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Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Stannum wrote: Which is correct? Anonymous wrote: In the end of the day or at the end of the day?; At the end of the day. This is an idiom and I am not sure if you can trust the construction in general. Robert Hi: I understand this is an idiom, but I have the same problem with when to...

hi teachers, what is the function of 'due to' in this sentence? "Dengue fever is due to mosquitoes." According to his grammar book, it functions as an adjective. As far as I know, 'due to' means 'caused by'. 1) Does it function as an adjective? 2) Is the pattern S+LV+SC? 3) Is it a...

Anonymous wrote:Hi!G'day! Anonymous wrote:Could you please, help me with the following?I'll give it a shot. Anonymous wrote:The correct is:Is this correct? or Which is correct? Anonymous wrote:a) On the right moment or at the right moment?;At the right moment. Anonymous wrote:b)...

Milky wrote: <I would be interested to see quotations from the early English grammarians that presented spoken English as somehow inferior, or that demonstrated an imposition of inappropriate rules from Latin. > Do you doubt that was the case? "Doubt" is too strong a word. I would be...

Yes, it is true: about 500,000 and it develops really fast, faster than the others. But this takes into account only the words in the dictionary, so it could be questionable. German is for example one of the languages, in where one word could be created by every individuals complettly new and the...

Selecter wrote: I've found McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. Is that also OK? I can send it to you in pdf format for you to take a look at.It's the same, it's by Spears.

Marius Hancu wrote:Buy Spears, Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal VerbsI've found McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. Is that also OK? I can send it to you in pdf format for you to take a look at.

Buy Spears, Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs Also see the Phrasal Verb section here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/default.asp?dict=P

In idioms, often the preposition is indefinable, so you shouldn't focus on it. But, I know you want to, so I'll help (just for fun). In 3up, the up shows a direction, but this has no connection to actual direction. Basketball players run up and down the court. Generally, I like to think that...