Anonymous  +  408838 Fri, 24 Aug 07 03:28 PM Hi!   When someone is robbed, the first step is to go to a nearby police station and present / take a formal accusation or complaint at the police station , in other words, the victim presents an official occurence report at the police station . Is it ok ?  Is it also correct to say: -  He was arrested flagrantly; - To pay an indemnity.    Thanks in advance,    Camille  Anonymous

	Grammar Geek  +  408886 Fri, 24 Aug 07 06:54 PM Camille, simply say "the first step is to go to the nearest police station and file a report." (These days, the first thing you do is call 911 from your cell phone, in the U.S.) Of course I'm not familiar with all the terms used in other countries, but "offical occurence report" is not one I am familiar with. He was arrested flagrantly - what do you mean to say by this? His arrest was spectacular? Like, he was arrested at his own wedding in the middle of taking his vows? To pay an indemnity. - This is not a complete sentence, as you no doubt know. I'm not sure what you mean by "an indeminity." Indemnity is a legal term, but is that how you mean it? Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Weddings

	Clive  +  409102 Sat, 25 Aug 07 04:57 AM Hi, "The company had to pay a high indemnity for a group of employees". Is it OK ? It's hard to understand what you are trying to say here. Can you say it in another way, and provide a bit more context? I suspect that 'pay an indemnity' is probably not the correct expression here. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo