ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)Re: What does "be it" means in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htm#627924Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:00:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:627924AlpheccaStars0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htm#627924http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-627924.xmlIt is referring to specific measures or instances of "crime rate". It could be translated as "in particular" or "for example"; not "also", which means "in addition to" Pornograph y ( or pornographic material) has not increase d the crime rate in the city, be it rape and other sexual offences,Re: What does "be it" means in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htm#627923Sat, 23 May 2009 08:00:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:627923Grammar Geek1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htm#627923http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-627923.xmlHere, it's like "whether we are talking about" but "be it" usually takes an "or" not an "and." ...be it rape or other sexual offenses. Also, "pornogrpahic" is an adjective, not a noun. Pornography is a noun. Here's another "be" from the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk Be he alive or be he dead - whether he is alive or dead "be it" = whether it is "be he" = whether he isWhat does "be it" means in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 09:00:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:627916jerk211892http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeansContext/hwnmv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-627916.xmlWhat does "be it" means here? Does it has the meaning of "also"? Pornographic has not increase the crime rate in the city, be it rape and other sexual offences.