By Weddings, Expressions

Register = social register of language. Very high register language (Register 3+) is typically considered appropriate for a royal wedding! Or a presidential speech. High register (Register 3) is used in formal situations, including formal scientific papers written for publication and some...

Anonymous wrote: Can someone please help pointing out the 'disputed usages' in the following sentences: 1) He was out at a meeting and couldn't be contacted all day. 2) His second plan is not as imaginative as his first but it is more credible. Thanks,Eva 1. He was out at a meeting and...

Having heard about the fury, demonstrations, and damage across the Islamic world in response to the caricatures of the prophet Muhammad published in Europe, I wondered what if Prophet Mohammed were alive today and saw what has been perpetrated in his name ! As Muslim, I did some search and ended...

Hello there! ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 〖...asking 'How long is a piece of string?'...〗 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ I didn't know this expression until now. Google search referred me at first to some mathematician's book on 'super string theory,' so I got shocked (to...

Hello kingfisher, You have mixed a formal style with a very informal style here. "To take a raincheck" is an AmE expression, which I think means "lets do it another time" If you receive a formal written invitation on a card, it is acceptable to send a pre-printed card declining the invitation,...

Hi. Here's my two cents. 1. The plan OF X ....: X is a plan organizer. You may rephrase it as X's plan. Ex)The plan OF our accounting department leaves nothing to be desired. 2. The plan FOR Y ...: Y is something for which the plan is needed. Ex)The plan FOR our wedding still remains...

Here is a dialogue between an American and a Chinese bridegroom in his wedding ceremony. American: Wow, your bride is so beautiful! Chinese groom: Where, where. American (with a flash of astonished expression appeared on his face, but he still kept a very polite manner): Everywhere!...