside such a short sentence?
Argue your case, please.
How does one pack so much Fe inside such a short sentence?
Let's take a look. Could you provide the link? (You forgot to mention which one.) Oh, and could you tell us where it "doesn't throw much light" as well as which "point of discussion" you are referencing it to? (You forgot to mention these as well).... our post you mentioned a website which doesn't throw much light on the point of discussion.
Actually, Fe is the atomic symbol for iron. :lol:"How does one pack so much Fe (= FATAL ERROR ) inside such a short sentence?"
Actually, Fe is the atomic symbol for iron. :lol:
This is what first crossed my mind, but I dismissed it as not sophisticated enough.
I confess I didn't pay close attention to the particular sentence riverkid's comment was aimed at, but felt rather uncomfortable with the general tone of voice and thus decided that FE was to be interpreted as chat acronym.
I'm not sure what it means either, to tell you the truth, which is why I made light of the situation (Fe = iron :lol. The tone of his messages can be rather discomforting at times--for all we know, "F" could stand for an expletive. (It is beyond me that he is allowed to troll in the way that he does.) You could always do what most of us do, put him on your ignore list so you don't have to deal with his behavior.This is what first crossed my mind, but I dismissed it as not sophisticated enough.
I confess I didn't pay close attention to the particular sentence riverkid's comment was aimed at, but felt rather uncomfortable with the general tone of voice and thus decided that FE was to be interpreted as chat acronym.
My searches in bbc learning english, yahoo.com, answers.com gives the following results.
yahoo.com - "It's time we went home" is an idiom meaning "i want to go home".
bbc - It's present tense meaning i want to go home
answers.com - same as above
venkatasu said:My teacher used to say that no words or two sentences convey the same meaning. You should go home and it's time we went home are different in meaning slightly.
Is this your interpretation of what the authors believe or what they actually said? Could you provide the context, please.
What is your opinion?
Thank you for the context, but where/what are your opinions/comments about what the authors have said? I'm not sure what it is exactly that you are having difficulty with. Which part of what the authors have said do you find unenlightening/problematic?
I'm not sure what it means either, to tell you the truth, which is why I made light of the situation (Fe = iron :lol. The tone of his messages can be rather discomforting at times--for all we know, "F" could stand for an expletive.
(It is beyond me that he is allowed to troll in the way that he does.) You could always do what most of us do, put him on your ignore list so you don't have to deal with his behavior.
Dear soup
Ref : post #1
The correct choice is went.
That is not the correct choice, Venkatasu. That is one choice.
What I have understood from the sites that I visited is there is a slight difference in meaning between "It's time we went home" and "we should go home".
"It's time we went home" suggests that 1) "we should have already gone home" or 2) "we are going home" or 3) "we go home".
In a native speaker's mind, it could suggest 1) or 2) but not 3). It depends on the situation, on what the speaker is thinking about.
We should go home suggests it's time for us to go home now.
venkatasu
Soup has me on her ignore list because she doesn't want to have to face up to and deal with the mistakes she makes in analyzing language. This is not something that a teacher should do. We can all make mistakes but running away from them serves no purpose that I can see.
It is truly ironic that Soup can suggest to ESLs that they argue their case while she studiously avoids doing so herself.
Soup has me on her ignore list because she doesn't want to have to face up to and deal with the mistakes she makes in analyzing language. This is not something that a teacher should do. We can all make mistakes but running away from them serves no purpose that I can see.
It is truly ironic that Soup can suggest to ESLs that they argue their case while she studiously avoids doing so herself.
Why are you all deviating from the original context
Hi, venkatasu!
Long time no see!:-D:-D
I'm not sure that Soup does it, however I am quite certain that you do it. How about my post on this thread addressed to you?