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Why do British say Cheerio?
Cheers or cheerio is supposed to derive from the 18th C when people would summon a sedan chair by shouting “Chair ho!”, meaning “Chair handlers, come over here!” Since it was something people did at the end of an evening, when they parted company from their host, it came to mean “Goodbye”.
How do you say hi in British slang?
Starter slang 'Hiya' or 'Hey up' – these informal greetings both mean 'hello' and are especially popular in the north of England. Riguardo a questo,, how do you say good night in british slang?
Di conseguenza,, would that i were?
"Would that it were" suggests regret or a wish for an alternative to what is true. The expression would that it were implies a wishful or idealized alternative to an undesired reality. In other words, the speaker wishes for a different set of circumstances or outcome than the real situation he or she is in. Was a child or were a child? The indicative form was is used in the when-clause, because the speaker actually was a child. The subjunctive form were is used in the if-clause, because the speaker was not a child when s/he uttered the words.
Was were part of speech?
The only function of the word “was” in verbal and written form of English, is as a Verb. The word “was” is classified as a verb, more specifically a linking verb, because it joins the subject with the part of the sentence that provides additional information about the suject. Rispetto a questo,, can we say he were? Should "he were" be changed to "he was"? Actually, according to strict grammar rules, were is correct, and was is "wrong". But increasing numbers of native speakers don't bother with the subjunctive in such contexts.
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