Thanks for posting that, dimsumexpress. It's very interesting. I'm pleased to see that most sources seem to be endorsing the use of "should" in this context in BrE -- good news for me, as I think that's the way I

Thanks for posting that, dimsumexpress. It's very interesting. I'm pleased to see that most sources seem to be endorsing the use of "should" in this context in BrE -- good news for me, as I think that's the way I most

'have had' is the present perfect construction which, in this case, expresses result. Therefore, we call it the resultative present perfect tense – the result being that employees are left with positive feelings, or a positive working

It is plural in every case because it is stated so with 'various types'. It is similar to 'Breakfast foods are becoming healthier.' And, ' Tropical fruits are more readily available than when I was a kid'. Therefore, use

A script Eszterhas didn¹t expect tofollow By TERRY MATTINGLY SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE May 21, 2009, 5:52PM CHRIS STEPHENS ASSOCIATED PRESS Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas knows all about strange plot twists, and he is convinced that God often sends

Well, Anton, you do ask some challenging questions! As for your examples, I got a question only about this one: «Karen talks as if she knows what she's talking about.» Am I right that the difference between this and the subjunctive version

People also say it in parts of Maryland (I grew up in Baltimore), and also in parts of Canada. I never realized the construction is regional until I got to college and a linguistics TA from Canada mentioned in class that there exists this Canadian

Hello: Is the "growth in money supply" because of two things (oil production and export) or because of three things (oil production, export, and nominal domestic credit)? If the money supply has grown because of oil production and

The only thing people agree on seems to be that different from is correct. As Kooyeen said, different than is common in the USA. Different to is used in Britain. This is what the Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about different : —

Mr Barack Obama gave his inauguration speech (or inaugural speech) in Washington today. How I am supposed to say? Thanks, Magixo