Is it correct to say 'shined' instead of 'shone'?
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It depends on context.\nGeneral or prevalent usage does not necesarily legitimise bad English. \n\nIncidentally your answer to another question where you have suggested that 'like' is a substitute for different forms of the verb 'say' is totally erroneous. The 'sentence' the questioner has asked about is so magnificently ill-structured that it takes time to comprehend and with no context in which to place it (no textual commentary and it is not part of a larger scripted dialogue or transcript of a conversation) we must take it at its 'effective' face-value.\n\n"Like" is here the equivalent of the equally vague "sort of" or "kind of" and is meaningful only in the generally and necessarily vague (or arguably 'free') state of the informal language coding of the rest of the 'sentence'.\n\nBut this then brings us to clasification and despite all arguments to the contrary we are stuck with the 'like' in question (no pun intended) falling into the category of the adjectival.\n\nI suppose, at the end of the day, it may depend on quite what one means by semantics...  but that day has not yet begun and the end is faraway...\n\nThanks for inspiring me to spout.\n\n:)
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usually just said as ceiling lamp,or ceiling lighting, it is a specific type of object. otherwise the lamps in the cieling as in \n"The electician installed the lamps in the ceiling," or "the electrician installed the ceiling lamps in the floor." But if the lamp is not in the ceiling but surface mounted to the ceiling instead it would be on the ceiling while a suspended lamp would be attached to the ceiling. The specifics might or might not matter. It depends on what you are writing this for. Most people here think of recessed lighting when you say ceiling lamp or light.
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The idiom makes sense when you consider the meaning of sunshine. \n\nEven if you take it literally to mean walking on the ground that the sun is shining on, it's not necessarily too hot, with or without shoes.\n\nThese are different definitions of sunshine:\nThe light or the direct rays from the sun. \nThe warmth given by the sun's rays. \nA location or surface on which the sun's rays fall. \nRadiant cheerfulness; geniality. \nA source of cheerfulness.
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Here is a possible answer:\nhttp://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/952.html
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I've never heard it put that way, but I know about pure light.  It means that lightness always shines in darkness and overcomes all adversity.  No matter how negative or evil any circumstance may seem, with truth, love and holiness, there shines a Light which is greater than any trouble or weakness and is victorious ultimately.  What do I think about the sentence? IT IS PHENOMENAL!!
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SEE luh pwa-SSOH oo zhuh-dee ma-TAIN\n\nand keep the tain and dee short. not a long syllable. \nfor matin its not perfect but it's the closest i could come up with  in english
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Neither one of those is correct. The correct phrase is: Ne'er do well.
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I have learned to avoid the repetition of the same word in a sentence of English at school. "know" and "music" are duplicated in the sentences you wrote. You should say\n\nKevin knows much more about music than I.\nKevin knows music more than I.\n\nBut I think both are grammatically correct.
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It is correct in spoken English as well as written English(firstly and secondly etcetra should be used mostly when you're asked things to be told in direct points only.Otherwise I'd suggest that you go towards a more creative aproach in handling it if you're writing a story, essay..... or atleast try to disguise the firstly and secondly point like -\n\nThe the time was near and first and foremost I had forgotten to get the dinner ready.The second thing which worried me was that my right eye would start twitching madly if I didn't do anything properly.....\n\nSee how creative you can get!!!)
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In Irish -mar sin- meaning , so or therfore, is used alot like american "like" but its placed at the end of the sentence instead of the begining. at least i think.
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Fulgency?\n\n&#92;Fulgen*cy&#92;, n. [See fulgent.] Brightness; splendor; glitter; effulgence\n\nef·ful·gence?\n\n( P )  Pronunciation Key  (-fljns, -fl-)\nn. \nA brilliant radiance
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I'm pretty sure that you can only use "robbed" in the sense of a person, or something animate.\n\nSo instead, I would say:\nMy home was broken into last night while I was out.  The burglars stole everything.
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The 2nd sentence is correct and very formal; there is something like an old subjunctive form hidden in it.\nThe 1st sentence is (informally) not incorrect and could be found in British English.
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Carefully.\n\nIt will help to be grammatically correct as well as comprehensive. \n\nI'd suggest starting over, the way Billy Madison did.
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"As I ate" ought to be "As I was eating" (it's the imperfect tense).\n\n"Heaping" perhaps should be "heaped".\n\n"Sighed in relief" is more commonly written as "sighed with relief".
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From Dictionary.com when you look up "light".\n"Usage Note: Lighted and lit are equally acceptable as past tense and past participle of light. Both forms are also well established as adjectives: a lighted (or lit) candle."\n\nSo you can go for either one!  I like "lit" more... and I think that is the more common one.  If "lit" is more common, "lighted" might be phased out one day... pretty cool to think about.
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It's OFTEN a valid way of emphasising what you are saying.\n\nCritics of it say that it indicates a limited vocabulary, and even a lack of intellect.\n\nI disagree - the mere fact that it draws attention means it has succeeded in emphasising your statement.\n\nNote that I emphasised "OFTEN", that's because sometimes it's just done to shock, or to be deliberately rude. In such instances, I would agree with the critics.