Question: what's the meaning of cologne? Hello. In this context it means scent/smell/stench/etc. The sentence can also be written: "Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old scent of charred wood and grinding damp where

American Heritage has this to say about this ongoing triviality: Writers who use hopefully as a sentence adverb, as in Hopefully the measures will be adopted, should be aware that the usage is unacceptable to many critics, including a

1) Wait ! I have a score to settle with you. What does score meaning? what is the analogy of score in the sentence? Thanks

Hi, I take it that "To fall short of the mark" means "not to perform up to expectations" (to use an analogy in sports, as if the javelin, flung by an athlete, fell short of the desired mark) Am I right? Also,

Hi Taka, glad to hear from you on this. The way you had framed the question was leading to two possibly opposite interpretations by the "native ear." At least that was my impression. The issue you now raise is quite different from what

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

1.I knew all human beings breathed. 2.I knew all human beings breath e . 3.I thought all human beings breathed. 4.I thought all human beings breath e . Of the four, I think no. 4 is not OK. I think the word "thought" is almost always

Hi, "The reaction was of amazement" not seeming completely grammatical, would the following sentences be better with 'one' before 'of' by analogy? The tone of the reviewers was of surprise and awe. Here, I prefer

"The reaction was of amazement" not seeming completely grammatical, would the following sentences be better with 'one' before 'of' by analogy? The tone of the reviewers was of surprise and awe. The combination of

Today's main events were a bocce ball game (which I won with my partner Eugene Bales. Undefeated Bocce Champions! Neither of us had payed before, that should give you a feel for the challenge involved).. and more importantly, a talk from Gary