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Chiara wrote: my name is XY,I have actively taken part (not perfect tense--you indicate it was Sat.) in organizing the charity day for the local hospital in Cooper's Park on Saturday. I'm writing to complain about the wrong inaccurate nformation you provided in your article about the...

I don't think there is a hard and fast rule here. However: If you have a two syllable word that ends with an 'a', it's typical that the vowel in the first is short. Like 'dada', 'feta', etc. This is not a rule so much as a pattern that should be observed. Following it, the 'da' in 'data' should...

ok.. I would just like to clarify something - I do in fact make my students aware that zero is commonly pronounced as the letter 'O'. I teach to German people, most of whom are already aware of this due to years of English courses in school, etc.. In German, the word for 'zero' is 'Null' and...

I need a better understanding of when to use who vs whom. I also have a couple of other usage questions. I have always referred to Merriam Webster online for general spelling questions. Recently, I have discovered a need to understand more detailed grammar rules. Can anyone recommend a web...

I'll just correct the word choice, grammatical and spelling mistakes here. Hope that's okay with you... We do not judge the people we love Throughout our youth, we often form our "idols/role models", or people whom we follow their example. They are usually our parents, older brothers and...

Anonymous wrote: Friendship to me is just like a treasure. It is better than having all the money in the world. You could have all the money in the world, no matter what you do. Thats what friendship is to me. A friendship is where you can go out and have a good time no matter where you go...

My Dear Reader, Keep in mind that My Four Failures ( read the above ) made me HATE English to the death!! I hated Reading because I was reading yet understanding nothing!! I hated Writing because I did not know how to write. Plus, spelling was my worst enemy. I hated Speaking because people...

Hi, I wrote this story and I need have it checked by a proficient speaker of English. Could someone please check it out and correct some mistakes on spelling, grammar, concord, etc. Here's the story: ---- My brother and I are not just brothers; we’re more like friends. When we were young, we...

Hello again Tanja It's a wet lunchtime here, so I thought I would start now. This is my first draft. The sub-headings are provisional. I have edited it very slightly for grammar, spelling, and idiomatic usage; in some places I've tried to compress the text a little. In such places I've tried to...

The Holy Bible in Puritans’ life Puritan is the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national...