so here are my questions for the day:

What's the difference between "required" and "requisite"?  
Plausible and feasible?  
Is it proper english to use "could" instead of "can?" ex: "Can I see that pen?" "could I see that pen?"

Is it wrong to pronounce either eye-ther vs. e-ther, or is it just a locational thing?

Another one she brought up: Lie, lay, and lain, layed? Do people really use lain rather than layed? Is layed incorrect?

X_X I am so confused.

Post edited at 2:24 pm on April 28, 2009 by Pink Cloud Assembly

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I'm not new, stop asking.

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lets see

eye-ther and e-ther doesn't matter

lain is old english I think

it is better gramatically to say May I see that pen

Could is referring to the past
can is present

requisite refers to something that is required, i think it just sounds better

you can interchange requisite with required, but nor required with requisite
does that make sense?

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.pArTy lIkE a RoCksTaR.

I say ex: I layed that down here. Does that help any?

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Required means to have need of something.

2) Plausible is when something appears to be reasonable or truthful, but is sometimes deceptive. Feasible is more like a synonym for possible - it means capable of being done.

3) Yes, it is proper English, however, "could" or "may" is considered more polite that "can". Ie "Could I borrow your pen? May I borrow your pen?" as opposed to "Can I borrow your pen?".

4) Either is a locational thing, I think. I say both pronunciations.  

5) Layed is not correct, the correct spelling is laid. Lie is present or future tense as in "I am going to go lie down". Lay is usually used in reference to a person, but lay is in reference to a thing.  

I.e. "She lay on the floor" vs. "I laid the suitcase down on the floor".  

But in the first instance, both "lay" and "laid" are acceptable.

English can be quite confusing, I hope that helped!

Post edited at 2:28 pm on April 28, 2009 by OodleNoodle

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What's the difference between "required" and "requisite"?

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They're arguably synonymous, but requisite definitely tends to have more formal connotations.

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Plausible and feasible?

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"Reasonably possible, likely" and "doable."
 

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Is it proper english to use "could" instead of "can?" ex: "Can I see that pen?" "could I see that pen?"

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I believe 'could' is preferable to 'can' in that context.

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Is it wrong to pronounce either eye-ther vs. e-ther, or is it just a locational thing?

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Both are obviously "either." I wouldn't even call it locational; it's a personal thing. Like, "garadzh" instead of "garazh" for "garage."

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Lie, lay, and lain, layed? Do people really use lain rather than layed? Is layed incorrect?

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Layed is incorrect. You want 'laid.' But lain is to laid as eaten is to ate. You use them in different circumstances.