Hi, For instance, lets us take this phrase. What does 'I had . . . pushed awry' mean? Are you sure 'awry' is the correct word for your meaning? 1 . I had inadvertently pushed awry. 2 . I inadvertently had pushed

Both answers are ok in conversational English. Purists want you to reserve "like" for its uses as an adjective and adverb (or, for many speakers today, a preposition). One should use the conjunction "as if." In fact, purists

hello, I want a certainty regarding the words 'ache'. I'm not sure whether it is a British style of writing or speaking. I was told by my lecturer that when somebody wants to say he has headaches, he should say, "I always have

To me, "They're talking really loud" does not sound like correct formal English. To me, it sounds similar to "They're running really quick" -- something that a lot of people say but that isn't exactly right.

I don't know how anyone can seriously use New Concept as a basis for teaching English. To my mind it has two possible uses: (i) to prop up a wobbly table; (ii) fuel for a bonfire. I also don't know what your qualifications are

Technically, yes, it should be "quickly". "Come quick" is (to me) idiomatic enough to pass in conversation without leaping out as a glaring error. "breathing heavy" isn't, and is wrong according to standard

"Considering that I didn't study, I did pretty well on the test" I think "considering" is an participle adjective phrase, but I don't know what it modifies... Believe it or not, considering is a preposition. According

. The pause comes before the stress, and English stress comes in the stressed syllable of new words (information words, words new to the conversation), negative words, contrasting words, and generally nouns, verbs and adverbs. These are just

Hi, By the way, Clive, isn't wrong to write "I can't normally walk" ? I mean the position of "normally" (as an adverb) isn't in the end of the sentence ? e.g.: - I can't walk normally ? Let me just comment

Hi all! I have a question about the second conditional. My book, Smart Choice (English study book) published by Oxford University, explains the second conditional as follows. "We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future