http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_two_cents_(idiom) " My two cents " and its longer version " put my two cents in " is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original British idiom expression: to put in " my two

Hi, Razer. If I may answer in a humorous vein, one bad analogy ("the weakest form of argument") deserves another. To use the fact noun X has both a countable and non-countable use, as a proof that noun Y should also; is about as futile

In this metaphor, or analogy, life is compared to a sentence in a script. Parenthetical remarks ( phrases included in parentheses like these ) interrupt the flow of the sentence. You find yourself in what seems at first to be a temporary change in

Hello, I'm not an Englishman, it might be the reason why some affairs in English are problematic for me. Let's ... make many linguistic mistakes. So below, you can find a few examples of problematic situations. Please, give me correct

I think Nona's example about talking about your mother when she was a child and still referring to her as your mother is a good analogy. First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good

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

Schetin, I am still trying to dial to the right frequency so that we can communicate. I am afraid I have failed because I realize we are not talking in the same wave length. I find your pattern of thought difficult to understand. I once heard

I am not a linguist or a trained teacher, but to me it seems that the distinction between "error" and "mistake" as the terms are used in linguistics is purely arbitrary. The definitions could just as easily have been established in reverse. So

"Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak

Hi, GG. I googled the phrases "box spring is in good" and "box springs are in good" and the results seem to be 68 and 12 respectively, so the phrase "box spring is in good" seems to be in vogue?? (Is this the right BLOCKED EXPRESSION. I