CJ, Thanks and sorry for the delay in replying. I missed the alert message of this question. Please see this link. Question #2 has the statement I mentioned earlier.

Sorry to butt in like this. I'm sure Clive will give his expert advice but let me try to explain it the way I see it (from a non native speaker's point of view). Regarding the New York sentence, since both the living/working

Sorry, Pernickety. I didn't tie that up very well! The metaphor obviously alludes to the artist's brush. I should think it would be used figuratively to favorably describe the work of other creators, such as God's work in laying out a

lol, sorry, I thought it's for causal chatroom usage where people don't bother with punctuation. I'll endeavour to be more precise from now on.

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

Hi. I think generally there are three considerations for us to consider when deciding whether or not to place a comma before a subordinate clause. What do you think about the three considerations below? Are they plausible? 1. not quite

Hi, 1. miss vs miss out on - Try not to miss the core of what needs to be addressed. Can I replace it with miss out on in this case? what is the difference between those two in their meanings? Miss - Can mean you don't

Hi, I have somethings in need of clarification, so you would be appreciated to get them out. 1. miss vs miss out on - Try not to miss the core of what needs to be addressed. Can I replace it with miss out on in this case? what is

Hi Fandorin, I am sorry that I left out the "To collect / collecting" part and a few others. Would the following "collect" usages be correct? 1. Artist Soong is in town to collect his overdue welcome and exhibit his

follw this link Sorry, but my dictionary says that "follw" is not a word. Can't follow your instructions.