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just three situations...:-)

JCDenton — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:59:28 GMT

Hi guys,

may I ask you for help with these situations? I just finished my another english exercise, this time translated a document movie about Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen. I have a problem with understanding of these situations....

1) Brigitte is describing her first steps as moderator of very famous talkshow in Denmark.

I went to Denmark to do an interview and for fun they said, have you never thought about having an own talk show? And I said, actually not. A they said let's have a test so direct they gave me some questions and they had a couple editors from different magazines and I asked them questions and sort of threw away the cards, pretented to be the so-called female David Letterman or whatever.

First off all I have to say that I love David Letterman's talkshow, I like that guy...:-), but please what did she mean by "and sort of threw away the cards"...

2) Brigitte is describing her house where she moved in with her family four years ago. She said that when they first got there, there were basically just four walls and that they had to work really hard to make that house comfortable...Now to the point...:-)

This is actually the villa (that mentioned house) along the lake that has most land and it has flat land, not going up up up and it's wonderfull for the kids. You can play, in fact, we built a swimming pool, which is quite useful with the kids in summer. Even the dogs jump in there every now and then, so it was perfect for us (Please, what was perfect for them? That they've chosen that house or that they've built that swimming pool?). Of course it takes a lot of patiance, it takes money, headaches, banging from very early morning to the late night(???? Please what is she talking about?) but if you have enough passion and you really want it to work out, you can and that's what we decided to do.

Please, what was she talking about in the last part of this article? What takes a patiance, money, banging from very early morning?....Maintaining of that swimming pool or building of that house? I'm lost there...:-(

3) Brigitte is describing how she married Sly....She's regretting of that step.

My mistake was to marry that guy, I was too young to get married to him. I should have taken more time. I remember also friends were saying c'mon, he's Sylvestr Stallone, he's asked you to marry him so you should marry him. So I sort of, wouldn't say fought (????, did she mean, I didn't argue with them??? I haven't heard this phrase before..),but pushed a little bit into situation that figured it was not right for me. I could probably have gotten twenty million dollars suing him for this (for what? That she was pushed into marriage with him???), but I didn't do it. I just wanted to get out and get on with my own life.

Many thanks guys for help!

Best Regards

JCD

Re: trying to improve

Avangi — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:34:51 GMT

Anonymous
I am just trying to improve my english and dont have any mentor, Can someone please let me know if what i understand or do is right or wrong?

I have some sentences below and i just wanted to know if they are correct - Take care to capitalize the pronoun "I." All sentences need punctuation at the end, eg., a period.

I was abashed by the email sent by my manager   This is correct, but the word is uncommon in everyday speech. "Unabashed" is much more common. Google hits: "abashed" - 653,000   /   "unabashed" - 2,090,000

The aboriginal soundtrack was better than the remix Use "original." "aboriginal" is a very special word, meaning "native," as in the native population of a region. I've never heard it used in everyday speech, other than to refer to the native inhabitants of Australia. I think it may also refer to flora, but I'm not sure. How far back one goes, I have no idea, but I've only heard it used in referring to existing populations.

The class was abridged due to lack of time   Correct, but very uncommon. I'd use "cut short." "Abridged" is commonly used to describe shortened versions of books. Also, "due to" is ungrammatical. Use "because of." The difference is technical. Check Google, "because of vs. due to." If you don't get it, post back. ( "The shortness of the class was due to the lack of time," is correct.)

I abstained myself from participating in the cultural events   You must delete "myself." The verb "to abstain" is intransitive only. (There's no transitive usage.) It does not take an object, even reflexive. You may say "I recused myself," but that has a special meaning. You may say "I withdrew myself from the event," but then you can't use "participating." ("To withdraw" may be either transitive or intransitive.)

I abstained myself from bungee jumping since I am scared of heights  Same objection!

I recieved an acrimonious email from my manager. okay!

The client attacked acrimoniously to the lawyer after he lost the case The verb "to attack" does not take the preposition "to." In this case, the adverb should come either before the verb or after the object   -   I'm not sure why. "The client acrimoniously attacked the lawyer," or "The client attacked the lawyer acrimoniously."

Acids usually have an acrid odor okay!

The washroom had a acrid odor   okay!

Beacuse I understand technology very well I can make acute decisions based on my knowhow This is correct, "acute" meaning "sharp" decisions, but it's uncommon. "Accurate decisions" would be common. "I have an acute pain   -   acute angina" is common. "An acute angle" (less than ninety degrees   -    geometry) is common.   ~~Beacuse~~   Because

Engineers are adept at learning new theories. Okay, but I guess we don't know the same engineers.

Employees should Adhere to the companies policies No cap on "adhere."   Possessive "company's."

