By Vocabulary, Negatives

Hi MrP, how’s it going? 1) I finally thought of this possibility, which I reckon eliminates the problems: “Thus, it seems that we must not put the emphasis on the fact that a shadow always and necessarily follows a body when the body blocks light, but just on the fact that in these...

what's up? Slightly different context. What's the matter? What's the problem? Both assume something is not right. What's up? This is expression is indifferent. You could meet a friend and say, "What's up?" It might be positive or negative. What's new? would be an alternative...

My first language was Greek and Ukrainian, even though my background is actually Ukrainian, Polish, Scottish, and Native Canadian Cree. I travelled throughout Europe and Asia through my life, and now I am flutent in seven languages, and can get along conversationally in eight others. Of these...

~girding on my armour~ I'm coming to rescue my mother tongue from the evils of translation engines!! ~chuckle~ I've never liked those translation programs, and I see I have good reasons for it! "Hola a todos; mi español es muy pobre, sé lo que nnecesito escribir en mi propio idioma pero no puedo...