Make-up classes..... - WordReference Forums
2007年3月26日 · In the United States, a "make-up class" or a "make-up session" or a "make-up test" means that these are used to make-up what was missed or what one did poorly on. If we wanted to discuss a class for applying make-up, we would say a cosmetics class. If someone used the phrase "catch-up class" high school and junior-high school students would ...
Make up [classes, lessons] - WordReference Forums
Jul 1, 2011. #2. Making up a class is something that the person who missed the class does. If a student misses a class, as in this example, we cannot say that the teacher will make it up. Therefore, #1 is wrong. In a different situation, if the teacher is ill and a class does not take place, then the teacher can make it up.
difference between take up and take a course - WordReference …
2011年4月4日 · After much consideration, Joan decided to take .....(in, on,up,over) a secretarial course=> take up.But in this sentence "take up" is the only answer reasonable.What "e2efour" said:" You can take up the offer of a free course, but I would never say "take up a course" meaning to attend a course. " are on the contrary to this sentence!
make up for vs make up vs make it up - WordReference Forums
2017年3月26日 · Working extra hours is compensating the company for hours you missed. Taking extra lessons is compensating yourself for falling behind schedule in your training. If you disagree with "bad" that's fine. I don't think the dictionary said that all uses of "make up for" include "bad actions". The phrase is more widely used than that.
Abbreviation for training - WordReference Forums
American English. Jul 16, 2011. #4. I would use Corp Trng (well, actually I wouldn't since it looks so ugly, but "trng" is one of the most popular abbreviations for "training"). Here are others from this page: Trng: Training. T: Training. Tng: Training. Trg: Training.
I attended/have attended. | WordReference Forums
Feb 16, 2011. #2. I suggest that you use "I attended" in your sentence, Karen. You could also use the present perfect, which is a perennial source of confusion for people whose first language isn't English. If you're interested in reading more about the present perfect and the situations that call for its use, you will learn a lot about it in ...
"I am wondering if" vs "I was wondering if" - WordReference Forums
2014年9月27日 · If at this very moment, I want to find out whether someone can come to my party tomorrow, should I ask: "I am wondering if you can come tomorrow?" Or: "I was wondering if you could come tomorrow?" I think the first one should be used (am wondering) but I have come across numerous similar...
Kindly make yourselves available... - WordReference Forums
Hindi. Jan 30, 2016. #1. Is it appropriate to add the following sentence at the end of the meeting invite: Kindly make yourselves available to attend the meeting.
take it serious/take it seriously - WordReference Forums
England - English. Apr 17, 2008. #2. 'take it seriously' is the correct phrase in BE because seriously is an adverb, while serious is an adjective (and in this case the word describes the actions of the verb take, so we need an adverb). However, I think in AE, they may consider serious to be an adverb. I know there are several American phrases ...
in, on, at or during the next lesson? | WordReference Forums
2012年11月13日 · Eg: If I'm looking at a text book, I may say "There are a lot of irregular verbs in the next lesson". If I'm talking to my pupils, I may say "We'll go into this question more deeply in/during the next lesson". (lesson= class here). I can't think of examples for on or at, but there may be situations where they fit. M.