{"id":246016,"date":"2018-09-26T18:36:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/vocabulary\/since-sense-cents-ask-scott-how-do-you-use-these-words\/"},"modified":"2021-09-26T03:43:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T03:43:15","slug":"since-sense-cents-ask-scott-how-do-you-use-these-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/vocabulary\/since-sense-cents-ask-scott-how-do-you-use-these-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Since &#8211; Sense &#8211;  Cents &#8211;  Ask Scott: How do you use these words?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-246015\" src=\"https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/086218b2ac4369b7cefd2acbee0be8b1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/086218b2ac4369b7cefd2acbee0be8b1.jpg 483w, https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/086218b2ac4369b7cefd2acbee0be8b1-480x481.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 483px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ask Scott: This question comes from Bob in Hangzhou, China.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Q. How do you use the word<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> SINCE<\/strong><\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A. Great question! Like many words in English, it has MANY meanings and uses, so it has MANY translations in Chinese!&nbsp;It can give a reason for something, like &#8220;because&#8221; or &#8220;as.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. It can give the reason for something, like &#8220;because&#8221; or &#8220;as.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Bob visited us in Nanjing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> he lives in Hangzhou and it&#8217;s not that far away.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Bob&#8217;s English is getting better and better <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> he studies online with <a href=\"http:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/\">DreyerCoaching.com<\/a>!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Since<\/strong><\/span> it&#8217;s raining, we&#8217;re going to stay home today.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2. It can mean &#8220;from then until now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;David has played the piano<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> since<\/strong><\/span> he was four years old.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;I have been teaching <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> 1986.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;China has seen many changes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> World War II.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;Ricky began learning English with <a href=\"http:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/\">DreyerCoaching.com<\/a> and has been with us <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ever since.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Note: Use &#8220;since&#8221; with a specific starting point in time.&nbsp; Since 2:00. Since we graduated. Since last Friday. If you want to refer to a length of time WITHOUT a specific starting time point, use &#8220;for.&#8221;&nbsp; For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">He has played piano <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>for<\/strong><\/span> five years.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;vs.&nbsp; &nbsp; He has played piano <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> third grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">They have lived in New York <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>for<\/strong><\/span> three years.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vs.&nbsp; &nbsp; They have lived in New York <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> 2017.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">He has been eating <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>for<\/strong><\/span> 30 minutes.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;vs.&nbsp; &nbsp; He has been eating <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>since<\/strong><\/span> 12:30.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Be careful. These two words SENSE and CENTS sound the same as SINCE, but have different meanings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>SENSE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. One of the faculties of sight, sound, touch, hearing, and taste (noun)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Young children learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=five+senses&amp;safe=active&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS775US775&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwilltjotdndAhXlwVkKHXvDAIQQ_AUIDigB&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=709#imgrc=83l7JWdX4hMMGM:\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Five Senses<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Both dogs and deer have an amazing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of smell<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you catch a cold and lose your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of smell<\/strong><\/span>, you often lose your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of taste<\/strong><\/span> too&#8211; foods don&#8217;t taste very good if you can&#8217;t smell them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2. A &#8220;gut feeling,&#8221; understanding or intuition (noun)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The longer he was there, he had a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> sense<\/strong><\/span> that something was not right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Billy had a strong <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense<\/strong><\/span> of regret when he realized he had been wasting a lot of time in high school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Robert felt a huge <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of accomplishment<\/strong><\/span> when he graduated in the top 10% of his high school class.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3. An inborn ability or strength (noun)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Mom has a very strong <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of right and wrong<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Deborah has a great <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of direction<\/strong><\/span>; she seldom gets lost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dad has a great <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sense of humor<\/strong><\/span>; that&#8217;s probably what helps him stay young.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. To feel or figure something out (verb)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sensed<\/strong><\/span> that something was wrong with the neighbors, but we couldn&#8217;t identify what it was.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dad <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sensed<\/strong><\/span> that Marie was trying to hide something, but he couldn&#8217;t figure it out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Betty <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sensed<\/strong><\/span> her friends might do something special for her birthday, but she never dreamed it would be a huge surprise party!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CENTS<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp; Plural of &#8220;cent,&#8221; 1 penny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;When I was a kid, you could buy a whole bag of candy for just five cents,&#8221; Grandpa told us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;That will be five dollars and 37 cents,&#8221; the cashier told us.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Do you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SENSE<\/strong><\/span> you want to improve your English skills? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SINCE<\/strong> <\/span>you are already on this page, <a href=\"https:\/\/dreyercoaching.com\/beardeddragonmedia\/english\/contact\/\">contact me<\/a> today to find out how we can help you learn English online. You can learn safely and conveniently at your home or office. Does that make <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SENSE<\/strong><\/span>?&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask Scott: This question comes from Bob in Hangzhou, China. Q. How do you use the word SINCE? A. Great question! Like many words in English, it has MANY meanings and uses, so it has MANY translations in Chinese!&nbsp;It can give a reason for something, like &#8220;because&#8221; or &#8220;as.&#8221; 1. 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