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    Yeah, that sounds clearer even to me! Thank you so much.
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    Petition against the double negatives!

    It's useful to know the non-standard English as well, as it is the real English you hear every day!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Petition against the double negatives!
    In Russian? No way!

    It's useful to know the non-standard English as well, as it is the real English you hear every day!
    Thanks! Do you really need a comma before 'as'?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RTFM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kalina_Vinnie
    Petition against the double negatives!
    In Russian? No way!

    It's useful to know the non-standard English as well, as it is the real English you hear every day!
    Thanks! Do you really need a comma before 'as'?
    In this context.

    1. I like tennis as well as football.

    But:

    2. I like tennis as well, as it is a fun sport.

    In 1. "as well as" is one unit meaning "in addition to"
    In 2. it is "as well" = also, and then "as it is...." = "because it is"

    In 2 "as well" and "as" are separate, and therefore need a comma to avoid confusion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    Quote Originally Posted by Volk
    It's a slang term for being pleased with something.

    It gets used more with 'well' infront of it, but that makes it even more gramatically incorrect.
    You mean "well chuffed"?

    I've never heard it like that before and it's a really common slang word.
    Yes, "Well chuffed" is what I hear most.

    I think it's mainly used in Britain, I've never heard any Americans use it in text but then again that was the first time I saw it in text, I only really hear it in speech on the streets and when I went to highschool.
    Please correct any Russian language mistakes I make.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    Quote Originally Posted by RTFM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kalina_Vinnie
    Petition against the double negatives!
    In Russian? No way!

    It's useful to know the non-standard English as well, as it is the real English you hear every day!
    Thanks! Do you really need a comma before 'as'?
    In this context.

    1. I like tennis as well as football.

    But:

    2. I like tennis as well, as it is a fun sport.

    In 1. "as well as" is one unit meaning "in addition to"
    In 2. it is "as well" = also, and then "as it is...." = "because it is"

    In 2 "as well" and "as" are separate, and therefore need a comma to avoid confusion.
    OK. Thanks.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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