By Literature, Nouns

I think this is a discussion that gose nowhere. When someone has been sick (as my scenario) for 3 days and I happened to learn of her being sick, I would assume she is still not feeling too well. So naturally, with my assumption; my subconsciouness will logicalize the statement as present. As...

I'll paste all what is written in the entry of ivory tower in Oxford English Dictionary. Looks like 'ivory tower' has been used as a common countable noun.ivory tower fails in this task it will be reduced to the status of an art pursued for art's sake by isolated groups of writers, segregated...

Hello Mr PThank you for the kind reply and I am sorry for bothering you with this problem. I myself thought a bit about it and looked for any hints to solve it in my grammar books, but the efforts ended rather in vain. Although even CGEL didn't mention anything about it, one of my E-J...

Hi Davkett. Many thanks for your answer. The post was directed to MrP, because we have been discussing this issue, but anyone is welcome to give his/her opinion. You've perfectly understood the meaning of 'appearance' in the examples quoted. The problem is that 'appearance' has become kind of a...

Hi, Paco. Mmmmm, yep, that's what I'm beginning to think, Paco. A lot of literature here implies if enough information is supplied with modifiers that are placed around the noun, "the" could well be used even if the listeners do not know what it is. What do you think about the "museum"...

For the rest, Kela, I'm going to give you hints (in blue), so that you can try to improve things yourself. (A repeated problem is your use of indefinite pronouns--for instance, writing 'he' when the reader doesn't know which person 'he' refers to. Rommel described himself as a boy who doesn’t...

MM, Does a plural noun always take a plural verb? To me, the term sounds like it deserves, in some circumstances, a plural form in the verb, and in others, a singular. The particular quoted sentence here seems to call for the singular because of the term 'part of'. 'The Middle Ages were...

Hi davkett, No, I'm not quoting a textbook explanation for the phrase. Yes, it can be translated as'it would be timely if' on the stipulaton that "would" is used. In fact that is the matter, hypothetical meaning. In your former post, you employed the phrase "...the time ...". Article the here...

Hello, and thank you for your question, Professor Ruzinsky! Beforehand I have to warn you: I'm not a linguist yet. I'm studying it still. I try to answer to your question as far as possible, and when my answers are not satisfactory, I'm sure other members are along with me. 1. How did you make...

From Webster (my sentences) CRITICISM Main Entry: crit·i·cism Pronunciation: 'kri-t&-"si-z&m Function: noun 1 a : the act of criticizing usually unfavorably "No matter how hard she tried, she was constantly subjected to criticism of her work" Watever she did, it never seemed to be any...