Hi, Generally, I agree with what has been said, but I would also like to add a comment. speak with - I tend to view this as a feature of N. American English. speak to - This is more common in Canadian English, and (as far as I know,

Hi Coloraday I wasn't completely sure about "liars", but it sounds like the word he was saying, and it seems like a good fit in the context. To me, the final sound seems to be a sort of mix of S and Z -- i.e. not clearly one or the

Thanks,actually there is no more context on this one.

It might be "claim", I suppose -- though I have no idea why he would be saying that. As was the case with some of your other clips, a bit more context would be helpful.

Hi, I have a question. When I used "I'm anxious for your arrival" to mean "I'm looking forward to your arrival", my teacher(nonnative English speaker) told me that I should avoid using "anxious" in that

Hello! Does "take cycles away from the normal job of a CIO" mean that "it occupies a lot of working time of a CIO" in the following context. I'm not quite sure of the exact meaning of the phrase "take cycles away

Well, it might just be the actor's accent that is confusing then. I seem to hear a bit of an r-sound before the vowel in trumps/charms too, so it would be more like "trom(p)s" (pronounced with the American vowel). But as Amy said, I

CJ is correct. Most- in this context means the "majority" of America which is referred to as a single entity and therefor, takes on the 3rd person rule. If the original sentence were: most Americans...then "don't" is

Hi everyone, In the following sentences, the last sentence is quite confusing to me. What's the meaning of "reference" in this context and where do the words "from the platform to ... its best representatives" link

medium or means? I think means is more appropriate in this context. I'd like to make a correction to my question version: "instruction"(singular) instead of "instructions". The poster's question refers to the