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I understand all those basic French sentences cited by Hela perfectly well.I must confess the fact that I speak rotten French.However, nowadays I write more French than English.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grammar GeekI...

Inka wrote:I have to write a (fictive) formal letter to a university, applying for a grant. It's very urgent because it has to be handed in on Monday! Can you correct the letter, see if there is enough relevant information, if things are clear and in the right order, and so on? Is my language...

I have to write a (fictive) formal letter to a university, applying for a grant. It's very urgent because it has to be handed in on Monday! Can you correct the letter, see if there is enough relevant information, if things are clear and in the right order, and so on? Is my language enough...

Thank you so much, Grammar Geek !!! Best wishes, Adrian

Hello, Grammar Geek ! Thank you for your attention. But I still have some questions. Could you please, help me once more ? Thanks in advance. - Concerning to: a) sentence nº 2 (Igor on chains backed by his baying hounds) the idea - if I didn't misunderstand your explanation is that: Chained...

Grammar Geek wrote:Hey JC, my cable was out yesterday. What happened? Anything new in the Sara/Grissom situation? Hi GG, I am watching the third episode of CSI during the translation of it...:-) I am almost at the end. Anyway, nothing important in Sara/Grissom situation for now. Sara is...

«What might be some of the difficulties that modern linguists would encounter given that speech is used as the primary data for finding out the grammatical rules in a language?» My translation: Modern linguists encounter certain difficulties because the primary data for deriving...

Hi, Grammar Geek! Yes ! It is exactly what I meant. Thank you very much !!! In "Search" of my computer, the translation to it appears as "mat".How is it possible ?! Best wishes, Angel

Miche wrote:Hi, JT. I can see you don't like rules much and I agree with you. Rules are too restrictive, hamper one's "feeling" the language and deprive him/her of the pleasure of speaking the language. That is a major problem with English learners in my country - they can recite mile-long lists...

Yankee wrote:Since you claim to be learning American English, I would suggest that it is more your "Italian-ness" than the fact that you are not female that would cause you not to say "I have to go to the bathroom" in the middle of a forest or desert. Actually, we have an expression (Devo...