Hi, Sorry, but this is no better than before. No educated English speaker would write a letter like this with just one paragraph. And no university would bother to read it. They'd just throw it in the garbage. Do you care about

I wrote again. What do you think about that? DATE THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Dear Sir/Madam, At first, I was interested in chemistry in high school. After, I began to learn this lesson,

For the average speaker/writer, they are essentially the same and can be used in either positive or negative contexts. What irks me is when someone uses "thanks to" in a negative context. Even though I recognize that sometimes the

Hi, The expression 'tTaking the plunge' means 'definitely starting, with no possibility of changing your mind'. That seems to be the intended meaning here. Clive

In this case it's a transitive verb. That is, it's something you do to somebody or something. I suppose you could lead him on a rope, or just force him to go ahead of you. Parading circus animals is another common usage. We also have

According to one usage guide, since and ago cannot be used together. Never say since two/three/four months/years ago . According to another grammar book, since a minute ago is correct. I am confused. Can anyone explain this usage? There

Hello Gleb, Thank you, again, for your answer! Let me say from the outset, that I am neither a native speaker, nor an expert in linguistics, but nonetheless interested, so please forgive me that I am not as well-versed as far as technical terms

Hi, I'd change these: 5. The sun was eclipsed by the moon. ACTIVE PASSIVE 9. This bone has been buried by the dog . PASSIVE 10. It takes a long time to think of these examples . PASSIVE ACTIVE 13. There was a cup of coffee on the table but now

There's another expression with the same word. Knock their socks off = do so well that you really surprise everyone

Hi HSS I think the clip may have changed -- since it's a weather forecast, it has probably been updated. I didn't hear what you referred to. Also, your link took me to a forecast presented by a woman (not a man). However, I would guess