Help in English

[Christer]

Ample room will be provided in texas for all of you guys' off topic posts.

Max

What's the food like in Texas? I've never been there.

I guess I could sneak in on Jockos home made pizza if neccesary, though.

 

[jh6you]

A girl who lived on Croix Rousse provided me with one of the most memorable nights of my life.

Did she provide you with her nice stories about cooking thru the nights in bed, while both of you holding your old hands lovely tight?

Regards

 

[maxro]

Yes, but the hijacking has provided great entertainment!

How was that Flight 93 movie?

 

[SY]

Did she provide you with her nice stories about cooking thru the nights in bed, while both of you holding your old hands lovely tight?

Regards

She provided me with much material to discuss on a geek forum.

And we were both much younger then....

 

[jh6you]

Ho . . . I see.
I had those days too!
And . . . I'm still young too.

 

[francis varkey]

Zers,
Admist all the hijacking, cooking and the other king which follows no rules in particular(at the location these evil chaps implied ), rest assured that you can use "provide" in both ways as you've mentioned.
Sure, Maxro's is a more elegant usage.

PS: I'm not English

 

[ZERS]

Lyon has provided me with some of the finest meals of my life.

Fourviere can provide one with a magnificent view of the city.

The Rhone provides a water source that, after percolating its way through the hills, provides the vines on Cote Blonde their nourishment. The vignerons in Ampuis and Condrieu provide me with the best wine on Earth.

Seems you're familiar with my country

Thaks all for your replies. I learn a lot !

Regards

 

[Netlist]

Is there something else you'd like to know?
We have answers for every problem...

/Hugo

 

[ZERS]

Is there something else you'd like to know?

Yes for sure

what is the difference between "have to" and "ought to" ?

 

[francis varkey]

"Have to" is more aggresive(it is absolute).
"Ought to" is more about treading along the morally correct path , in other words "should have...."

As an example, I have to baby-sit my GF's kid(what can be more inflexible than this!!! ).
I ought to baby-sit.... means that in retrospect I should have, you know, ummm .....

Over to the others who can chime in and prolong the agony

 

[EC8010]

They both mean that you should do something, the difference is in whether you have accepted this and actually will do it.

Have to: probably will do it.
Ought to: probably won't.

I have to complete my Tax Return by the end of September, or I will be fined, so I ought to do it this week.

 

[SY]

what is the difference between "have to" and "ought to" ?

They're both "devoir." But in American English, "ought to" means "should" in the sense of an obligation. "I really ought to get back to Lyon one of these days." "Have to" means "must." "When the douane asks for my passport, I have to show it to them."

 

[SY]

Un esprit d'escalier. "Have to" is more like "il faut."

 

[ZERS]

thanks sirs...

I ought to spend six months in the yankee's country since I have to improve my english

 

[francis varkey]

Zers,
Glad to find out that you've got it right

Francis

 

[ZERS]

Zers,
Glad to find out that you've got it right

Francis

Thanks francis.

Regarding your home location, what is "U.A.E" ??

 

[francis varkey]

United Arab Emirates.
The place where I am working at present; I'm Indian(from the lovely state of Kerala).

 

[maxro]

thanks sirs...

I ought to spend six months in the yankee's country since I have to improve my english

That ought not to help. I've noticed that the majority of the DIYAudio members who most need to repeat their grammar and spelling lessons are from the US and Canada.

Unless, that is, you would like to improve your conversational English. You will learn how to simplify the telling of anecdotes by use of the phrase "was like" as a substitute for so many hard to remember verbs.

Max

 

[ZERS]

United Arab Emirates.
The place where I am working at present; I'm Indian(from the lovely state of Kerala).

 

[ZERS]

That ought not to help. I've noticed that the majority of the DIYAudio members who most need to repeat their grammar and spelling lessons are from the US and Canada.

Max

I was expecting such a comment. And I won't mention the pronunciation "issues"