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[kerstin]

1
I've eaten enough food for a month .Let''s do somthing *already*.

is "already" here meant to show impatience?
can I say"I'm bored with doing math,lt's go outside already."?

2
I'm talking about *being in* the studio audience.
can *in* be left out?

3
A:Wow!He looks cute in person.
B:But he looks kind of short,*no?*
=am I right?
what are other cases you would use "no?"
4
I don't like they OR them having these signs telling us when to laugh or not.
which is correct?

Thank you for your time

[cgage2]

1.
This use of already is known as an intensifier. It is informal and sounds somewhat colloquial to me. It is often used in a comical or sarcastic sense.

2. You can't leave out "in"

3. This is correct. However, the usage is not real common. You tend to hear this more in Romance languages like French.

4. Them

[CP]

1. Yes, adding "already" does show impatience. "Let's go" becomes more urgent when said "Let's go already." Sometimes people want to tell other people to quit nagging them, and they say, "All right already!"

4. It really should be "their" because having is a noun (actually, a gerund, a noun form of the verb). But in conversation people often say "them" instead of "their" in such constructions. They never say "they" in such constructions.
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