When writing a letter, should the letter be in the second or third person? i.e. Dear Mr. Smith: In a recent conversation with Mr. Smith , I mentioned that.. OR Dear Mr. Smith: In a recent conversation with you , I

2. They are always asking me how studious a student should be to prepare for the finals Hi, Pernickety. I hate beating dead horses, but a revisit to this clause tells me I didn't explain myself. The problem is the nature of the verb "to

Unaware of what was behind the door , he pushed the door hard to get in. Terminology varies from country to country. I'm sure this is of no avail to you since you probably live in an English speaking country, but I'll tell you anyway that

Greetings, Tina, Mister Micawber's answers are completely relevant, but let me make some additional remarks: 1. A time of prosperity and peace - is a noun phrase you analysed absolutely correctly. In general, noun phrases may have the

To whom i t this may concern: I was contact ed by email about your chat moderator position and was asked to explain why I think I would be a good moderator. First of all, when I hear the word moderator, I think of the word pressure. I can only

Hi, Just start by writing what you would say if you were talking to a bank employee face to face. Then post it here, and we will help you with it. Clive Thread is now locked, please start a new thread with a draft of your letter.

Hi all!!! I am going to apply to a university and they want me to write an essay. It should be between 2000 and 3000 words and caver the following aspects: My motivation for the MSc-programme that I chose. Why I wish to conduct this programme

In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. , ,'res','1','','0CAcQFjAA')"

It makes me contented to realise that you have made sense of the striking difference between not... but vs and , so this 'one thing' you are referring to is the last on the agenda, and may I be clear about two points. First, the omission

English presents a number of issues to non-native (and sometimes native) speakers. It is grammatically unlike other languages, even those from which it has borrowed large vocabulary groups, and possesses a number of irregularities. Understanding