Hi, The at construction is rather more vivid and tends to conjure up a stronger image (and some language purists prefer it as being closer to the usage in physical senses) while the to construction follows the analogy of more abstract verbs such

I'm discussing hyperbole first in order to help clarify what I mean by the phrase "rarely articulated rules" in my title. Also, I beg forgiveness for any poor grammar. I'm trying to articulate a rather difficult concept in a

Here's what it says at dictionary.com —Usage note Both more important and more importantly occur at the beginning of a sentence in all varieties of standard English: More important (or More importantly ), her record as an administrator is

1 Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term? Apparently to some. From the City Hall Blog at the Dallas Morning A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon. County commissioners were

http://snipurl.com/28h0n New Statesman - Lights! Camera! Fiction! (www newstatesman com) Lights! Camera! Fiction! Chris Weitz Published 08 May 2008 A hundred years ago the job of screenwriter didn't exist in the early film business; today the

Hello, I'm sorry I have more than one question today, and I will post them all here because I'm supposed to hand this part in on Sunday. Help me explain what's in red please: A) The implications 1 for parents and educational policy makers

Rishonly wrote: Danyoo wrote: Approaching a stranger in a foreign country, and hoping to be able to communicate with him or her in English, we say "Do you speak English?" I would agree. And the reason is because 'do you' sound more

O, I thought you were, as your quote is in Chinese. Yes, L(x) is a function indicating whether a language is 'native' or 'foreign' to a person. It is not restricted to Language Acquisition though, as it is widely used in such topics as

Another kind of illegitimate argument is based on analogy between one area of grammar and another. consider yet another construction where there is variation between nominative and accusative forms of pronouns: a. They invited me to lunch. b.

You are right, Paco. The word 'problem' is definitely a countable noun. That's why when I first encountered the expression 'have x problem -ing,' perhaps decades ago, I thought it's a rather unusual construction. This peculiarity compelled me to