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What's the context and what are the tenses used for the surrounding sentences ? Anyway, I would think the present tense is acceptable simply because a fall 2005 issue of this journal (if you were to get one from a library) would still have this article. In the above sentence, it sounds like...

Mister Micawber wrote:I cannot locate any dictionary that defines overhear as mishear. Could you give us a specific reference, please?I cannot think of a one-word synonym-- we usually say something like, did I hear you correctly? "I misheard you" in the past tense is not uncommon.

Hi guest, they are not really synonyms, as they signify different degrees of dislike: From Webster http://www.m-w.com/ Loathe dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance disdain to look on with scorn to refuse or abstain from because of disdain to treat as beneath one's notice...

In an exercise about tenses, I have come upon this sentence : "These days, a lot of immigrants (to come) from Asia. Obviously, the tense to use is the PRESENT SIMPLE. That's what a colleague told me on the phone. However, I have some doubts. Can't we write "ARE COMING", since there is "these...

ARROGANCE : a feeling or an impression of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims (WEBSTER) PRIDE the quality or state of being proud: as a : inordinate self-esteem : CONCEIT b : a reasonable or justifiable self-respect c : delight or elation arising from some...

Hi MrP, assuming that you might take a look at these sentences. If you have no background in philosophy, how do you know about Sextus Empiricus? Well, here are some other doubts I have: 1) "This is the only passage of A's work which presents the notion of philanthropy as the key to the...

Hmmm, some of these are quite tricky. Someone else may be able to give you a more technical answer but from a useage point of view I think: 1) There is a nuance in meaning here I cannot quite express but, generally speaking, speculate is more suitable for formal situations and guess is more...

Hi JP NEEDS is the verb, and TO DISPLAY is an infinitive in this sentence. When you have a verb following another verb, it's usually an infinitive. The "to" in front is also a clue. FLEXIBLE is an adjective, modifying attitude. The rest is correct. Keep in mind that articles are sub-types of...