} }>They presented four phrases and asked me which one was correct: } }>(flag#1 = red/white/blue; flag#2 = green/yellow) } }>1. The two flags were red, white and blue and green and yellow. }>2. The two flags were red, white and blue,

An alliteration is when there are more than two or three words in a sentence starting with the same sound e.g.: THis THin THing THat THe man used to eat with is a fork. My Mother's Maiden name is Smith. Peter Piper Picked Pickled Peppers...

But not every -ing form is a gerund. I think ... or "he is raising Cain" (verb)? I hear the second. Yet the example referred to the first. Maybe pluralizing the highlighted nouns will clarify the point: Kids enjoy raising beans.

But not every -ing form is a gerund. I think the question is, is it more like "the raising of Cain" (noun) or "he is raising Cain" (verb)? I hear the second. Yet the example referred to the first. Maybe pluralizing the

On 21 Oct 2003 21:54:46 GMT, Dena Jo The boss kills him. "He kills him"?! He *has* him killed. There are times when that transcription could actually work, depending on the intonation. Of course, I would replace the interrobang ... mark

The boss kills him. "He kills him"?! He *has* him killed. There are times when that transcription could actually work, depending on the intonation. Of course, I would replace the interrobang with a simple question mark and eliminate the

Another question related to that is something I've always wondered: How do you handle key information that's conveyed only by the speaker's intonation? Sometimes straight transcription can make someone appear to have said almost the

On 21 Oct 2003 02:27:16 GMT, Dena Jo Question for Dena Jo: You edit court transcripts. How do ... when the meaning is clear, but the language is problematic? If the answer is truly unintelligible, as in garbled, the court reporter will ask the

Speaking Chinese may take more brainpower than speaking English, a study suggests. Researchers in Britain have found that people who speak Mandarin Chinese use both sides of their brain to understand the language. This compares to English-language

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