In Verbs^x, Vocabulary^x

Yeah, Openmind.I'd like to add something. I said we should rewatch some scenes and relisten to dialogues in order to pay attention to everything it is said. We should pay attention to the way natives use verbs and prepositions, idioms, stress and intionation. The problem is that doing that is...

Dear teachers, Would you please correct my answers? But before that I’d like to ask you if I understood the meaning of the underlined expressions or ideas. Furthermore, I’d like to ask British teachers if they confirm what she says about the “British thing” and give me more elements about this...

Well, I found that understanding the system of tenses really helped me. It's a bit cliché, but true. If you don't understand the various tenses you won't really understand much of the English language. But I guess you've already studied these, since it's really the first thing you should take a...

In this article, Mr. Gladwell thinks that being smart is to have in collateral or explicit learning. Before I state my position, I would like to define the word “smart”. Smart means “having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability” (Merriam-Webster). In this sense, I think that...

Nona The Brit wrote:Good letter. Problems highlighted for you Dear Sir or Madam, I am hereby applying for entrance for the International business administration program at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) in September 2007.In the following letter I will explain why I think that the EUR...

I am looking for an online resource to find a list of some common, routine medical vocabulary. Examples: syringe, dose, elevate, soak, draw blood, stitches etc... I am especially interested in verbs. I haven't been able to find this information in one place. Or perhaps you have a list of "no...

c) indeed, because an agreement cannot "do/use" the verbs at a) or e)

Englishuser wrote:I couldn't agree more: English idioms and spellings tend to be difficult even for many a native speaker! I would also like to add that the size of the English lexion makes learning English relatively difficult. Just out of curiosity: What exactly do you try to sound like on...

May I take this opportunity to say hello and to correct the English here. It is just a thought I had once I started this topic. Anyway please give me suggestions. I hope there is somebody who is in good health here. Yes the above is quite confusing with all my noites so here it is again...

Well, Englishuser, I'm one of those people who talks about a word or phrase from my own experiene. If someone asks about a meaning in a way I don't expect, I'll consult a dictionary - www.m-w.com is one of my favorites, because it has usage notes. I don't think anyone alive knows all the words...