An article by Brooks Barnes in today's NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/movies/21stars.html?ref=global-home The lead-in says, "A-list movie stars have long been measured by their ability to fill theaters on opening weekend. But

Hi, I don't want summer holidays to end. I don't want the summer holidays to end. What's the difference? Does the second one refer to this particular summer vocation and the first one all summer holidays in general? Thanks in

Damn good Washington political thriller. Maybe it doesn't stand up to *close* examination when it comes to plot, but perfect for a hot summer evening. This one must have passed me by completely in theatrical release. I guess it died a death.

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I would say: I remember one distinct hot day this summer....... As opposed to something like: I remember there being clothes lying all around the apartment...

Which would one say ? 1 I remember there being one distinct hot day this summer , apart from that the weather was below the norms. 2 I remember there was one distinct hot day... 3 I remember there being one distinct day where it was

The word "for" indicates that you want to have the apartment for the period of time called "summer". After summer is finished, you will once again no longer need the apartment. The word "during" is a bit ambiguous in

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Hi, As far as I know, it's often a matter of politenes in sentences like " I wanted to ask you whether you could do me a favour ". Sometimes the past is used to express uncertainty, tentativeness, ask for confirmation etc., as in

How do people like that actors whose careers peaked in the '70s or '80s support themselves? Don't you have unemployment benefit in the USA? Over here, resting actors "sign on" as it's called, the biggest names as well as