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William Shakespeare - At Christmas I no more...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:27 GMT

At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows.

Velma West Sykes - Christmas parable: The stable boy...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:26 GMT

Christmas parable: The stable boy had finished work that day, Had filled the manger with new, fragrant hay, Had fed the beasts, and usually would sleep Snuggled for warmth among the placid sheep; But not tonight, for he'd conceived a plan To join a merchant's camel caravan And travel to far places. He had heard Exciting tales of cities which had stirred His longing for adventure. He would go Where things were happening; his friends would know Why he had gone. He often said to them, "Oh, nothing happens here in bethlehem." He looked back once, before they traveled far, And wondered vaguely: why that brilliant star?

Traditional - What Child Is This? What...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:26 GMT

What Child Is This? What Child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? Refrain: This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary. Why lies He in such mean estate, Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christians fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. Refrain So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come peasant, King to own Him; The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him! Refrain

Thomas Tusser - At Christmas play and make...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:25 GMT

At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.

Phyllis Diller - What I don't like about...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:25 GMT

What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.

Phillips Brooks - O little town of Bethlehem,...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:24 GMT

O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light. The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, And, gathered all above While mortals sleep,the angels keep Their watch of wond'ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv'n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heav'n. No ear may hear his coming; But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in.

Lord Alfred Tennyson - Christmas and New Year Bells...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:23 GMT

Christmas and New Year Bells The time draws near the birth of Christ: The moon is hid; the night is still; The Christmas bells from hill to hill Answer each other in the mist. Four voices of four hamlets round, From far and near, on mead and moor, Swell o

Joseph Addison - I have often thought, it...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:20 GMT

I have often thought, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the Middle of Winter.

Clement Clarke Moore - Twas the night before Christmas,...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:20 GMT

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

Cecil Frances Alexander - Once in royal David's city...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:19 GMT

Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a Mother laid her Baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that Mother mild Jesus Christ her little Child ... With the poor, and mean, and lowly, Lived on earth our Savior Holy.

Benjamin Franklin - A good conscience is a...

hitchhiker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:18 GMT

A good conscience is a continued Christmas.

Re: 6 Sentences I need help with So kind as to look please

jemaasjr — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:56:17 GMT

1 There is a use for everything in this bathroom. 2 What's it to you what I do with my time/ What do you care/What does it matter what I do with my time. 3 This show is so predictable you know things are going to happen 10 minutes before they do./ 10 minutes beforehand. 4 The show follows a real life timeline where if its ( C )christmas for us, its Christmas on the show. 5 I'm sorry I came down do hard on you. (Perhaps you intended so hard ?) 6 If you had to choose from /between these 2 names, which would you choose?

6 Sentences I need help with So kind as to look please

alc24 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:44:30 GMT

Could someone take a look please? 1 There is a use for everything in this bathroom. 2 What's it to you what I do with my time/ What do you care/What does it matter what I do with my time. 3 This show is so predictable you know things are going to happen 10 minutes before they do./ 10 minutes beforehand. 4 The show follows a real life timeline where if its christmas for us, its christmas on the show. 5 I'm sorry I came down do hard on you. 6 If you had to choose from/between these 2 names, which would you choose? thank you

Re: Employer's sponsorship letter for a foreign worker visa

mister micawber — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:16:59 GMT

Dear Sir or Madam, I am Corazon Devu, Managing Director of ______________ under the company name of XX. I am a citizen of __. I am currently residing at __. In regard to my sponsorship for Rica Martin , I would like to request approval of her visa for Australia. Ms Martin has worked for me for 2 years, and has been a great help to me and my family, especially to my parents , who live with me. She has been looking after them and my children while my husband and I are at work . As a token of gratitude, we would like to give her a one-month vacation for the coming Christmas holidays ( from the second week of December 2009 till the first week of January 2010) to visit her sister in Australia. We will be paying for her return...

Check my essay for me!!!!!!!!!!!

aznbabievietgurl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:38:01 GMT

Can some or english teacher check my essay for me? It won't let me attach my essay onto files. So I'm going to copy and paste it here. For get the other post subject which is check my essay for me because I forget to copy and paste and attch my essay. Thanh Hometown I am from Saigon, Vietnam. But I have lived in the United State of America for 13 years. I live in north Saint Petersburg, Florida. So, technically my hometown is here in the United State of America in Saint Petersburg, Florida not in Vietnam. I am going to compare and contrast my two places. And there are my birth place which is Vietnam and also my long living life place which is America. The reason why I called America my long living life is because...

Re: Employer's sponsorship letter for a foreign worker visa

anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:53:24 GMT

Here is the letter I composed, please check and do some revisions if needed. I'm not too good in writing so hopefully u can help me how to make it better. Dear Sir or Madam, I’m Corazon Devu, Managing Director of ______________ under the company name of XX . I am a passport holder of .__. I am currently residing at __. In regards to my sponsorship for Rica Martin , I am requesting an action in her case to get her visa approved to Australia. Rica has been with me for 2 years, and has been a great help for me and my family, especially for my parents who are staying with me right now, Rica was the one looking after my parents and my children when my husband and I were not around especially in the area of...