The office was adorned on christmas eve  Capitalize "Christmas."

Childrens seek adulation from parents No "s" on "children"

Affable people are good to be friends with okay

She is aloof okay

india is an agrarian country Capitalize "India."

I have a altruistic nature Use "an" form of article before a vowel. (an apple)

The policy of my company was amended after march Capitalize "March."

I was allured by her beauty okay

Mumbai has ample food to feed the people okay, but "its/her people" might be better.

My debts were annulled with my last salary Use "wiped out!" "Our marriage was annulled by the Church/court." -   something done by an official body.

A diamond ring would help me appease my wife  okay

I was apprised by my manager regarding the appraisal i recd (I received.)

I had an arduous project last month okay, but we don't usually use "had" with "project." "I had/performed an arduous task"   /   "I took on an arduous project."

When you get to the "B's," don't put them all in one post, or you'll crash the site! - A.

Re: marriage mating multiple wives and husbands

hiwarock — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:39:11 GMT

Thanks for the reply, from which I have managed to find a good article on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamory

Re: marriage or marriages

Avangi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:42:32 GMT

New2grammar
As far as I know singular and plural are words associated with countable.

Absolutely correct, but that doesn't stop us from saying that we use the singular form when indicating the abstract/concept/generic meanings of nouns.

In the sentence, "He wrote an article about the child in conflict with modern society," "child" is singular. (I may say this without evoking countable/uncountable.)

- A.

Re: marriage or marriages

Avangi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:52:51 GMT

I agree they all apply. It's just a matter of habit - which I've learned from this site: when the subject of "countable / uncountable" comes up it's usually to solve a problem with the articles - i.e., that seems to be the focus. I sensed that your focus in this case was directed more toward semantics.

Re: article sentence analyses

Clive — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:36 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee "when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

Recopy of the above paragraph:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of 1)"the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee 2)"when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

1. No 1 seems to be just a lifting of words for a highlighting purpose. I think I have asked in the past about this but didn't seem to have gotten clear answers. Does a lifting of words or phrases or clauses for a sole purpose of emphasis or an illustration allowed? No quoting of anybody's words but a writer's desire to hightlight the words or phrases or clauses.

I don't fully understand your question. If you are asking if it is OK to quote words from another source, the answer is that it usually is. Often, the source should be acknowledged. This particular phrase is very commonly used by people who support this aspect of marriage.

2. No. 2. seems to be a partial lifting or quoting from a source, in this case, it seems to be the college employee handbook. I think the writer could have quoted more but have decided to put quotation marks on that portion only for his purpose. Correct? Yes.

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? No, you don't have to use italics. It's just a matter of choosing a suitable style and using it consistently. Various style guides offer different ways to do this. Colleges often give new students instructions on which style to use. I would say that, before the advent of personal computers, italics weremuch more uncommonly used for this purpose.

I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not?? I' say the simplest approach is just to think of these as standard, set phrases. You can say 'less of a need' or 'less need', 'more of a need' or 'more need'.

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Best wishes, Clive

article sentence analyses

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:50 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Recopy of the above paragraph:

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not??

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Re: article usage

Clive — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:01 GMT

Hi,

(1) During the debate and the discussion on the definition of marriage, I was asked over and over again, "How would this change your marriage to include same-sex couples in the definition of marriage? How could making marriage more inclusive harm the institution?"

Can the be deleted before discussion? Please advise Yes.

(2) If it is nurtured in its traditional or historic form, it is sustained as the foundation for the raising of children. It is family-centered.

Can the hyphen be deleted in family-centered? Please advise. I suggest that you keep the hyphen. ( In Canada, we favour the British spelling, ie 'centred'. )

Best wishes, Clive

article usage

Anonymous — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:04:03 GMT

Can the be deleted before discussion? Please advise

(2) If it is nurtured in its traditional or historic form, it is sustained as the foundation for the raising of children. It is family-centered.

Can the hyphen be deleted in family-centered? Please advise.

Re: Salary increment letter

Grammar Geek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:18:12 GMT

I don't know what format you use for the date. July 03/08 is one I have not seen before. July 3, 2008, or 3 July 2008 are more familiar to me. However if this is your convention, then use it as you have written in.

Usually you state how long your leave will be. One week, two weeks, etc.

Do you "advise" your boss that you are taking leave at a certain time, or do you request it? If you advise him/her, then

I would like to let you know that I have scheduled my annual vacation for [two weeks - whatever], starting on 3 July 2008, when I will be getting married.

I am totally unfamaliar with informing your boss of your expectation for a bonus and pay increase due to marriage, but bonus requires an article ("a"), as does company ("the"), and company should have a small c. Perhaps you want to say "due to my change in my family status" because the company is not the thing that has the family satus.