By Before and After, Dates

Anonymous wrote:Right to take a land? What is it? Did the Brits have a right to take over North America? Did the Spanish have a right to take over South America? Who gave the English people their right to occupy Australia and New Zealand? Who gave the Anglo-Saxons their right to occupy Britain,...

Right to take a land? What is it? Did the Brits have a right to take over North America? Did the Spanish have a right to take over South America? Who gave the English people their right to occupy Australia and New Zealand? Who gave the Anglo-Saxons their right to occupy Britain, and the Francs to...

I have just been through your account and our records show that we have no outstanding invoices (the last invoice has been paid today). I remember that we had this investigation about the same invoices last February. At that time, there were a couple of outstanding invoices and...

You again misunderstood me. But I think this confusion stems from understaning of the term politics. I tried to say even such an organization which doesnt have to do anything regarding to this case (an historical event) can make decisions because of the diaspora.As for Sub-Commission on the...

The positions before and after a form of to be are both nominative case positions. (who, she, he, etc.). The correct forms therefore never include whom in these structures. Who is it? Who is the president? Who can that be? Who might that be? Who will be there? Who might be in the...

Hi Paco2004, A quick question. " The food will taste best by the date 11/11/05". To me, this sentence makes an impression that the food will taste bad before and after 11/11/05. Instead shall we say, "The food will taste best until 11/11/05"? Thanks in advance,

When is a dash used in writing a range? For example, it does not seem appropriate when the range is preceded by a prepostion, such as "from A-Z". It seems like that should require "from A to Z". Or "lays between 2-4 eggs" should be "lays between 2 and 4 eggs". But: "it lays 2-4...

Thanks very much for taking the time to post this FAQ! I am new to this forum and looking for information on the use of the en dash and em dash. I am a graphic designer and web designer. I am currently taking a course in which the instructor provided the following information about these...

Have a look at the left of your posts. There you'll see your username: (Maj), underneath you'll find your status (advanced user), then the date that you joined (11th June 2003) You were one of the first users here! If you look at the members list you can find out exactly how many people joined...