"Should" isn't necessary here and hasn't been omitted because, as ... subjunctive in some standard phrases such as "God bless you". Undoubtedly you - English teachers - are right, but from a foreign student's point

Okay, then I could change my rewording to Feburary 15 had been taken as a potential start day for the ... clear. I think that that wording conveys the intended thought, and the wording is structurally sound: Woodward's wording is not. Yes, I

Some other usages grabbed my attention in the book. For example, on page 319, Woodward says February 15 had been ... a subjunctive construction I hadn't encountered before? Or if there was a typo or thinko, with some other wording intended? I

There have been remarks in AUE from time to time about the use of plural modifiers in forming compounds. The general sentiment seems to have been that it is rare or nonexistent. For example, there is no *"teeth brush", no

O czasie 2004-06-11 23:02, taki/taka jeden/jedna Django Cat wzią/ęł(a) i napisał(a) : Bollocks. What you mean is you aren't familiar with the term because you're a native speaker and haven't had to learn the language in class. But

Evan Kirshenbaum infrared: (1) Which is one of those rare instances of Geoff ... Children": "How can we know the dancer from the dance?"). The BeeGees' "Too much heaven" should also qualify. ("Nobody gets too much

Evan Kirshenbaum infrared: It's really entitled "America", and the chorus begins "America! America!", which probably had something to do with it. Whether it's ... the Dance" (which is a quote from Yeats's

Hello, There's been a little debate fired in another newsgroup with an innocent question of how many tenses are used ... only need two to get by, others categorically claim you'll use all of the tenses and then some more! :) What an

Are there any mistakes in the following paragraph? Thanks for your help. "THE Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) proposes that it build a West Hong Kong Island Line (WIL) and a South Hong Kong Island Line (SIL). No one else has mentioned

While we are (more or less) on the subject, can anyone help clear up my confusion about all those songs ... Save the King/Queen", which I always thought Americans knew as "My Country 'Tis of Thee". Is that really called