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Sickly is fine, as is poorly and saintly. I think 'goodly' exists too. Poorliest doesn't seem to be listed in many online dictionaries, although there are online examples of its use, and I can imagine using it on occasion. But in

rewboss infrared: In American English there are fairly significant differences among different accents in how /&/ and /E/ are pronounced. And for many foreign students (Germans certainly) the difference is infinitesimal. In a long-ago thread

skatty wrote on 30 May 2004: My textbook on English conversation says when asking for directions, the phrase to use is "How *can* I get to the station?" That's one of many ways to ask the question. It's perfectly normal and

The pioneers and cowboys used to call the grasslands of ... Or did the grassland get its name from the brush? the Dictionary of American English shows "sage" being used attributively to mean "covered with sagebrush" (sage

"Areff" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag I'm just reading the post "I guess/I'm guessing". Then I ... it be wise for me to avoid saying "I'm guessing"? In favor of saying "I gas"? That

I'm just reading the post "I guess/I'm guessing". Then I realize "guess" is very close to "gas" in pronunciations, at ... I probably sound like "I'm gassing". For this reason, would it be wise

I'd use "check" in a cafeteria, never "bill." Linguistic influeces: This evening I asked the bar waiter for the bill (here in Tokyo). After he had stared blankly at me ... that I have to use American English in Japan, and

Is "bill" the correct AmE term in a cafeteria context? I don't think I would use it. Sit-down restaurant, sure. I'd use "check" in a cafeteria, never "bill." Linguistic influeces: This evening I asked the bar

Which shows that Brian's interpretation was wrong. In most queueing contexts, you *wouldn't* say that you went "through" the line; you'd say that you queued, lined up, finally got to the front of the line, etc. "Going