Grammar

1.Ex: A: How long has the highway been closed?
B: For weeks now.
Is there any difference if I just say "for weeks."? Do we mean to imply that it has been going on until "now" if I say it with "now"?

2.Is " a friend of mine told me…" the same as " my friend told me…"?

3.Ex: Are you planning to attend that conference in New York City?
Does it has the same meaning as " Are you going to attend…"?

4 Ex: May I take your picture, please.
Does "take your picture" refer to " take a picture of you"?

5.A:….?
B: it's a picture of my brother.
What would be the question to B's response? ---Who is the man in that picture? Or Whose picture is it?

6.Ex: A: Could you take this file to Ms. Wang?
B:I will see that she gets it right away.
What does B mean?

Quote:

6.Ex: A: Could you take this file to Ms. Wang?
B:I will see that she gets it right away.
What does B mean?

"I will make sure that she gets it immediately"

Basically, the person might not do it himself but will make sure that it gets done.

Welcome to A2K.

.......... I also found out the example below:

See that it gets done right away.

The word "see" here means "To make sure; take care".

oristarA wrote:

.......... I also found out the example below:

See that it gets done right away.

The word "see" here means "To make sure; take care".

just being my usual 'nosey' self;

the above is descriptive of a common 'U.S. English' fault - in the phrase "I also found out the example below:", the word 'out' is what is called a redundant modifier; it's addition adds no meaning to the concept, and is simply wasted verbiage.
A very common, similar term is "in back of", used instead of "behind".

"I also found the example below" is preferred (while we are on the subject of 'grammar').

in the phrase "I also found out the example below:", the word 'out' is what is called a redundant modifier; it's addition adds no meaning to the concept, and is simply wasted verbiage.

"Find out" is a phrase commonly used. For example:

Please find out when the ship sails for New York.

Please find out what time the delegation will come.

So I am afraid "I also found out the example below" is acceptable.

.......For Oristar's edification I'll point out that this is bullshit.

BoGoWo wrote:

in the phrase "I also found out the example below:", the word 'out' is what is called a redundant modifier; it's addition adds no meaning to the concept, and is simply wasted verbiage.

For Oristar's edification I'll point out that this is bullshit.

that's what i said Craven, but i was less crude in my terminology!

........Actually, you were spot on. "Out" in the phrasal verb adds meaning and is not redundant. But in Oristar's use of the word the phrasal verb is incorrectly used.

You don't "find out" items, you find them.