Thank you, Jim. Your reply was most helpful. :) I had not thought of the absolute superlative usage as a point of comparison. The student directly asked what the difference was between the same sentence with and without "of the" Ballet

(In English O nly, or Only in English which one is correct?) Both are correct. Just don't capitalise the first only. Only can cause misunderstandings especially in written English and is one of the reasons English isn't the most exact

. Age, race/ethnicity and gender are three key determinants of language use. Age determines the lexical choices we make, and it can determine the use of HRT (High Rising Terminal) , a feature of some English accents in which statements have a

If anyone could give me feedback on this intro, and what should or shouldn't be in there. “Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender are the three key determinants of language use.” Discuss in relation to Australian English language and society. This

There is, I think, a difference between pronunciation and accent, though I am not quite sure what it is. Perhaps it is a question of degree. It is perfectly possible to pronounce words correctly but with different accents. Different accents may of

Hi Thomas, This subject continues to be a mixed bag. What is a poor student to do? People have strong feelings one way and the other, but nobody wants to call anything incorrect. I take "I'd prefer" and "I'd rather" as

Hi, There's not enough context to interpret this. Much would also depend on intonation, facial expression, body language, etc. The most common meaning woud be 'continue'. Yours is also possible. Clive

Hi Kooyeen, I think I know what you mean and I am also interested in the answer. Are you referring to the staircase intonation mentioned in Ann Cook's AAT? My mother tongue is a tonal langauge (a different tone stands for a different word) and

1a. Crews worked at containment, | keeping the oil from spreading. 1b. Crews worked at | containment, keeping the oil from spreading. At first sight, it looks a little ambiguous; 1b suggests "apposition", and 1a, a participial qualifier