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Re: "go in for" - to use or not to use, that is the question

I still can't understand. The article at answers.com says "" - does it mean that the expression is out of date, archaic? Then why it is still used, e.g. in NY Times? Does it have some stylistic peculiarity? Does it sound bookish, create some special style?

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by K48 1 yr 294 days ago Expressions Articles Dates
WHAT IS THE DEFRENCE BETWEEN "DESERT LORD" AND "LORD OF THE DESERT" ?

WRITING IN English is not easy really! , from the beginning to the end , like the writing in any other language , you should be friendly with vocabulary and expressions , as a small writer in my mother language I know something very important , that you most be near to the word , article and...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Desert Lord 1 yr 304 days ago Expressions Regards Articles Vocabulary Learn English
Re: riverine water

Here's one sentence: 'Other areas related to water that falls under the jurisdiction of the state are water supplies and riverine fisheries, while ...' Other expressions (not from the same text) refer to 'level of riverine water pollution' and 'riverine water quality'. For instance, a title...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Tanit 1 yr 308 days ago Expressions Articles Dates
Re: which action is this?

Hi Believer, The expression is nitpicking. To take action on something is to do something for a particular reason. Unfortunately, there is no easy rules we can use on when and how to apply article; particularly with the context of “action. Reporting to the police is the proper action...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 1 yr 310 days ago Articles Expressions
Belong with instead of Belong to

Hi, I have observed that Dutch scholars writing articles in English often use "belong with" in the sense of "belong to". Could you tell me is it correct, and if it is, what is the difference between the two expressions? Is it an accident that the variant "belong with" is so popular in the Dutch...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Anonymous 1 yr 325 days ago Expressions Difference between Articles
take them as idiomatic expressions?

Hi, I don't understand why the underlined parts are as they are. Why are they not following the article rules of grammar (as it seems to me)? He is the same height but only a size 9. He is a 9-year-old. (an elliptical phrase/expression??)

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Until today, I did not know what the expression 'a true fan' meant. When he plays on TV, I can drop everything I do in order to watch him play. Almost every time he makes a shot, I clasp my hands. Sometimes when he gets a foul, I think the referee makes a bad call. He seems like someone I've...

ESL Essay, Writing World by Widget 1 yr 337 days ago Whom Expressions Articles Proofreading

Anonymous wrote:hi, i'm from vietnam there are lots of prasal verbs , and each phrasal verb has lots of meaning i don't know how to remember all of them can you please give me some tips? thanks a lot Ah, in my opinion, when u record phrasal verbs, you should place them in certain context,...

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Re: why a and not the

Badge are available at a cost of 400 won. -- more polite to the customer than the; it suggests (untruthfully) that the price is not set in stone. I would like to have a large coke. -- one of any large cokes; this is normal use of the indefinite article, Believer. Come here and say a good-bye....

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Mister Micawber 1 yr 352 days ago Articles Expressions Indefinite articles Definite articles
Re: re words or expressions in parentheses

The use of parentheses does not change anything about the use of articles. Create an ad for a new product, whether it is real or imaginary, for this. Create an ad for a new product, whether it is a real one or an imaginary one, for this. Both are fine; the second is just more wordy. CJ

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