By Universities, Punctuation

Hi Chunes, and welcome to the forum. a comma does not seem appropriate before the and. You pose an interesting question which may provoke some debate! This is known as the "Oxford comma" from http://www.askoxford What is the 'Oxford comma'? The 'Oxford comma' is an optional comma before...

I'm taking a course to become an English Teacher in Spain and I have to write a summary of all the lessons I attend during the course. Once I have all the summaries I'll have to hand them in to my teacher and I wouldn't like to have any grammar mistakes. Could you take a look and check everything...

British English American English Adopt nominate air hostess flight attendant bad form bad manners Bedsitter studio apartment Bellpush doorbell Bill check (restaurant payments), invoice Billion trillion bin liner trash bag Biscuit cracker, cookie Blower telephone Bonnet hood (of a...

Hi All, I was hoping that I could get a few comments on my last paper for the semester. I am obviously not a gifted writer. Punctuation and stupid spelling mistakes seem to always hurt me. It is very long to me but perhaps not to long for many. Scott To Whom This May Concern, I’m...

I hope you and julielai don’t mind if I jump in. . The film not only helped me realize all the work that is put into the making of a film, but it also helped me to decide what I want to do with my life—become a great film director. General Notes: Overall, well done. You have a little...

This is my first college assignment , and I need your suggestions. English is not my native language. (I am from Turkey. But I am a naive student at an American university) And I am insecure about my English. Any feedback would be appreciated! (about content, grammer, punctuation, et cetera)...

Hi, The challenge is yours. I will help you, but I won't write your essay for you. They are looking to see you express yourself. If I were you, I would have an outline similar to the following: 1) Who you are and what your ultimate career goal is. 2) Describe your strengths. Give evidence...

Hi everyone! I need some suggestions about my essay. I know I still have some ESL errors, so I need help with my grammar and punctuation.This essay is really important to me because it is my Midterm exam(worth 100 points).According to my teacher this essay should contain: 1. A clearly...

Hi everyone! I need some suggestions about my essay. I know I still have some ESL errors, so I need help with my grammar and punctuation.This essay is really important to me because it is my Midterm exam(worth 100 points).According to my teacher this essay should contain: ...

xEnOn, You've used an odd topic for an essay. Or rather your content is odd. I won't go through your entire essay. My aim in helping people here is to show some macro or large errors, and then let member fix the essay. I am not interested in rewriting essays. So with your essay, I will look...