I already ate vs I have already eaten

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello you all,

Is there a difference between saying…

I already ate and I have already eaten

I hope your commets
Thanks and greetings from Mexico

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Not any significant difference at all, no. They are interchangeable.

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Hello everybody,
what does it mean? " read between the lines"
thanks
shekoofeh

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thanks for your guide :slight_smile:

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Hey ,

It means undrestand the things which were not mentioned. For example, sometimes by reading between the lines you will undrestand the writer chracter.
Is that clear?
best regards,
Ramin

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what is the difference between terrace and roof

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I understand the meaning.many thanks Ramin

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Dear

Terrace is a space in your house wich you can put some furniture in it like balcony. Roof is a the part of your house which protect you agains rain, sun and etc. However balcony, terrace and patio are same but patio is the balcony in the first floor which is in the same level of ground.
Do I make it clear?
Ramin

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Ramin5:

And can we say patio and yard are the same?

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No, Patio is a small area with low level wall which is not very big and you might put one table and 2 chair with a barbique and maybe one flowerpot.However, Yard is big enough to have plants and some more stuff. you might hear BACK-YARD which means an area at the back of the house which kids can play in it.
is that clear ?
Ramin.n

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Yeah Ramin, of course it is clear.
Thanks a lot.
I hope some day I have a big house with a long yard! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Yeah of course, but where can I listen it?

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best regards,
Ramin

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Right sir!

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i saw this sentence in a movie, but it was used with another meaning, an insulting one.
like when you wanna show someone the middle finger.
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sorry, maybe the post isn’t proper, but you may meet this in your everyday life.

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hey ,
lol that was a funny comment. :wink: dont use it in your real life.
best regards,
Ramin

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hey ramin, i know, but the question released my involuntar memory so i had to post it up XD

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Don’t say “show”
Say
1.1. To give somebody the (middle) finger (middle can be left out because everyone knows what finger is implied)
1.2. To give somebody the bird
or
2. To flip somebody the bird/the finger.

I cut a guy off in traffic and he gave me the finger.