Hi, I don't seem fully to understand your query. I'll try again. The main question: But "a threatened strike"? What does that mean? 1. Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike? Is that what it

Haha, ok. I've never used ain't either, as far as I can remember. So, thanks. That's a word deleted from my vocabulary, just will use it to understand people from the lower socio-economic classes then.

Living without literacy Life without the ability to read in American society is a daunting idea to the literates. When I came to America in the winter of 1993, I didn't had profound knowledge of English language. I was able to decipher all

'Who'd like to come to the (black)board?' 'John, would you like to / would you please come to the (black)board?'

I would venture to say that this happens a lot more often in classrooms than dinning rooms. I am very interested in finding out about the word in Chinese that describe this sleeping position.

All I know about this horrible incident is what the journalist Mark Steyn (from Montreal) wrote about it in the ** magazine, Macleans. He doesn't mention that 4 men ended up in critical condition, which is odd, so I'm taking what he says

Are you a non-native English speaker, living in the US, and engaged in US business? If you have an accent, you might want to consider taking an accent reduction class from an ESL program. Why? There are many reasons why reducing your audible

Say I'm a teacher and I'm looking for a set phrase used for asking a pupil to come over the blackboard, e.g. at the beginning of a lesson. After the activity the pupil is assessed and marked... but how can I put this... "come to the

Hi Dear Sir I am writing to remind you about the payment for August which remains outstanding. Total class es conducted in September : 9 Total payment: $ 540.00 Payment outstanding for August : $50.00 Amount due: $ 590.00 The tuition centre

Hi everyone. I'm working at a tuition center. I need to give my employer a letter about the outstanding balance of my August's payment so that the balance will be added to my September's payment. The outstanding balance is $ 50.