Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "Playing"

A: An unfair advantage for one side.

A: Example:
Today would have been fun if it weren't for you

A: Ah, I think it means we can't change time. We can't go back into the past and change an outcome. We can only be in the present.

A: It means that whoever is talking wasn't expecting her to play hide-and-seek.

A: Had him out basically means that he was simply outside playing golf. His determination caused the situation i.e that he was out playing golf only 6 weeks after the operation

A: When you are talking about media devices (mp3 player, DVD, etc) we use "on" to refer certain modes of play.

I tried to study while watching TV on mute.

I listen to the same Korean passage on repeat mode about 25 times.

On loop I guess would be short for on loop mode.

A: Keep dealing cards until you have given every card and the deck is empty. If you have 2 players, each person gets 26 cards. If you have 4 players, each person gets 13 cards.

A: -I like playing the piano.
-Stop playing games and do your homework!
-He's just playing dumb. He knows exactly where to buy drugs.
-Please, stop playing with yourself. I'm trying to sleep.

A: "would you like playing" is only acceptable in this type of sentence (subjunctive):

"Would you like playing the piano if it were easier?"

"Would you like playing football if you had a coach?"

"Would you like playing tennis if it were warmer?"


For everything else, use "would you like to play"

A: @Ainsleyy@Zenkutsu@alishakim@-Alice@RobertoSilva Thank you all(?

A: "I was used to playing tennis" means you used to be good or accustomed to playing tennis.
"I used to play tennis" means you don't play tennis anymore.

A: No difference. It is just more natural to say "I like to play the piano."

A: The first one is straightforward. It means as it is. You can understand it as it is your time to play. However, the second one means it depends on how you do.

A: they mean the same thing

A: there's not really any difference, saying "I don't like playing videogames" would sound better though.

A: I don’t understand what u mean well maybe “free” or “ Olly Olly oxen free” are what u mean.

but here it is the rules of it.

the seeker counting at "home base"; the hiders can either remain hidden or they can come out of hiding to race to home base; once they touch it, they are "safe" and cannot be tagged. In Ohio, a hider must yell "free" when he touches base or he can still be tagged out. But if the seeker tags another player before reaching home base, that person becomes "it", or "the seeker".
If some of the hidden players do not return home before a predetermined period of time or they can't be found, the person who is "It" should give the universal "all clear" signal. Yell, "Olly, olly oxen free!" That way they know it's safe to come back.

A: I’m down for playing football.

I would enjoy playing football.

Let’s play football!

A: Don’t get me wet

A: @Ayana0204 The expression may be slightly inappropriate depending on the context but there is the expression, 'to play the hell out of sth'. This is usually used when referring to playing a musical instrument but I feel it also works for games to say you are very satisfied.

A. have you ever played tetris?
B. I played the hell out of tetris when I was in university!

A: I guess, "just can't find any pairs at all huh"

A: Studying is merely self-satisfaction, like playing, if the knowledge you gain is not used for others.

(I added commas! But I think "like playing" needs parenthetical emphasis here.)

A: You were right about using "a" instead of "the." Using "the" would mean that there is only one brain training game in the world.

The only thing I would change is the second sentence. It should be "My performance data is accurate and shows that my weakness is paying attention."

A: "I like playing he piano a lot" のほうが自然かと思います。

A: Both "tries" and "chances" are acceptable choices.

A: Perfect