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Jun 12, 2020 · "I was stuck in the mud for two hours" -- not the terrible moment of becoming stuck, but the lasting, ongoing effect of that. English is not strict about which way to phrase this. In most cases, you can use either word, and your audience will understand what you mean. For example, I might say, "I got stuck in a conversation with James."
Mar 26, 2016 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 21. For most verbs, we form the simple past and the past participle by adding -ed to the verb, for example kick - kicked - kicked. Stick is irregular: the simple past and past participle are formed as follows: stick - stuck - stuck. There is no "stucked". This kind of mistake is often made by English children.
Apr 10, 2016 · I did misrepresent your argument though. I apologize. It is a quote from an internet discussion. It concerns the verdict in the trial. Can you tell me what the meaning of "so stuck up" could be in the context. I know that pharse "stuck-up" means snobbish but in my sentence it does not fit. I would interpret it as "You are so blindly confirmed ...
Jan 9, 2018 · Prime example as to why stack exchange is so great. – Iam Pyre. Jan 9, 2018 at 6:06. 1. "get stuck" is best, but the reason is different. It is because there is a change of state (not stuck in traffic --> stuck in traffic). be can only be used in the moment, which is not the case in the example. – user3169. Jan 9, 2018 at 6:16.
Aug 27, 2016 · 1. It's really two separate phrases - "he has stuck with me" and "philosophy and all". – stangdon. Aug 27, 2016 at 23:06. Add a comment. 1 Answer. Sorted by: 3. That construction could mean something like "He has remained true and loyal to me, in spite of my philosophy and everything else about me which would be difficult for anyone to abide ...
Mar 15, 2016 · A fork in the road is a point at which one has to make a decision — left or right, so to speak. If the fork is “stuck in the road”, then that means that one cannot get away from this decision point. That could just mean that one is haunted by the effects of one’s decision, but that is not saying anything surprising… and the fork is ...
Jan 16, 2021 · 4. I came across the expression “ One family, who live in Wolverhampton, told the BBC they feared being stuck out in Brazil.” in a news site. According to dictionary , I found stick out means ENDURE, LAST as transitive verb. When rephrasing this word, it reads “they feared being endured in Brazil...”, however it doesn’t seem to make ...
Jan 14, 2018 · 3. They are interchangeable but only in the context of something stuck somewhere: I see the problem: you've got half a carrot stuck/lodged in the rotor of your washing machine. Stuck has various other meanings, which lodge does not. Some examples where lodge would not work: I'm stuck on this math problem. The gum is stuck to the bottom of my desk.
Oct 9, 2019 · Grammar and structure. Here is one way of understanding it: stuck: Predicate Adjective. being: Helping Verb for passive "told". told: Verb, Passive. Alternate examples of the phrase: I am 50 years old and still being told what to do. You are stuck with me, so get used to it.
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