Employer's sponsorship letter for a foreign worker visa

anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:25 GMT

Hi, I would like to ask for a help on how to make "sponsorship letter". I want to sponsor my "helper" to go and visit her sister in Australia, as a token of appreciation, i want to give her an opportunity to visit her sister this coming Christmas. I am giving her a one month vacation. I would be sponsoring her ticket back and forth since her sister would be sponsoring her when she reach Australia. She has been a big help for me and for my family that's why i want to keep her with me for more years, I want to take this opportunity to give her a break. It has been her wished to visit her sister there since they have not seen each other for a couple of years, and I want to be a part to make her dreams come...

Re: Every one of / each of

dokterjokkebrok — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:45:12 GMT

Hi I'd say that the only difference lies in that ' each ' is usually used when you think of members of a group seperately , and ' every' when the members are thought of collectively . ! Often, however, they're used without much difference in meaning. Each refers to 2 or more than 2 persons or things Every always refers to 3 or more persons or things. __ e.g. EACH On Christmas eve, there was a present for each of the children. (every child got his own present) In turn, each person shook the mayor's hand. (the emphasis is on that those people all shook the mayor's hand individually). Of course it logical that they shook the mayor's hand individually, but the stress is on that they were all...

Re: Is "for" necessary here?

ivanhr — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:59:34 GMT

Yes, but you can say "where to go for online (Christmas, outlet etc) shopping

14 sent hard for me HElp please

alc24 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:30:25 GMT

Could a teacher please take a look at this please? 1 It's the first time that they are going to play here/will play here/are playing. 2 It takes a total of 3 hours to make and pack mozzerella ready to be sent to supermarket when/whereas other cheese can take up to 2 weeks as you need to ferment some. 3 I have a better chance of seeing her if you are here than if you're not. 4 It seems to last forever/It seems long, this preview or am I'm making this up. 5 The room gets messy very fast. 6 I thought all the mc donalds had the same price/ used the same price. Some are more expensive. 7 Where does the GPS tell us to go through to get to your house? 8 One sandwiches is getting cold yet they both were ready at the same time. 9 He...

Re: English grammar

anonymous — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:01:10 GMT

It is good conversational English. Some people would prefer "Tomorrow is a holiday because of / owing to Christmas." If you wish to use "due" (an adjective), some people would ask that you say, "Tomorrow's BEING a holiday is DUE to Christmas."

Can't IN & DURING differ?

anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:39:13 GMT

With the utmost respect, I need to know your views. In another post, an outstanding contributor said that there is no difference in using either "in" or "during" in this sentence: Christmas is celebrated ---- December. Am I completely wrong in feeling that perhaps at least some native speakers might construe "during" as "throughout" in certain contexts? Of course, we all know about Christmas. But if a friend from another country said, "We celebrate X during April," might not some people (who were unacquainted with X) think it might be a month-long celebration?

Is there a difference in emphasis in the use of 'in' and 'during'?

anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:20:32 GMT

Hi, can you tell me if there is a change in emphasis in the two answers below when the comprehen question is 'In which month is Christmas celebrated?' 1) Christmas is celebrated in December. 2) Christmas is celebrated during December. Thank you.

Re: 6 questioins need help please

yankee — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:54:06 GMT

I agree with Philip's comments, but will add my two cents on a couple: 2. ... if/whether she would even consider Christmas ... (This refers to the setting of a future wedding date. Using "regarded" would amount to asking about the date of wedding that has already taken place.) 7. I would replace the word "too" with the word "also" in everyday English. The use of the word "too" is not incorrect in the sentence, but it doesn't sound particularly conversational. Using "too" in that location in the sentence strikes me as being rather literary -- not typical for everday conversation.

6 questioins need help please

alc24 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:22:33 GMT

Can someone help me with this? 1 She's pretty but she's not pretty enough to embarass yourself over/She's not worth embarrassing yourself over./ She's not worth sitting next to even if she is pretty. 2 I asked her explicitly if she regarded/consider Christmas even as the date of our wedding. 3 Whichever city you move to , however much living costs you, the company is willing to cover. 4 It's when its crowded that you get pick-pocketed. 5 I've never seen anyone sport/sporting the sweater like that. 6 Which stop is yours/Which one is your stop. 7 There is nothing I believe in that you too believe in. Thank you

Use of parallelism?

loonloka — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:16:32 GMT

Hi, Iam sorry for the last post I thought I was loged in,, And My answers were in color, thats my question again :) withe blue answer are mine !! Hi, any ideas where is the wrong answer ? I have only one wrong !! The underlined verb is in agreement with the subject of the sentence. Terri run every morning. True False

Verb Agreement and Parallelism ??!!!

anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:35:47 GMT
Hi, any ideas where is the wrong answer ? I have only one wrong !! The underlined verb is in agreement with the subject of the sentence. Terri run every morning. True False
wilsongan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:57:24 GMT
Hi forumers, I've been searching up and down for an answer to this. But couldn't hence I resorted to a forum. I believe I could get quite an accurate answer here. I was talking a friend the other day, about the things that the government is lacking to enable them to function efficiently. When she mentioned very bad corruption, I answered .. Yea, that is one of it.. My friend argued and told me it isn't right. She said you say : `One of them..' She claims "one of it" is just totally wrong and doesn't exist. Is " one of it" a correct phrase in any occasion, and if it is, how and where can it be used which will make it right? Anyone here can enlighten me. I really want to know the correct...

