Mar 6, 2020 · 3 It isn't wrong. "Unfolded" is the opposite of folded though - do you fold the card to put it back into a box? I would probably call it a flattened box. In fact, when cardboard boxes …

Aug 29, 2019 · Here, the cube is unfolded, first. The resulting object is a "net" (this term is taught in American schools, but I would imagine that most Americans wouldn't immediately …

Here the speaker is describing a past series of dream-events as the dream unfolded to his sister: In my sister's dream some Fearsome Creature was threatening the kitten's life and only she …

Jul 3, 2016 · I have not seen as it happened used of a report after-the-fact. It doesn't quite make sense to me, given what the present-tense version usually means. It could imply a …

The adjectival negative prefix "un-": A sentence like "The clothes were unfolded" (meaning "the clothes were not yet folded"), has to be given a stative interpretation. Using the word as a …

Sep 10, 2020 · When would you omit the "as"? I know the following sentence can be reworded, but for the sake of an example: A lack of protein remains his most critical issue. A …

Jun 6, 2017 · I use "extendable" for when it's about physical objects such as couch, a spyglass or the pipe that I have at my vacuum cleaner, things like that, that can be folded and unfolded.

May 18, 2015 · "I feel like to .." isn't something I've heard said, I don't think it's generally accepted. "I feel like ___ing" is correct and used to express desire. Some examples: "I feel like eating" = …

May 27, 2015 · It depends upon the object of your delight, although this is not a hard and fast rule. You can be: Delighted with your new purchase Delighted for the success of your team …

Nov 1, 2016 · But the discussion unfolded and now we wonder about whether the "step to it" would also be correct or not. We started to talk about a bunch of alternatives but we could not …