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Thanks very, very much. In the peom, he also mentioned eternality : Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May; And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And...

Here, I'ma seems to be an even more extreme contraction for I am going to or I am calling -- perhaps in an Italian-American accent, as with Dave's song (which greatly predates Bette Midler!) PS: Rosemary Clooney, 1951

In linguistics there are a number of ways of explaining when contractions like "it's" are 'forbidden'. Usually it has to do with cases where there is a gap created by a 'movement transformation'. For example, "I wonder what time it is", not "I wonder what time it's", because the deep...

The lexical definition of "confirm" is as follows. confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant") confirm, reassert -- (strengthen or...

I wish to thank you for visiting my office recently. I am certain you share my concern on the issue of copyright infringement. It is vitally important that we clarify this issue at the very outset. Please confirm your acceptance to these terms. Once I have received your confirmation I will...

I will be available on 1/1/2001. OK. I will be available for 1/1/2001. Not the best possible way of saying it. It seems like a contraction of I will be available for you on 1/1/2001. When should we make the appointment? Let's make it for 1/1/2001. (You make an appointment for ) (Less...

I think someone can have a look and tell me on the typical errors I did: Preface The Bramah House had caught fire on August 2001, caused by a fault fan located at the third floor roof. The fourth floor (attic) and the roof had completely burnt down. The building was partially destructed....

The way I teach letter writing is as follows (based on actually working in business and learning business commmunication, as well as standard formats in most Br. Eng. textbooks) Formal: Your address on the right Company name + address on the left Date on the right "For the attention of Mr...

| Thank you all for your comments. Of course I meant contractions. | I will tell my students they have to write everything 'with as | many letters as they can'...in formal letters. :-) Things like eg and ie can be left. I'd say that's more common on envelopes and the above format...

I can't see where there is room for "Attn" or "FAO" in letters. If you know the name of the person you're writing to, your letter will start: --- (Your address) (Date) Mrs A N Other (company address) Dear Mrs Other (letter) --- If you don't, it'll start: ---...