eg The father's love of his son is the strongest emotion in the father's life. " The love goes from the father to the son." Hi, Clive Could you tell me if it is possible to say the following sentences? Or is #2 the

But is that the norm ? I've never come across a sentence where "difference between" is used for more than two objects.

Hi, "A father's love of his/a son." Does the word "love" refer to the father's love towards the son or does it refer to the son's love towards the father? It refers to the love the father has towards his

" A father's love of son." Does the word "love" refer to the father's love towards the son or does it refer to the son's love towards the father? I've read in a book that it goes both ways . Is there

Hi, Avangi A small point I want to get clear on. Could you tell me if "calculation is carried to a nicety" in essence means "calculation is performed with precision" or something to that effect? Am I on the money?

" One must do what one does best." Does this sentence mean that one must do what one does better than others or does this sentence mean that one must do what one does better than one does anything else ?

It badly need a rewrite. It should be a simple list of "all these qualities." 1. the diversity in value between among different cattle, Do you think that between is the better choice if 'different cattle'

" The reason (that) I'm ringing is to ask a favour. " What is "that" in this sentence referring back to ?

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. The whole text to which this sentence belongs is, in my opinion, written in a very poor style, but this sentence really takes the biscuit, to the point of making it almost unintelligible. However, I though it

What do you think of this rewording: - That we can't afford it is the simple reason we aren't going. It occurs in informal speech, as you know. Sorry, but the sentence I posted above strikes me as more formal than the original version. In