Hi, Heard somewhere someone say ' be that ' in the context it could mean something like 'for example' or 'like'. Is there such a usage possible? An example of that would be: - Always listen to peolpe who are older than

Yes. (This seems like a new question.) But do these sentences have the same meaning ? I was under the impression that when we say " I called my mother from my cellphone" ,we mean that the call was made from my cellphone, and when we

But do these sentences have the same meaning ? I was under the impression that when we say " I called my mother from my cellphone" ,we mean that the call was made from my cellphone, and when we say " I called my mother on her

should has several uses. I assume you are referring only to the usage of 'advisory' should , which is the only one which is close to had better in meaning. ___________ had better can be used in situations of implied threat, and should is

Could you tell me if the following sentence sounds idiomatic from a native speaker's viewpoint? "I need to slam-dunk her a quick one" It may well get a laugh from Al Bundy in the context of a TV sitcom, but I think it would be

I can't seem to relate the verb usage to the noun usage. Somebody educate me. What part of the shot are we evoking? I can't make it work. I don't think it measures up to U/D's standards. Are we talking about a rape here? The player

In my opinion, one is as good as the other. Prior context might favor the countable usage, if for instance other capacities are mentioned.

Thank you Clive for the critique. For the New York sentence, is there anything wrong or misleading in the construction that needs to be reworded. After the rewording, the original past perfect context has been erased. Maybe I tried too hard to

I usually hear the expression in the context of complimenting someone's style, not as a criticism about lack of detail. You mean when I compliment someone on how spiffy/perky they dress/look, I can use "in broad strokes"?

In my opinion, it's not. I usually hear the expression in the context of complimenting someone's style, not as a criticism about lack of detail. (Maybe I'll change my mind. I seem to be screwing up lately.) But neither of your