What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

Yes, I agree. I recently discovered that "till" and "until" are in fact two separate words, "till" is not an abbreviation of "until", and in fact "till" existed in the English language before the

do some research on the internet. there are some resources on english for nursing. also there is a book called "everyday english for nursing". you can teach some abbreviation, suffix prefix, special vocabulary, communication btw a

I am not a native speaker. I am also a English learner like u. However, I think your essay has some grammar mistakes. I will discuss it with u.Hope that some native speakers will look through. - their coming generations ---> I don't know

Using “a” and “an” Before Words Raphael asks: When should I use “a” and when should I use “an” before the different words? For example, should I say “a hour” or “an hour?” I stumble over this everytime and dont’t know if I’m getting it right, as

Hi, "desperado lawbreaker" -- did you read Philip's response to Valery? This forum is for asking questions about English vocabulary and idioms, not for meeting and chatting -- especially if you can't be bothered using correct

just to clear things up What does this word designate/mean/refer t o ? MEAN or REFER TO which word would you use??? He killed the person (who) he thought had killed his parents. OK WHO is optional ?? She has enough battery

Hi Alc You may have better luck in getting quick responses if you post fewer sentences in each thread. Your assumption that checking and responding to your long lists of sentences is very quick work is not the case. Are you being paid to correct

You know, this forum is for General English Grammar Questions. "General" suggests that the questions should be of general interest to anyone learning English. It seems that it is increasingly being used as a chat room for students of a

Hi, Your last post here has errors. Why don't you begin by trying to correct it? You need to stop using text-style abbreviations and to start using capital letters. Remember that the teacher's writing should be an example of good