For AmE, at least, "in" is dead wrong for TV shows (= BrE 'programmes'). I knew about the "shows" thing, but do you even use it for programmes like *60 Minutes*, etc? Or "the show with the highest ratings last

. I sat through interminable games in the University Parks when my cricket-loving cousins were visiting (one of whom went on to edit Wisden) As a regular contributor to Wisden, can I ask which one ... Tim, Matthew, Graeme, David? Matthew, of whom

. I sat through interminable games in the University Parks when my cricket-loving cousins were visiting (one of whom went on to edit Wisden) As a regular contributor to Wisden, can I ask which one ... Tim, Matthew, Graeme, David? Philip Eden

The writer means to say he, too, would bawl like the infant in order to clear his ears, Not quite. He would bawl like the infant does from the discomfort. Crying doesn't actually help That may be so, but what the sentence in question actually

4. Was it X? or Which company was it? would sound more like a genuine conversation - your sentence is grammatically correct but sounds formal. 9. I'll (I will) go and say hi! You don't need to say that you will walk up to him, just go, or go

Quand bien même ce serait vrai, ce ne serait pas grave. Il est bien possible que ça soit grave. Drink it to total excess and you will go to an early ... they were not listed. The dictionary did, however, list "how's that?".

A different use of the word "jinx" is that it was what we used to call out when two people ... spell. I've seen that customs vary on that one. Somewhere they call out "Shakespeare." I imagine people here know others. The

What are the various ways by whom a most informative letter can be written. I oftenly fail to write such letters. arfat

I hereby tender my resignation, effective immediately, from this group. I will not be back this time, and I will ... be rid of it and, since most of you will be relieved that I've finally left, everyone should be happy. Like many others who

Please look at the sentences below and let me know if I have used the past/present tense (where I have put the * marks) correctly. 1. Lily: I saw Mary last week. Jessica: Mary? *Wasn't* she the one who sat next to you last year? Lily: No,