Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Situation"

A: odd situation means that you were caught in an unexpected situation.

A: I think that you do not remember the weird situation/occurrence that you have.

They have a unique "situation." The word situation is vague and you should know what they mean based off of context.

A: A "catch-22" is a situation that results in a paradox, usually because of something outside of your control.

For example: "I want to get a job so I can get some experience, but every job I see requires that I already have experience."

Another example: "I went to the bank to get a loan, but the loan officer said I don't make enough money to qualify for one."

Another one: "I applied for my first credit card but was rejected because I had no credit history."

A: (No escuché la grabación porque no funciona en esta computadora...)

Tipícamente "have and have not" refiere a la gente y dinero. Aquí en Canadá a veces referiamos a la gente de Alberta (una provincia) como "haves" y la gente de los provincias en el este como "have nots". Es porque Alberta tiene mucho dinero por sus recursos naturales, y los otros tienen nada y la gente de Alberta envia mucho dinero (por el gobierno y el sistema de impuestos) para apoyar los otros.

Problamente hablen sobre dos grupos, un grupo con dinero y el otro sin dinero, y los tensiónes que surgirán.

A: stay tuned in = continue to follow = continue to pay attention to

This expression started when people literally "tuned in" to a particular radio station using their radio tuner. To deter listeners from changing stations, they would advise you to "stayed tuned". Later TV stations would encourage the same or say "don't touch that dial".

A: You wouldn’t really need to say that within a conversation since it isn’t necessary. English doesn’t have the same formal/informal sentence structures as Japanese. Speak casually and others will follow your lead (to speak casually just means to not be overly polite - without Sir/Madame/Ms).

A: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/basic-english-phrases/

A: Have you ever been in an uncomfortable situation?

So, what's the situation?

A situation like this calls for some alcohol.

I can't believe I've gotten myself into this situation again.

A: The first thing that comes to mind is "Press start to begin." You might see that on a game, app, or test.
In some situations, "begin" is a slightly less casual way to say "start," but not always.

When referring to the start of a school semester, you could say "classes start June 1." You could use "begin" there, and it sounds just slightly more formal.

Same thing when referring to the schedule of a class, like "class starts at 8," although "begins" sounds sort of stuffy there to me, like an upset teacher might say, "class began at 8" if you're late.
Same with something like, "I'm starting to think you're hiding from me." Using "beginning" there is sort of stuffy and also condescending.

If you're taking a timed exam and have to wait to start, they'll probably say, "begin." or "you may begin."

There are some phrases that work best with just one. Like,
"what time does the movie start?" "It starts at 8."
"I'm starting to get a cold."
"I've got the beginnings of a cold." (very unusual, but some in my family say this)
"Let's get started." (with a task or project)
"I'll start studying tonight."
"I'll begin the procedure once the patient is sedated."
"I'll start with the [name of appetizer]."
"Start from the beginning." (tell me what happened, starting with what happened first...or, perform the piece, starting with the first part of it.)
"This job is a fresh start." (something unpleasant happened in previous one)
"This year is going to be a new beginning." ("fresh start" would work here.)

A: I'm sorry I wasn't able to go with you. I appreciate it very much.

A: 1.Atmosphere is the mood of the people around you or the mood of the place you are in.
Ex: john left the atmosphere tense after fighting with the professor.
(so every body was feeling tense and uncomfortable)

2.Circumstance is the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an something/someone and usually you have no control of.

Ex: They were men of ideas who were forced by circumstance to become soldiers.
(They didn't have any choice but to become soldiers becuase of whats happening around them 'or the situation that they are in')


3.Situation is a set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place.

Ex: its a difficult situation to handle, only a professional can handle it.

A: A situation is an event (usually negative). A circumstance is the result of an event.
The situation is that you didn't do your homework, the circumstance is the detention you get for not doing your homework.

A: "Circumstance" is more like your surrounding, situation that you are in and "situation" is something that is going on for a while.

ex: She has this health situation and I don't know when will she be home.

I can't do it in these circumstances. It is too stressful right now

A: They mean pretty much the same thing. Situation is used commonly for large event and circumstance is normally for small changes or allowances.

A: As nouns, the difference between circumstance and situation is that circumstance is that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things while situation is the way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

As a verb circumstance is to place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.

A: "I'm starving!"

A: @livelylife:

A: You can say
Today I talked to my friend on Skype. I couldn't hear her voice. We had a bad connection.
or
Today I talked to my friend on Skype but the connection was bad and her voice kept cutting in and out.

*For example, if I wrote in my diary: ~
Does it make sense?
:)

A: "It is too soon to buy the tickets." Another example: "I want to read the book, but it has not been released yet."

"It is too far in the future" sounds like sci-fi: "I can't see what will happen because it is too far in the future!"

A: Alternatively, if you're feeling particularly brave, you can always say that yours was more than enough for the listener's mother, but be advised that this is quite crude, and only to be used jokingly between close friends.

A: × "Don't touch the ground with your back." or
✓ "Don't let your back touch the ground." or

× "Rise your chest up"
✓ "Raise your chest up.”

Hello! Hope this helped :)

A: Example. "I had to go all the way across town to find a store that sold X."
It's a common phrase, the context determines the meaning.

A: "in the recent coronavirus situation" sounds best
if you are going to use "the recent situation with coronavirus" it doesn't sound as good with "in"

Ex:
The recent situation with coronavirus has had a significant global economic impact.
The global economy has taken a hit in the recent coronavirus situation

A: It's because it considered a command.
The actual name for this is called "imperative mood" which is where you use the infinitive verb without "to" to command.

You can't have a gerund which is what "responding" is trying to do because it's a noun, and there isn't a verb to make it a sentence.
The whole noun clause "Responding to the e-mail from the supervisor as possible" What about responding to the e-mail?

A: it means she is going to eventually drink every drink on the menu sequentially over time. She is going to make sure she does it.