By Verbs, Dates

See www.m-w.com. Note definition 6 for as, the conjunction. Our understanding of nature, incomplete as it is, = Our understanding of nature, incomplete though it is, = Our understanding of nature, though our understanding of nature is incomplete, Main Entry: 2as ...

Merriam-Webster Online: 2lazy Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): la·zied; la·zy·ing Date: 1612 : to move or lie lazily : laze

I just spotted a couple of typos (probably), one double space, and a couple of places where I'd use commas. I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing fellow you were with at our...

Hi Tanit,I guess it can be both depending on the construction....http://www.thefreedictionary.com/likelylikely Adjective 1. tending or inclined: likely to win 2. probable: the likely effects of the tunnel 3. appropriate for a purpose or activity: a likely candidate Adverb 1. probably or...

Dear Howard Leigh Ph.D., If we are going to get into silly mudslinging battles over the word "often" and claiming illigitimacy of posts due to lack of name, qualifications, and misspellings then I suggest that you start with the very word misspelling which contains two of the...

Hi, If there are any mistakes, will you correct them? No.1:At the office M: If the workload's too much, please let me know. F: Thank you. But don't worry. I think I'll be able to deal with I prefer 'deal with' up all night studying for today's math test. Both...

I'm not an expert on grammar or linguistics, but here are my thoughts as an ordinary native user of English. I hope I got all the grammatical terminology correct! I think that all verbs -- transitive or intransitive -- are able to form present perfect sentences: "He has died",...

Hi Mad, With this scant context, it could be taken either way. It's pretty confusing. "Friends" is plural. Was she paired with one particular guy? Whom is she talking to? Her date?? "Felt" is past tense, but "is" is present tense. Is she still on the date...

Thank you, Avangi. In my previous post, I should have used third-person verb tenses, 'sounds' and 'gives' -- proper subject-verb agreement wasn't made due to my carelessness. Going back to your request for examples of cases where I would feel something in quotes could not be...

This is free, and a classic, esp for BrE:The King's English H.W. Fowler http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html It may be old in some areas.I'm also using:Curme, George O. (1977). "A Grammar of the English Language". Verbatim. ISBN 0-930454-01-4 (reprint of 1931 edition...