Re: Holiday season

califjim — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:41:15 GMT
Retailers might consider the "holiday season" to begin at Thanksgiving Or Halloween. I know that the music that comes from the ceiling at Walgreen's Drug Stores here in California changes to Christmas music at midnight on Halloween. I have it on the authority of a pharmacist friend of mine who works the night shift there! CJ

Re: Plural or not ? Help, thanks.

goodman — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:32:47 GMT
I am on vacation = AmE usage I am on holiday s = BRE usage Plural makes more sense if it's an extended time off from work. If it's single, it'd mean one day. Department stores are operating on holiday schedules during Christmas time.

Re: NOELIA

philip — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:37:18 GMT
Since it bears a similarity to the French word for Christmas, I would go with No-ell-ya. Better yet, ask the lady, herself.

Re: Future Perfect Tense

fandorin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:08:50 GMT
I know the typical example of future perfect sentence : "By next Christmas we'll have been here for eight years." But when I came across the next paragraph with future perfect sentence, I cannot figure out how future perfect tense is used. Sure, your team might lose, but then again, your team might win. Either way , your spectator experience will have been (after game ends and the outcome is not important) a fun one, and you will have avoid ed (after game ends and the outcome is not important ) being merely a passive observer. Can you tell me why this tense is used and the difference in meaning, when it is used as " will be a fun one, and you will avoid being merely a passive ob

Future Perfect Tense

stenka25 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:57:32 GMT
I know the typical example of future perfect sentence : "By next Christmas we'll have been here for eight years." But when I came across the next paragraph with future perfect sentence, I cannot figure out how future perfect tense is used. Sure, your team might lose, but then again, your team might win. Either way , your spectator experience will have been a fun one, and you will have avoid ed being merely a passive observer. Can you tell me why this tense is used and the difference in meaning, when it is used as " will be a fun one, and you will avoid being merely a passive observer"? Thanks in advance.

Re: Random Jokes

soka — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:11:55 GMT
Two snowmen are standing in a field. One says to the other: "Thats funny, I smell carrots too". A blonde, a brunette, a red-head, a priest, a nun, an irishman and a talking pig walk into bar. The bartender looks at them and says, "Is this some kind of a joke?!" A chicken and an egg are lying in bed together. The chicken turns to the egg and says, "I guess that answers that question. What do you call a midget psychic who escaped from prison? A small medium at larg A boy walks in to a bathroom to do his business. He lifts open the seat and finds a small Indian standing in the water. "WOAH! Jeez man, how long have you been in there?!", the boy exclaimed. The Indian replied,...

Re: Rather + hope

anonymous — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:19:32 GMT
Not odd. I read it here and wondered whether it was a typo or an acceptable, if rare, form: "Raspberry's column was bad, I mean ba-a-a-ad , in the Standard English sense, not the AAVE slang sense. The column was probably produced hastily, perhaps during what may have been a bibulous Christmas Day. I rather I hope he is ashamed of it." http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000937.html

Cna you please check mfor grammical errors and puncuation

anonymous — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:50:56 GMT
When I was nine years old on Christmas break, I never would have expected to have stitches. I was running through the hallway at my mamaw's not noticing the sleeping bag on the floor beneath me. I suddenly felt my feet slide from underneath me, I fell face first, and hit the right side of my chin on a tin popcorn can. I laid there for a moment and realized that my chin was numb, so I reached up and touched it, noticing the blood that had dripped off my hand. I started crying running toward my mamaw who was in the bathroom. At first glance she grabbed a rag, wet it, and told me to apply pressure to my chin. She quickly went into the other room and called my other grandparents, telling them that I needed to go to the hospital, quietly...

Please can somebody check these sentences

anonymous — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:07:32 GMT
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Please help me with these senteces , i need answers for exam !!!!!!

anonymous — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:12:25 GMT
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Re: A few corrections 8

mr wordy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:16:14 GMT
(a) He is learning to sew. -- OK (b) The car is John's neighbour's car. -- Possible, but to avoid the slightly awkward repetition of "car" you could say "The car belongs to John's neighbour." (c) His brother is learning (how) to climb. -- OK (d) The letter is from Li's pen-pal. -- OK (e) Christians celebrate Christmas in December. -- "celebrated" is possible if you are talking about Christians' past habits, but "celebrate" (referring to current habits) seems more likely

A few corrections 8

vincent teo — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:44:54 GMT
Can I say, (a) He is learning to sew. (b) The car is John's neighbour's car. (c) His brother is learning (how) to climb. (d) The letter is from Li's pen-pal. (e) Christians celebrated Christmas at December.